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24-Hour Line: (715) 478-7201

The Forest County Potawatomi Domestic Violence Shelter is dedicated to providing services to all Anishinabe women, their families, and the surrounding community of Forest County. We provide a safe living environment and encourage a healthy life-style by understanding the effects of the cycle of violence in our community. Through community education and  intervention techniques, we can change the social views of domestic abuse and the impact it has on our generations and traditional way of life.

Did You Know?

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States.
• A woman is abused every 12 seconds in the United States.
• Each day, 4 women and 3 children die as a result of abuse.
• The FBI reports that 32% of female homicide victims are killed by their intimate partners.
• 1-3 million women are battered each year by their intimate partner; many go unreported.

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