Resources

If you or a friend or a victim of relationship violence, get help! Things can change and no one deserves to be hurt. Free and confidential services are available.

Campus and Community Resources

Student Counseling Services - (309) 438-3655
ISU Police Department - 911 or (309) 438-8631
Countering Domestic Violence / Neville House - A community resource for victims of abuse: (309) 827-0707
National Domestic Violence Hotline - (800) 799-7233
End Partner Violence
PATH - 24-hour telephone crisis line: (309) 827-4005

Helping a Friend

If you think a friend is being abused:

Listen to what your friend has to say, let your friend know you care.
Let them know you are concerned, be specific. Talk about incidents you have observed and not the relationship in general.
Offer to get more information. Let your friend know these situations generally do not get better by themselves.
Be patient, most people leave several times before they are able to separate permanently.
Let them know they are not alone; one out of five college students have reported at least one incident of abuse in their relationships.
Get help from resources on campus and in the community, do not attempt to deal with this by yourself.