Domestic Violence

Dove House Shelter

Dove House is Butler County's protective shelter for victims of domestic violence. Services include:

24-hour protective shelter Court Advocacy Child Advocacy Complete confidentiality Support and educational groups

For over 25 years, Dove House has been working to restore safety, dignity and hope to women whose lives have been marred by domestic violence, one of the most pervasive threats to women's safety and well-being both nationally and locally. Dove House operates two protective shelters in Butler County, Ohio--one in Hamilton and one in Middletown. In addition, Dove House provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, advocacy for victims, training to increase self-sufficiency, and a survivors' support group. Dove House provides educational and outreach programs to both educate the community about the cycle of domestic violence and to give victims the support and courage to seek help.

If you live in fear and spend your days trying to avoid tension and the prospect of another argument or fight, you are not alone! Please don't spend another day in fear. Dove House provides a 24 hour crisis line and someone is waiting to talk to you, with information for resources available in the community as well as providing a safe place for you and your children.

Did You Know?

• Every 2 ½ minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted.
• One in three women has been a victim of domestic violence.
• Twenty-five percent of college women have been raped.
• Seventy percent of cyberstalking victims are female.
• Forty percent of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 say they know someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend.
• More than 5.7 million youth are estimated to be involved in bullying.
• Homicide is the leading cause of death for all pregnant women.
• 18,000 to 20,000 of the vicitims of human trafficking are trafficked into the United States annually.