Safehouse Crisis Center, Pittsburg, has served 33 victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking that come from Bourbon County.

“It’s important that everybody be aware of these issues,” Vicky Polen, a victim advocate with the center told the Bourbon  County Inter-Agency Coalition members during its’ monthly meeting.

Thirty-three might not seem like a big number, she said. “But we spent 433 hours with them.”

The crisis center serves Southeast Kansas.

From statistical data on the center’s website these are the numbers of the services that have been given from the center:  550- Hotline calls,  297-Victims were Sheltered, 857-Total Agency Victims Served (Unduplicated), 10,912-Peer Counseling Meetings, 769-Support Groups, 1,019- Safety Plans, 329-Court Advocacy, 248-Presentations to 10,023 Public and Professional Individuals, 216-Served through Child Exchange and Visitation Center, 776-Personal Advocacy.

For more information:

http://safehousecrisiscenter.org

The coalition meets the first Wednesday in the basement of the First Baptist Church at noon.