Are you told that you are worthless? Are you denied contact with friends? Are you threatened, beaten, or mistreated?
Get in touch – even if you are unsure whether what you are experiencing is good for you!
At the shelter you get free daytime calls , you can live safely or get guidance over the phone . You can remain anonymous.
Useful documents and information:
Without violence – action plan – download here
Assistance in the Mosse region – Brochure – download here
OUR OFFERS
The crisis center is an offer for ALL women, men and their children who are victims of violence or you who are wondering if you are a victim of violence.
You don't have to be in an acute crisis to get in touch. Many people may be unsure whether what they are experiencing is violence or not, and need someone to discuss this with. You may think: – Is what I am experiencing “enough” to get help? Get in touch and ask to speak with us at the crisis centre. You don't have to live at the centre to get help.
Some people still choose to stay at the shelter for a period of time. Here you decide for yourself about your own life and the choices you make. It is FREE to get help and stay at the shelter.
Many people live with violence for a long time, and as a result, you may be troubled by anxiety and trauma when you contact the crisis center. Very often, victims of violence say that they are mentally "far down" and that they lack the energy to "deal with" their situation. Together with you, we will map out your situation, listen to your experiences and start from your desire for help.
DAYTIME CALLS
Not everyone needs to stay at the shelter. We offer counseling sessions during the day and evening. Many people may be unsure whether what they are experiencing is violence or not.
ACCOMMODATION OFFER
The crisis center is an offer for ALL women, men and their children who are victims of violence or you who are wondering if you are a victim of violence.
TELEPHONE GUIDE
Some people prefer to remain anonymous or simply do not have the opportunity to come to the shelter for daytime calls or to stay. In that case, it can be helpful to just be able to talk over the phone.
LAWYER ASSISTANCE
A free offer for those of you who may be exposed to psychological or physical violence from your partner and who need advice and guidance from a lawyer about your rights, options and proceedings.
CHILD
Children are particularly vulnerable when they have lived with violence in the family, perhaps for a long time. At the shelter we have our own staff with child-related responsibilities. Children receive their own primary contact and weekly activities are arranged.
MEN VULNERABLE TO VIOLENCE
The crisis center in Moss provides housing, telephone guidance and daytime calls with men exposed to violence and their children.
CONVERSATION GROUPS
The crisis center in Moss offers discussion groups for women who are or have been subjected to violence from their partner or others with whom they have a close relationship. You can also participate as a relative of someone who has been or is subjected to violence.
NETWORK
The shelter offers its own networking meetings for women in the same life situation. Networking meetings are an offer we provide primarily to users after moving out of the shelter, but residents in the moving out phase are also invited.
CONTACT US IN TIME!
69 25 05 50
DAYTIME CALLS
Not everyone needs to stay at the shelter. We offer counseling sessions during the day and evening. Many people may be unsure whether what they are experiencing is violence or not.
Having someone to talk to, discussing your situation and the options available, can be a great help and often enough for many. Some who contact us need help processing negative experiences they have had in the past.
The offer is free. You can remain anonymous.
Please call us in advance to arrange a time.
ACCOMMODATION OFFER
LIVING AT THE CRISIS CENTER
At the shelter, you and your children can come and stay during a difficult phase. Here you will receive a safe place to stay, good conversations and guidance, as well as help with practical matters if you need it.
The shelter in Moss has 7 rooms, with a shared kitchen and living room. The rooms are of different sizes, all with good, soft beds.
When you live at the shelter, you live as normal a life as possible. You are offered conversations and receive help and support to figure things out and move forward in the process. The shelter provides contact with other support services (lawyer, NAV, doctor, etc.)
When you stay at the shelter, you buy and prepare your own food. Occasionally, especially during the holidays, pleasant communal dinners are arranged.
TELEPHONE GUIDE
Advice, support, guidance.
Some people prefer to remain anonymous or simply do not have the opportunity to come to the shelter for daytime calls or to stay. In that case, it can be helpful to just be able to talk over the phone.
Open 24 hours.
FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE
(child distribution, settlement/change, residence, child welfare, etc.)
A free offer for those of you who may be exposed to psychological or physical violence from your partner and who need advice and guidance from a lawyer about your rights, options and proceedings.
Personal meeting, telephone meeting or email. You can remain anonymous.
The appointment can be booked by calling the Crisis Center in Moss, which has a 24-hour telephone number 69 25 05 50.
The offer is financed by the Norwegian Civil Rights Administration.
OFFER FOR CHILDREN
Children are particularly vulnerable when they have lived with violence in the family, perhaps for a long time. At the shelter we have our own staff with child-related responsibilities. Children get their own primary contact and weekly activities are arranged.
Parental guidance is also provided if you as a mother wish. Parental guidance will help the family create a predictable and safe environment for the children.
One afternoon every week, an outdoor activity is arranged for the children where they go to the swimming pool, go on a hike, play bowling, go to the cinema or something else depending on the children's age.
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Through conversations with the mother and environmental observations, the children's needs are mapped. Where the child or young person is considered capable of doing so in terms of age or development, we are concerned that they should also have the opportunity to exercise their right to participation and say something about what they think they need.
The shelter has two full-day kindergarten places for children over 3 years old that residents can use. The children then have a daily routine outside the center, where they are with other children.
