KNOW THE SIGNS
Domestic violence doesn’t always begin with physical harm. It can include emotional abuse, financial control, isolation, intimidation, digital monitoring, threats and other behaviors intended to control another person.
Throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Jammin’ 98.3 is partnering with local advocates and listening to survivors to help our community recognize the signs, support loved ones and understand that healing is possible.
SHARE YOUR VOICE
Ready to share your story? Download or open the Tender Car Collision Jammin’ 98.3 App and tap the Jammin’ Mic to record your message. Please keep your recording to 60 seconds or less.
Choose one prompt:
- What is one sign you wish you had recognized sooner?
- What do you wish family and friends understood about domestic violence?
- What is something you wish you had known about survival, leaving or healing?
- What helped you begin reclaiming your voice or sense of self?
Please begin your recording with “Know the Signs” for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. You may use your first name, a different on-air name, or remain anonymous.
Submissions may be edited for time and clarity. Submission does not guarantee that your recording will be aired or posted.
IMPORTANT SAFETY GUIDELINES
Please do not include names, addresses, information about children, pending legal matters or details that could identify another person. Only participate if it is safe for you to do so.
Submissions may be edited for time, clarity, and safety. Submission does not guarantee that your recording will be aired or posted.
This page is not monitored as a crisis-response service. If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services. Verified local and national domestic violence resources will be listed below.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Domestic Violence Resources in Southeastern Wisconsin
Sojourner Family Peace Center
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Location: Milwaukee County
Services: 24-hour domestic violence hotline, emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, restraining-order assistance, child advocacy and other support for survivors. Spanish, Hmong and Russian language services are available.
Phone: 414-933-2722 (24-hour crisis line)
Text: 414-877-8100
Website: Sojourner | A Pillar of Peace for 50 Years | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Women’s Center / Community Advocates
Location: Milwaukee County
Services: 24-hour crisis assistance, emergency shelter, crisis counseling and intervention, information and referrals. The crisis line can also help people dealing with housing, homelessness, food and legal concerns.
Phone: 414-671-6140 (24-hour crisis line)
Website: Welcome | Energy Assistance, Tenant-Landlord Help, Milwaukee Women’s Center | Community Advocates in Milwaukee, WI
Aurora Healing & Advocacy Services
Location: Milwaukee County
Services: 24/7 crisis support, advocacy within health care settings, counseling and connections to community resources. Specialized services are also available for pregnant and recently delivered individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
Phone: 414-219-5555 (crisis hotline)
Website: Southeastern region – End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
Asha Family Services
Location: Milwaukee
Services: Culturally specific domestic violence services including crisis assistance, safety planning, lethality assessment, case management, services for older African American survivors and sex-trafficking victim services.
Phone: 414-252-0075
Website: Asha Family Services, Inc.
Latina Resource Center – UMOS
Location: Milwaukee County
Services: 24-hour crisis help, crisis intervention and counseling, sexual-assault services, support groups, transitional housing and immigration-related legal services under VAWA.
Phone: 414-389-6510 (crisis)
Website: Home – UMOS
Hmong American Women’s Association
Location: Milwaukee County
Services: Culturally specific support including a 24-hour help line, interpreter services, sexual-assault services and support groups for women, children and older survivors.
Phone: 877-740-4292 (Hmong Family Strengthening Helpline)
Website: Hmong American Women’s Association – Hmong American Women’s Association
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition: Our Peaceful Home
Location: Milwaukee County / Statewide
Services: Culturally appropriate safety planning, emergency transportation, short-term emergency shelter, survivor support groups, assistance navigating services and restraining orders, referrals and family education. Language services include Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Rohingya, Burmese, Somali and Spanish, with others available upon request.
Phone: 414-727-1090 (crisis line)
Website: Home · Muslim Women’s Coalition
The Women’s Center
Location: Waukesha County
Services: 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transitional living, legal and housing advocacy, individual support, child advocacy, employment/life-skills assistance and children’s programming. Spanish and interpreter services are available.
Phone: 262-542-3828 (24-hour hotline)
Website: The Women’s Center | Safety. Shelter. Support | Waukesha, Wisconsin
Women’s Resource Center of Racine
Location: Racine County
Services: 24-hour crisis assistance, shelter, legal advocacy, supervised visitation, and counseling and support groups for teens. Spanish-language services are available.
Phone: 262-633-3233 (24-hour crisis line)
Website: Women’s Resource Center – Home
Women and Children’s Horizons, Inc.
Location: Kenosha County
Services: 24-hour crisis assistance, crisis counseling, shelter, legal advocacy, safe exchange, support groups and rapid rehousing. Services are available for women, men, children and older survivors, with Spanish-language services available.
Phone: 262-652-9900 (24-hour crisis line)
Website: Welcome – Women & Children’s Horizons of Kenosha
Advocates of Ozaukee
Location: Ozaukee County
Services: 24-hour crisis assistance, shelter, crisis intervention and counseling, sexual-assault services and support groups for survivors and children.
Phone: 262-284-6902 (crisis hotline)
Text: 262-891-7262
Website: Home – Advocates of Ozaukee
Friends, Inc.
Location: Washington County
Services: 24-hour crisis hotline, shelter, domestic violence and sexual-assault advocacy, legal advocacy, human-trafficking services, children’s advocacy, support groups and services for teens.
Phone: 262-334-7298 (24-hour crisis line)
Website: Friends, Inc. – Advocacy • Empowerment • Prevention
New Beginnings – Association for the Prevention of Family Violence
Location: Walworth & Jefferson Counties
Services: 24-hour crisis help, crisis intervention and counseling, sexual-assault services, support groups, emergency assistance, interpreter services and prevention/education programs. Spanish-language services are available.
Phone: 262-723-4653 (24-hour crisis line)
Website: New Beginnings APFV | Walworth County, WI | Jefferson County, WI
Statewide & National Help
211 Wisconsin
Location: Statewide
Services: Free, confidential referrals to local programs for needs including shelter, housing, food, health care and other community services. Specialists are available 24/7.
Phone: 211
Website: 211 Wisconsin
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Location: Nationwide
Services: Confidential domestic violence support and connections to resources for people experiencing relationship abuse. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin directs people seeking immediate domestic-violence assistance to this 24/7 hotline or a local domestic-abuse program.
Phone: 800-799-7233
Website: Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline