My sister is disabled, married to an abusive man in Springdale AR , are there organizations there to help her?

Answer 1

To begin with I would encourage you to help her leave the house immediately. Which may be tricky , depending on the level of her disability. But I'm sure if you,Call one of these numbers below they can help find a solution.They have access to "safe" houses to bring her to or a woman domestic abuse shelter.


Arkansas

Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1401 West Capitol Ave, Suite 170
Little Rock AR 72201
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Toll Free: [phone]
http://www.domesticpeace.com


This organization above :Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence

The mission of the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV) is to eliminate personal and institutional violence against women and their children through programs providing support and safety to victims of domestic violence, direct services, public information and education, systems advocacy, and social change activities. The ACADV provides statewide referrals to battered women's shelters and advocacy services.

If they don't offer a solution then call the National DA Hotlines listed at this Link:
http://www.womansavers.com/abusive-men.asp

To get information from the State of AR about Domestic Abuse go to : http://www.acic.org/justice/

To get DIRECT help from the City of Springdale, AR and need to ask questions about how to best handle this,
CALL the Springdale CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE :
If you are currently a victim of domestic abuse in Springdale and desire further information,
CONTACT:
Jeff Harper, City Attorney, at [phone]
or contact
Lynda England, Victim Advocate of the Springdale City Attorney's Office, at [phone].
Lynda can also assist you if you just have general questions about domestic abuse.


*** A side NOTE : Now that you are aware of this ABUSE, you are considered a party to it if you don't do something to help her. This is especially true if she is disabled.
So PICK- UP the Phone and Make a call NOW.

Remember in Domestic violence/ Abuse cases the "Victim" will often try and defend the actions of the Abuser at some point...so when she wavers and has "second" thoughts you need to ACT on her behalf.
If this is truly all a "misunderstanding" and he isn't an abuser he will understand YOUR reasons for protecting your sister until this can be determined.
Good Luck and God Bless:)

Answer 2

There are always organizations that are there to help spouses get out of abusive relationships and they do help the disabled, also notify the proper authorities as to what is going on because the law all over the country states if a police officer sees signs of abuse and the victim states that somebody did hit them then the police have to arrest the person that they suspect is abusive even if the victim doesn't want the abuser to go to jail, it is out of their hands, the police must follow the law. Plus the programs that help the victim of abuse can help her with obtaining a divorce from the bully and will do what they can to help her leave as independent of a life as possible. There are restraining orders that can be obtained and so forth. Good luck in helping your sister get away from that bully of a husband.

Answer 3

Disabled or not, there are many organizations to help her out - social services, police, domestic abuse hotlines, etc. Since she is disabled, you may also try contacting her local Center for Independent Living (CIL) to get advice on how she may be able to live independently without her husband.
What is her disability, and what is the severity? Regardless of that, I'm sure the CIL or a local disability advocacy group would be able to step in and help her out.

Answer 4

the police. No disrespect, but instead of complaining about it on yahoo...maybe you should do something to try and get her out of there. Call Social Services, the local police in her area...something. Maybe you could search google or yahoo for some organizations if you feel that is the best way. Either way, good luck.

Answer 5

Social Services.

Answer 6

If she isn't ready to leave him, you're wasting your time. It's her battle. If she is asking for help to leave him, that's one thing. If not, you are fighting a losing battle. Might as well just move ahead with your life and wait for her to wake up and smell the coffee. Just be there for her when she needs you, be cordial to the jerk, and remain cordial to him even after they do break up, because she may be like many other women caught in the cycle and go back to him.

Answer 7

She needs to look in the phone book and find either the number for YWCA or the domestic abuse hotline.

Answer 8

Don't waste your time on here,,,,they have domestic abuse hotlines, people with disabilities hotlines, police, social services....get on it!!!

Answer 9

Call the local police.

Answer 10

tell her to
take divorce!
why do you leaving with that person
or to rephrase the question
why do you love that guy