The Salvation Army Safe House
Crisis
Line (478) 923 - 6294 
The Salvation Army Safe House Crisis
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Introduction
Our MissionOur mission is to help domestic
violence victims to accept and overcome their own victimization. We teach
our clients that they have the power over their own decisions and they
have the right to not be abused. We will stress from the beginning that
a victim who is sheltered through our program or participates in our support
groups, has the option and power to make her own decisions. We support
a victim to return to or stay in a relationship only when it is safe for
her and her children.
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The Salvation Army Safe House Fax (478) 923 - 6294 Business Line (478) 923 - 2348 P.O. Box 2408 Warner Robins, GA. 31099- 2408 |
Since
its inception in December 1986, Safe House has been a haven of safety
in which victims of physical and severe emotional abuse can live, learn,
change, grow and heal. Clients' identities and the shelter location are
kept confidential to ensure, as much as possible, that those we serve
will not have to endure additional abuse, harassment, and embarrassment.
Because the majority of clients that we serve are women being abused by
a male partners, we refer to victims as "she/her" and to abusers
as "he/him", however, the services we offer are the same for
male and female victims. A victim does not fall into any catagory based
on sexual, religious, racial, socio-economic, age, marital, or ethnic
status, because of this our program does not use such criteria as a determinant
of qualification/disqualification of services. 
Safe House's mission is not to break up families, but to help stop abuse
in families. Sometimes, separation, either on a temporary or permanent
basis, is the only solution. We do not condemn a woman's decision to return
to the situation, but encourage her to use our services again if she needs
them. We reinforce her right NOT to take responsibility for his abusive
behavior or for changing his behavior. Safe House recognizes the the potential
for empowerment inherent in support groups and informal discussions among
individuals who have been victimized through domestic violence. We encourage
anyone being abused to seek help whether it be through our services or
services through another shelter.