Mid Central Community Action’s
Countering Domestic Violence(CDV)/Neville House

Contact Neville House:
24 HOUR HOTLINE: 309-827-7070

This program, which operates in McLean County only, is designed to create safe, nurturing families free from violence and control through free and confidential services. CDV assists and empowers families in crisis situations with individual and group counseling for adults and children and serves as a community resource by providing awareness, advocacy, and education on the issue of domestic violence. As the only emergency shelter in the area, we can empower residents as they strive to accomplish their goals through assistance in areas such as domestic violence education, life skills training, transportation, medical assistance and parenting support.

CDV Confidential Services:

• 24 Hour Hotline: 309-827-7070
• Emergency shelter
• Court advocacy
• Counseling Services
• Adult/Youth Support & Education
• Community Awareness
• Professional Trainings

COMMUNITY EDUCATION:
We believe that a community that is well-informed about domestic violence will lead to community members that are involved in finding solutions. Partnerships with other community organizations, businesses, agencies, churches and educational institutions are fundamental in our work. CDV staff is available for in-services, staff training, school dating violence prevention programs, and community presentations.

Please be alerted to the safety issues below regarding computer usage if you are a victim of domestic abuse.

Safety Alert for Battered Women: Computer use can be monitored and it is impossible to completely clear information viewed on the Internet from your computer. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline at (309) 827-7070, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

Internet and Computer Safety
There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer and on the Internet. If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct access, or even remote (hacking) access to.

• Use a safer computer.  It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC), at a trusted friend’s house, or at an Internet Cafe.
• If you think your activities are being monitored, they probably, are.  Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move.  You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor.
• Computers can provide a lot of information about what you look at on the Internet, the e-mails you send, and other activities.
• It is not possible to delete or clear all computer “footprints”.
• If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, you might consider no home Internet use or “safer” Internet surfing.  Example:  If you are planning to flee to California, don’t look at classified ads for jobs and apartments, bus tickets, etc. for California on a home computer or any computer an abuser has physical or remote access to.  Use a safer computer to research an escape plan.
• E-mail is not a safe or confidential way to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life, please call your local domestic violence program hotline instead.
• Traditional “corded” phones are more private than cellular phones or cordless phones.

40-Hr Domestic Violence Training

MCCA’s Countering Domestic Violence periodically presents a 40-Hour Domestic Violence.  Click here to register.

Topics covered include:
Dynamics and basic theories of domestic violence
Characteristics of abusers
DV and the legal system
DV and children
Religion and DV
Safety planning
Counseling DV victims and survivors
and much, much more.

CDV is an ICDVP training and supervisory site.

Interested in donating to CDV?

Please View the CDV Wish List!

Please call CDV Neville House at (309) 828-8913 before donating to our program.

 Have I Been Abused?

Has your partner done any of these things to you?

_Pushed or shoved you                                        

_Held you to keep you from leaving

_Slapped or bit you                                                

_Kicked or choked you

_Hit or punched you                                                          

_Thrown objects at you

_Locked you out of the house                              

_Abandoned you in dangerous places

_Subjected you to reckless driving                      

_Twisted your arm

_Threatened to hurt you with a weapon             

_Tripped you

_Pulled your arm                                                    

_Banged your head against the wall

_Treated women as sex objects                           

_Tied you down

_Criticized you sexually                                        

_Told you about his/her affairs

_Withheld sex and affection                                 

_Insisted upon uncomfortable touching

_Had affairs with other women/men                   

_Forced particular unwanted sexual acts

_Forced sex after beating                                     

_Called you names

_Ignored your feelings                                           

_Blamed you for the violence

_Ridiculed or insulted women as a group         

_Humiliated you in public or private

_Refused to socialize with you                            

_Abused pets to hurt you

_Took away your car keys or money                   

_Dampened your enthusiasm

_Controlled all the money                                     

_Not allow you to make any decisions

_Intimidated or belittled you                                  

_Showed sarcasm towards you

_Rejected you                                                         

_Refused to talk or listen to you

_Insulted you                                                                       

_Intercepted your mail or phone calls 

_Made you upset or nervous about being a few minutes late

_Criticized you for the way you raise your children

_Regularly threatened to leave or told you to leave

_Threatened to hurt you or your family

_Punished or deprived the children when he/she was angry with you

_Threatened to kidnap children if you left him/her

_Harassed you about affairs he/she imagined you are having

_Manipulated you with lies and contradictions

_Demeaned or put you down by saying you couldn’t manage without masculine help

_Kept your from working, controlled your money, or made all decisions about finances

_Withheld approval, appreciation, or affection as punishment

_Continually criticized you, called you names or shouted at you

_Insulted or drove away your family and friends

_Forced sex when you were sick or it was dangerous to your health

_Controlled you with his/her jealousy or possessiveness

_Publicly showed interest in other women/men

_Told anti-women jokes or made demeaning remarks about women

_Been jealously angry; assuming you would have sex with any available person

_Insisted that you dress in a more sexual way than you wanted

_Called you sexist names like “whore” or “frigid”

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