All our services are free and confidential. Calling our hotline Hotline Shelter Court Advocacy Support Groups Counseling Referrals Calls are answered by staff, trained volunteers, or by an answering service who will take a message for the oncall staff to call you back immediately, or if you cannot receive a call back, will patch you through to the staff. Who Are The People Answering The Phone ? Imperfect humans who really want to help you Many of them are volunteers They have different experiences with domestic violence some may have friends or family members who have been victims of domestic violence some may have experienced domestic violence in their own family some may have no personal experience but just want to help Education and training levels will differ all staff and volunteers will have had special training All of them are there because they really don't want you or your children to be abused They are there to listen To help you talk And perhaps to direct you to safe shelter in your local area Volunteers do not give advice, but they will discuss your options with you. Volunteers can help you make a safety plan, and can make arrangements for staff to help you with an Order of Protection or accompany you to court, if you choose. They may not always say the exact right thing Just let them try to help get you through the moment so that you can live another day Just grab the line and let them reel you in Return to top

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Women Are Safe, Inc., does not discriminate in regard to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or marital status. All of our services are free. The program receives funding from United Way, from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and from the Gannett Foundation through The Tennessean. This program is partially funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Department of Justice.