Local and State Resources
Archdiocese of Louisville Family Ministries Office – Counseling Referral Services and Victim Assistance Coordinator
(502) 636-1044
counseling@archlou.org
Provides referrals to individual, marital and family counseling services with fees on a sliding scale.
Victim Assistance Coordinator (Martine Siegel, R.N.): provides services and assistance to those who report they have been abused by a Church employee. Victimassistance@archlou.org
Safe Environment Coordinator (Scott Fitzgerald): Coordinates safe environment programming for parishes, schools, and agencies of the Archdiocese. safe@archlou.org
The Center for Women and Families
(844) 237-2331 Toll Free Crisis Line
(502) 581-7200 Business Line
Offers services to all survivors of intimate partner abuse or sexual violence.
Serves Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble counties of Kentucky.
The Couch Immediate Health Center
(502) 414-4557
Complete mental health services by walk-in appointment, offering counseling and/or medication when appropriate.
Face It Abuse
(502) 895-8167
Face It directly addresses the unacceptable incidences of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky with the promotion of best practices in child abuse prevention and intervention, engaging the community, and advocating for effective policies to improve the child welfare system.
Family and Children’s Place
(502) 893-3900
Provides broad-based family counseling programs serving child and adult victims of violence and families in which a child has been sexually abused by an adult family member or adolescent.
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP)
(502) 226-2704 or (866) 375-2727 Toll Free
Network of Rape Crisis Programs in Kentucky.
NAMI – The National Alliance on Mental Illness
(502) 588-2008
Offers support to individuals suffering with mental illness and their families. This may include abuse, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Services include support groups for the community as well as education.
Seven Counties Services
(502) 589-1100
Provides treatment and counseling for victims and offenders and Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble counties of Kentucky.
Silverleaf
(270) 234-9236
Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services is dedicated to reducing the trauma experienced by victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. It functions uniquely as a Children’s Advocacy Center and a Rape Crisis Center, serving all eight counties of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District: Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties.
Treatment and Counseling for Victims:
U of L Health: Peace Hospital
(502) 451-3330
The Brook Hospitals
(502) 426-6380-KMI or (502) 896-0495-Dupont
Norton Children’s Hospital (Ackerly Unit)
(502) 629-8000
National Resources
ChildHelp
Childhelp® is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp’s approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment.
Child Lures Prevention
This website offers free downloads of educational material as well as information on purchasing materials for the prevention of sexual abuse and to teach Internet safety.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678)
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, (NCMEC), serves as the nation’s resource on the issues of missing and sexually exploited children.
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4 A CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the United States, its territories, and Canada, the Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in 170 languages.
Prevent Child Abuse America
Assorted child abuse prevention tips lists for parents from Prevent Child Abuse America.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
Speak Up Be Safe
Childhelp’s “Speak Up Be Safe” provides instruction to children on personal safety in 1st through 6th grade.
STOP IT NOW!
Toll-Free 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368) A national organization working to prevent child sexual abuse by using public information and raising awareness.
TAALK
Breaking the silence the surround child sexual abuse. Includes national resources to provide support services to victims and their families.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Child Safety Links
A variety of helpful links and resources about child abuse and protection for parents, educators, and others who work with children.
