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If you are a battered women in need of immediate shelter or services please call the Minnesota Domestic Violence Crisis Line toll-free at 1-866-223-1111 or Someplace Safe at 1-800-974-3359.

Leaving home and going to a shelter is not easy.  You may be afraid of what your partner’s reactions will be, what the children will say, how you will support yourself, or where you will live.  You may think your abuse is “not bad enough” to go to a shelter because others have it worse. If you are repeatedly abused physically, verbally, emotionally, and/or sexually by your partner a shelter is a safe place for you to go to with your children.  You will have the time and a safe space to sort through what has been happening in your life.

Am I a Victim of Domestic Violence?

Ask yourself these questions:

• Does your partner ridicule or embarrass you in public?
• Does your partner use threats or intimidation to get you to do something?
• Does your partner get physical with you; shoving, pushing or hitting?
• Does your partner try to control or restrict your activities?
• Does your partner blame you for the way he/she acts or feels?

These are just some of the signs of abuse. Visit the Domestic Violence section to learn more.

Support At the Shelter

Someplace Safe’s Shelter provides women the security and time to sort through the personal and family complexities caused by domestic violence. Women are supported in their personal growth, decision making, and in exploring available options for future growth. The staff is committed to supporting whatever choices a woman makes. Someplace Safe shelter staff works to make sure that both single women, and women with children, are safe from their abuser, have their basic needs met, and offers assistance in developing a plan to leave shelter safely.  The shelter provides a safe, home-like environment and is staffed 24 hours a day. View our photo tour to see the shelter facilities.

To access Someplace Safe’s Shelter, call our 24 hour toll-free hotline at 800-974-3359. Advocates are trained to assess the level of danger for each individual who calls, and to help find safe solutions. For those not ready to immediately seek Shelter, Advocates can help build a safety plan and share information about all of Someplace Safes programs.

Non-Discrimination

A woman is eligible for Someplace Safe Shelter services if she is a recent victim or survivor of domestic violence, or a survivor’s dependent(s). No victim or survivor, or their dependent(s), will be denied services because of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, nationality, disability or medical condition.

Men

Men are also victims of domestic violence. Someplace Safe can provide shelter for them (and their children) through an alternate Someplace Safe program. Contact us for more information.

Additional Emergency Shelter Services

For more information on Emergency Shelter services in Minnesota, contact
Day One®. Day One® is a secure and confidential web-based database connecting Minnesota domestic violence shelters and safe housing programs to each other’s bed space availability and program information. A domestic violence victim makes one phone call to the Day One® Minnesota Domestic Violence Crisis Line (1.866.223.1111) and is immediately connected to the closest domestic violence shelter or safe housing program nearest the location from which they are calling. During this single call, the victim will receive assistance from trained advocates to help them and thier children locate an appropriate, safe place to stay.