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ARKANSAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS & SUPPORT

ARKANSAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS

Arkansas Domestic Violence Overview

Arkansas CodeTitle 9: Family Law: Chapter 15: Domestic Abuse: Subsection 103: Definitions.

"Domestic abuse" means:

(A) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or

(B) Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, which constitutes a crime under the laws of this state;

(3) "Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, parents and children, persons related by blood within the fourth degree of consanguinity, any children residing in the household, persons who presently or in the past have resided or cohabited together, persons who have or have had a child in common, and persons who are presently or in the past have been in a dating relationship together; and

(4)(A) "Dating relationship" means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals which shall be determined by examining the following factors: (i) The length of the relationship; (ii) The type of the relationship; and (iii) The frequency of interaction between the two (2) individuals involved in the relationship. (B) "Dating relationship" shall not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between two (2) individuals in a business or social context.


Domestic Violence: Where to Get Help in Arkansas
LocationProgramPhone
STATEWIDE Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Arkansas Access to Justice Commission
Arkansas Legal Services Partnership
800-269-4668
800-952-9243
501-376-3423
Arkansas County River Valley Shelter (Russelville)
Restoration of Hope (Stuttgart)
479-968-3110
870-672-4341
Baxter County Serenity, Inc. (Mountain Home) 870-424-7233
Benton County Women's Shelter (Bentonville) 479-273-0730
Boone CountySanctuary, Inc. (Harrison)
Harmony House
870-741-2121
870-743-3393
Carroll County Martha-Mary House (Berryville)
TUG (Eureka Springs)
501-423-2645
501-253-9397
Clark CountyCourage House (Arkadelphia)870-246-2587
Cleburne CountyMargie's Haven House (Heber Springs) 501-362-6757
Conway CountyThe Safe Place (Morrilton)501-354-1884
Craighead County Crisis Center for Women (Jonesboro)
Victim/Witness Assistance
870-933-9449
870-972-9593
Crittenden CountyFamilies in Transition (West Memphis)870-732-4077
Cross CountyNew Directions (Wynne)870-238-7790
Drew CountyOptions, Inc. (Monticello) 870-367-3488
Faulkner County Women's Shelter (Conway)501-329-2255
Grant CountyKeeping the Faith (Sheridan)870-942-6219
Hot Spring CountyThe Smith House (Malvern)501-332-4673
Independence County Family Violence Prevention (Batesville)
Victim Assistance Program
870-793-8111
870-793-8825
Jackson CountyWhite River Battered Women's Shelter (Newport)
Legal Services of NE AK (Newport)
870-523-5000
870-523-9892
Jefferson CountyCASA Women's Shelter (Pine Bluff)870-535-0287
Lee CountyVictim/Witness Program (Marianna)870-295-2607
Lonoke CountyVictim/Witness Program501-676-2807
Miller CountyDV Prevention (Texarkana) 903-793-4357
Mississippi CountyHaven of N.E. Arkansas (Blytheville)870-532-6669
Newton CountyDomestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN)870-446-6475
Ouachita CountyWomen's Crisis Center (Camden)870-836-0325
Phillips CountyThe Family Center (West Helena)870-572-9530
Polk CountyCovenant House (Mena)479-394-7745
Pulaski County Crisis Response Team (Maumelle)
Dorcas House (Little Rock)
Victim/Witness Program
Women and Children First (Little Rock)
501-803-3388
501-374-4022
501-340-8000
501-376-3219
Saint Francis CountyHelen Newman House (Forrest City)501-633-5922
Saline CountySafe Haven (Benton)501-315-7233
Searcy CountyHope Foundation (Marshall)870-448-2273
Sebastian CountyCrisis Center for Women (Fort Smith)479-782-4956
Sevier CountyS.W. Arkansas Violence Center (DeQueen)870-584-3441
Sharp CountyOzark Family Center (Cherokee Village)870-856-4119
Stone CountyAbuse Prevention (Mountain View)870-269-4888
Union CountyFamily Violence Center (El Dorado)870-862-0929
Van Buren CountyDove House (Clinton)501-745-5657
Washington County Crisis Intervention Center (Springdale)
Peace at Home (Fayetteville)
501-756-1995
479-442-9811
White CountyDV Prevention (Searcy)501-278-4673
Yell CountyVictim Assistance Program (Dardanelle)501-229-3233



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Last Updated: February 26, 2007