Recent research shows that measures for children in shelters and their effects open up the possibility of seeing time in shelters as a form of stabilizing intervention.
The shelter provides the opportunity to improve a child's life and to help the child become an adult with good life opportunities, free from violence and abuse.
OFFER FOR MEN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE
The crisis center in Moss provides housing, telephone guidance and daytime calls with men exposed to violence and their children.
ABOUT VIOLENCE
We are here for you who are victims of all types of violence.
Many people think they can't go to a shelter until they have a bruise to show. We are here for you who are exposed to all types of violence or who are wondering whether what you are experiencing is violence.
Violence can cause physical harm, but psychological violence is just as serious: harassment, extreme control of behavior and finances, jealousy, accusations, isolation and the systematic destruction of a woman's self-esteem. Sexual acts such as incest and rape are extreme forms of violence.
National portal on violence
Hooked?
Listen to psychologist Sissel Gran about how difficult it can be to break free from destructive relationships:
> Lecture
> Interview
> Hektablog
Mosseregionen's website about violence
Violence is any action directed at another person, which, through the fact that this action causes harm, pain or insult, causes that person to do something against their will or to stop doing something they want to do ( cf. Per Isdahl ):
- Being afraid of your partner or others around you
- Control, insults or humiliation
- Lack of the right to spend one's own money, have contact with family and friends
- Being told how worthless you are, being threatened, scolded, criticized, or ridiculed
- Being hit, kicked, pushed, held, thrown at, threatened with something, strangled
- Throwing things or destroying something you own
- Sex against your will (assault, rape, prostitution)
- Being threatened or forced into marriage
- That your child(ren) has seen/heard/experienced violence
- Feeling shame, sadness, and guilt
Violence is power. Through the fear and powerlessness that violence causes, it is an effective means of power. Violence against women is a process of systematic, frequent and brutal use of physical and psychological force. A distorted power relationship develops in which the abuser takes control and direction over the life of the abused. Such a process can cause the woman to feel guilty and ashamed, as well as isolation from others and loss of self-confidence.
legal rights
Everyone who experiences violence wants to stop it. For various reasons, victims of violence may find it difficult to report this to the police. Violence in close relationships is characterized by the fact that you have a connection to the abuser, and you may be emotionally and financially dependent on the abuser. This is especially difficult if you have children together. You may receive threats about what will happen if you report it, including threats against your own parents or children.
Domestic violence can be difficult to prove and the violence can escalate if you report it. Naturally, many people are rightly concerned about what to do in such a situation. Here we will present some of the options that exist:
Police and report:
The police in Norway take the work against violence in intimate relationships seriously. What can the police do?
Legal counsel:
As a victim of a criminal act, you are entitled to free legal assistance to protect the interests of the victim.
Free legal aid is legal assistance that is fully or partially covered by the state.
Visiting ban and violence alarm:
If there is an imminent risk that a person will otherwise commit a criminal act against another person, the person may be prohibited from staying in their own home, a so-called restraining order in their own home.
Secret address:
Read more about secret address, code 6 and code 7.
Family reunification (3 year rule) :
Are you a victim of violence and are you residing in Norway for the purpose of family reunification? UDI Police
Human trafficking:
ROSA offers assistance and protection throughout Norway 24 hours a day for women exposed to human trafficking.
Living expenses:
The crisis center sometimes experiences that people who come to the center do not have money to live on. It is possible that the victim of violence has come to Norway with a partner who has a work permit, or is married to a Norwegian citizen, but has not been informed about their rights. If a person exposed to violence leaves their spouse, they may in practice be without a fixed income until they are eventually granted residence in the country on an independent basis. They are entitled to living allowance during this period. Read more about this at regjeringen.no .
Victim compensation:
Persons who have suffered harm as a result of a criminal act can apply to the Office for Victim Compensation for compensation for financial loss that is a direct result of the act of violence.
SEIF – self-help for immigrants and refugees
Dixi – help for rape victims and their relatives
Vernparentle.no – help for elderly people exposed to violence
Forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Help for victims of psychological violence (psychopathy) – Epitel
– from offense to hope!
Important phone numbers:
POLICE – 02800 / Child Welfare Service – 95 05 92 17 / Abuse Reception – 47 46 21 00 / Child/Youth Emergency Line – 116 111
LANGUAGES
Information in many languages at national Website:
About the crisis center in Moss
At the Crisis Center we offer safe emergency housing. You and your children can come and live here temporarily. We offer a safe place where you will get assistance from trained staff. You can call us on our crisis line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to get counseling or advice regarding your situation, your rights and your possibilities.
Maybe you need someone who can listen, and someone you could talk to in the middle of a difficult situation?
Many believe they are not eligible to seek out a women's shelter before they have a black eye to show off. We are here for you who are experiencing all types of violence.
We view psychological violence as just as severe and oppressive as other types of violence. Psychological violence can be harassment, extreme control of behavior and economy, isolation and systematic degradation. Read more about different types of violence here, on Din Utvei.
Violence against you and your children should not be accepted!
The shelter in Moss offers support to anyone wanting to get out of abusive relationships. Are you and/or your children exposed to violence ? Call us today for advice and counselling.