If your safety is in question, there are places you can call for immediate assistance.
Sacred Heart Center Family Violence Shelter: 605-964-7233
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-800-799-7233 (National) or 1-800-430-7233 (South Dakota)
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department (24 hours a day): 911 or 605-964-2155
City of Eagle Butte Police Department (24 hours a day): 911 or 605-964-3777
Shelter Information:
The family violence shelter is staffed 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week to ensure all individuals have consistent access to services. The family violence shelter consists of 10 bedrooms that have their own full bathroom and built in storage for personal belongings. There are eight (8) bedrooms for women and their minor dependents in the main shelter area. The main shelter area also provides a common living room, dining room, kitchen, indoor children’s play area, and outdoor fenced play/lounge area. The shelter also has a laundry room with two sets of washer and dryer units and a communal handicapped accessible bathroom. The shelter also offers a small two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for men or families with older teens that includes laundry, kitchen, and communal living room space.
Our program provides services to women, men, and their dependents of all ages seeking emergency shelter due to physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse. All individuals have access to individual and group therapy services, resources, and advocacy services for individuals currently experiencing physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse. The shelter provides a safe and violence free environment for individuals and their minor dependents to stay in while exploring available resources that positively influence the family unit’s future.
The Sacred Heart Center shelter program is an active member of the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault and other organizations that support domestic violence education and prevention initiatives that lobby for social change.
The Family Violence Services Program provides a wide range of free and confidential services to those seeking assistance. Services include:
- 24-hour helpline and advocacy by phone and in-person
- Emergency shelter
- Emotional support
- Information services and referrals
- Advocacy/accompaniment/transportation for court procedures, medical appointments
- Counseling Services
- Case Management/Advocates assist with protection/restraining orders.
- Assistance in completing legal forms and Crime Victim Compensation applications.
- All states now have crime victim compensation programs that reimburse victims for certain out-of-pocket expenses, including medical expenses, lost wages, and other financial needs considered reasonable.
- To be eligible, you must report the crime to the police and cooperate with the criminal justice system.
- Victim assistance programs in your community can provide you with compensation applications and additional information.
Additional Resources
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