Turning Point

Frequently Asked Questions

24-Hour Crisis Line: 1-800-221-6311

1. What is Turning Point?
2. What services are offered by Turning Point?
3. How can Turning Point help today?
4. How can Turning Point help tomorrow?
5. What can Turning Point do for children?
6. What is Turning Point's purpose?
7. Who should I call in an emergency?
8. Doesn't domestic violence affect only a small percentage of people?
9. Aren't only minorities and the poor battered?
10. Won't religious beliefs prevent battering?
11. Doesn't the battering stop over time?
12. Where can one call to get further information?
13. Where is the Jackson County office located?

1. What is Turning Point?
   Turning Point is a non-profit organization designed to provide 24-hour emergency services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
   
   Turning Point is also a primary partner in the Step Ahead Council of Jackson County's CARe Initiative (Communities Against Rape).
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2. What services are offered by Turning Point?
   Turning Point provides these free services:
   
   • Emergency shelter
     
   • Emergency transportation
     
   • Advocacy
     
   • Support Groups
     
   • Community outreach services
     
   • Information and referral
     
   • Children's programs
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3. How can Turning Point help today?
   Turning Point provides food, clothing and personal care items for short-term relief.
   
   Emergency transportation is also available from anywhere in our service area to the shelter.
   
   Advocacy, support groups, a children's program and a strong referral system provide immediate assistance.
   
   A 24-hour crisis line (1-800-221-6311) provides immediate crisis intervention.
   
   Our 30-day emergency shelter for victims provides safety, refuge and confidentiality.
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4. How can Turning Point help tomorrow?
   Our Community Outreach Service provides support groups, domestic violence and sexual assault education.
   
   Should you need emergency shelter, we will help you with a 30-day self-sufficiency plan to assist you in beginning a violence-free lifestyle.
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5. What can Turning Point do for children?
   Your children will receive domestic violence education centered on preparing them for the future. Our children's program is committed to helping young people address issues such as self-esteem and conflict resolution.
   
   The importance of a children's program stems from statistics documenting child abuse in fifty percent of wife-abusing families. Seventy-three percent of boys who are abused grow up to be abusers themselves.
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6. What is Turning Point's purpose?
   Turning Point is here to:
   • Help you discover your own strength.
     
   • Help you help yourself.
     
   • Help you learn to choose.
     
   Turning Point is committed to your safety and confidentiality.
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7. Who should I call in an emergency?
   If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
   
   Other imporatant phone numbers:
   • Turning Point crisis line: 1-800-221-6311
     
   • Turning Point shelter line: 812-379-9844
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8. Doesn't domestic violence affect only a small percentage of people?
   Today there are 2 - 6 million battered women, with approximately 25% of couples involved in a violent relationship.
   
   Each year over 4,000 women are killed by domestic violence.
   
   Battering is the leading cause of injury to women, even greater than automobile accidents.
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9. Aren't only minorities and the poor battered?
   Domestic violence doesn't discriminate on the bases of race, class, age or education.
   
   Abuse occurs in white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, wealthy, middle class and poor families alike.
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10. Won't religious beliefs prevent battering?
    Studies have shown that women are not protected from domestic violence by their, or their assailant's, religious beliefs.
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11. Doesn't the battering stop over time?
    On the contrary, battering usually esculates over time. What starts as a slap or name-calling can grow into a life-threatening danger.
    
    Turning Point advocates understand the facts of domestic violence. There is help for you today at Turning Point. Call 1-800-221-6311.
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12. Where can one call to get further information?
    Turning Point offers help to domestic violence victims through its Outreach Offices in these Indiana counties.

    Jackson County
    812-523-3472
    
    Bartholomew County
    812-379-1629
    
    Jefferson County
    812-865-3910
    
    Johnson County
    317-865-4954
    
    Shelby County
    317-398-5682
    
    Decatur County
    812-663-4738
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