Welcome To Help In Crisis

“Mission Statement: Help In Crisis exists to break the cycle of violence for victims and their children through transformational care that seeks to educate and empower.”

Vision: A community where peace prevails.

Crisis Intervention

The Help In Crisis hotline has become a vital link for victims of domestic violence and their families.

Domestic Violance Advocacy

The Court Advocacy Program offers support and assistance as survivors navigate complex and sometimes overwhelming court systems.

Rape and Sexual Assault Advocacy

If you are forced to have sex when you don’t want to, it is rape, even if you are married to your assailant.

Emergency Shelter

Each year, approximately 250 women and 100 children come through our shelter.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

A pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner. There are many different forms of abuse in domestic violence such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, economic abuse, psychological abuse, threats, stalking, and cyberstalking.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Rape is a violent crime-a hostile attack, an attempt to hurt and humiliate. It is not the result of “uncontrolled passions”.
Rape can happen to anyone: students, working women, wives, mothers, children, grandmothers, and even males are the victims of rape.

Victims and their children in Shelter since Jan. 1, 2020

Sexual Assault Exams since Jan. 1, 2020

Forensic Interviews performed since Jan. 1, 2020

Hotline calls received since Jan.1, 2020

A significant portion of the Help-In-Crisis annual budget comes from individual donations. Help-In-Crisis is a 501 (c) (3) organization, and monetary gifts to the agency are tax deductible.

In order to make contributions a little easier for the public, HIC is now registered with JustGive and has a PayPal account. JustGive is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect people with the charities and causes they care about and to increase overall giving.

 

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Domestic Violence, Christmas, and COVID-19: It’s the Hardest Time of the Year

by Whitley Pierson DV/SA AdvocateDuring the holidays, it is normal for domestic violence agencies to experience a lull in calls and walk-ins until after New Year’s Day. This can be attributed to many things, but it is manly attributed to victims wanting to keep their...

Oklahoma State Question 805: Do You Know What You Are Voting On? By Whitley Pierson, DV/SA Advocate

Oklahoma State Question 805 is the Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative. This State Question is on the November 3, 2020 ballot in Oklahoma as an initiated constitutional amendment. This State Question's goal is to prohibit using a...

Consent and Your Kids: Where Do You Start?

by Whitley Pierson DVSA Advocate          A popular question I seem to get when doing outreach education with teens, parents, and teachers is “how do we teach consent to kids without bringing up sex?” This seems to be a consistent fear with adults, as if teaching kids...