Southwest Counseling Service provides mental health and substance abuse services for adults, children, adolescents and families.

Southwest Counseling's Domestic Violence and Anger Management Programs provide group and/ or individual treatment for individuals who have committed domestic battery. Individuals are generally court-ordered into the program and are required to complete treatment.

The truth is, mental illness can happen to anybody regardless of age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, economic status or location.

Southwest Counseling Service believes:

• The victim is not responsible for the violence and the abuse directed at them. The perpetrator is responsible for their behavior.
• Intervention with people who batter requires a value-laden and directive approach, meaning clinician’s are not neutral observers with the clients.
• Behavioral changes is the first priority of the clinician with a violent client. The violence must stop first.
• Intervention designed to end violence and abusive behavior is a long-term process.

If you are a victim of Domestic Violence help is available from many agencies including Southwest Counseling Service.

CALL 9-1-1 IN AN EMERGENCY

You have the right to file a criminal complaint and the right to go to the county or district court and file/request the following:

• An order restraining your attacker from abusing you.
• An order directing your attacker to leave you household.
• An order preventing your attacker from entering your residence.
• An order restraining your attacker from interfering with minor children in your custody.