EMERGENCY RESOURCES
If you are in immediate danger please call 911
DEKALB COUNTY RESOURCES
Emergency Shelters:
Hope Haven:
(815) 758-5765
1145 Rushmore Dr.
Dekalb, IL 60115
Safe Passage:
(815) 756-5228
Counseling:
DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau
(815) 748-2010
Family Service Agency:
(815) 758-8616
KANE COUNTY RESOURCES
Emergency Shelters:
-Pads of Elgin Inc.
(847) 608-9744
1730 Berkley St.
Elgin, IL 60123
-Community Crisis Center:
(847) 742-4088
Elgin, IL 60121
-Mutual Ground, Inc.
Aurora, IL 60506
Hotline: (630) 897-0080
-Hessed House
(630)897-2156
659 S. River St.
Aurora, IL 60506
-Family Shelter Service
(630) 469-5650
605 E. Roosevelt Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
-The Harbour
(847) 297-8540
1440 Renaissance Dr.
Park Ridge, IL 60068
-BEDS Plus Care
(708) 354-0858
150 S. Ashland Ave.
LaGrange, IL 60525
-Lazarus House
(630) 587-2144
St. Charles, IL 60174
-Wayside Cross Ministries
Wayside Center
(847) 695-4405
Elgin, IL 60123
-Public Action to Deliver Shelter
(630) 897-2156
Aurora, IL 60506
Counseling:
-Ecker Center for Mental Health
(847) 695-0484
-Family Counseling Service
(630) 844-2662
MCHENRY COUNTY RESOURCES:
Emergency Shelters:
-Home of the Sparrow
(815) 271-5444
4209 W. Shamrock Ln.
Mchenry, IL 60050
-McHenry County PADS
(815) 344-1230
1411 Kishwaukee Valley Rd.
Woodstock, IL 60098
-Pioneer Center
(815) 344-5270
4510 W. Ponca St.
McHenry, IL 60050
-Turning Point
(815) 338-8081
11019 US-14
Woodstock, IL 60098
Counseling:
-Pioneer Center for Human Services
(815) 344-1230
-McHenry Community Health Center
(815) 363-9900
OGLE & WINNEBAGO COUNTY RESOURCES:
Emergency Shelters:
-HOPE of Ogle County
(815) 562-8890
-Rockford Rescue Mission
(815) 965-5332
715 W. State St.
Rockford, IL 61102
-Remedies
(815) 962-6102
Rockford, IL 61102
Counseling:
-Sinnissippi Centers
(815) 732-3157
125 S. 4th St.
Oregon, IL
-Rosecrance Ware Center
(855) 751-4348
2704 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL 61103
-Rosecrance Mulberry Center
(844) 711-5106
605 Mulberry St.
Rockford, IL 61103
LEE & KENDALL COUNTY RESOURCES:
Emergency Shelters:
-Rochelle Rescue Mission
(815) 561-2731
805 W. Lincoln Ave.
Rochelle, IL 61068
-PADS Homeless Shelter
(815) 288-6818
805 W. 1st Street
Dixon, IL 61021
-YWCA of the Sauk Valley
(815) 626-7277
Sterling, IL 61081
-Twin City PADS Homeless Shelter
(815) 626-2210
111 Wahl Rd.
Sterling, IL 61081
Counseling:
-Sinnissippi Centers
(815) 284-6611
325 IL-2
Dixon, IL 61081
(815) 625-0013
2611 Woodlawn Rd.
Sterling, IL 61081
-Centennial Counseling Center
(815) 786-8606
207 E. Church Rd.
Sandwich, IL 60548
ADDITIONAL BOOK RESOURCES
THE COURAGE TO HEAL
A GUIDE FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
"Through moving first-person narratives, [The Courage to Heal] illustrates how to come to terms with the past and work constructively towards the future... compassionate and supportive." -Library Journal
Bass, Ellen, and Laura Davis. The Courage to Heal: a Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: 20th Anniversary Edition. Collins, 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-06-128433-5
THE BODY KEEPS SCORE
BRAIN, MIND, AND BODY IN THE HEALING OF TRAUMA
"A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing"
List BodyA., Van der Kolk Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books, 2015.
ISBN: 978-0-14-312774-1
THE CREAKING ON THE STAIRS:
FINDING FAITH IN GOD THROUGH CHILDHOOD ABUSE (BIOGRAPHY)
"This is a book that has no easy answers and will offer none. This is a book that tries to get behind the tough questions of why God permits such abuses to occur in this world. Using his own story of childhood abuse, Mez McConnell tells us about a God who is just, sovereign and loving. A good father who knows the pain of rejection and abuse, who hates evil, who can bring hope even in the darkest place."
McConnell, Mez. The Creaking on the Stairs: Finding Faith in God through Childhood Abuse. Christian Focus Publications Ltd, 2019.
ISBN: 978-1-5271-0441-9
NO MORE HURTING
LIFE BEYOND SEXUAL ABUSE
"This book is a thoroughly Christian response to issues surrounding sexual abuse and shouts that there is LIFE after abuse. It is a frank look at a complex situation that affects more people than we would want to believe. It shows how to deal with many of the symptoms that those who have been abused are likely to suffer."
Purdie, Gwen. No More Hurting: Life beyond Sexual Abuse. Christian Focus, 2004. ISBN: 978-1857926798
Bibliography
1. “Child Sexual Abuse Statistics.” Darkness to Light, www.d2l.org/the-issue/statistics/.
2. “Children and Teens: Statistics.” RAINN, 2020, www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens.
3. “Facts and Stats.” Lauren's Kids, laurenskids.org/awareness/about-faqs/facts-and-stats/.
4. “Home.” Erin's Law, 2020, www.erinslaw.org/.
5. National Center for Victims of Crime. “Child Sexual Abuse Statistics.” Child Sexual Abuse Statistics, National Center for Victims of Crime, 2011, victimsofcrime.org/media/reporting-on-child-sexual-abuse/child-sexual-abuse-statistics.