If you are in a crisis situation and need immediate help, please call the Elim House Crisis Line at (602) 267-4111.

It is the mission of Elim House to provide a holistic, therapeutic environment where survivors of domestic violence may begin to heal, expand their choices and maintain a non-violent way of life. Domestic violence can encompass financial, verbal, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse and occurs in families of all racial, cultural, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. According to domesticviolencestatistics.org, every nine seconds a woman is battered in the United Stated by her husband, boyfriend or live-in partner.

The statistics for domestic violence in Arizona are particularly staggering. In Arizona, there were 89 domestic violence-related deaths in 2010, approximately one death every three days. [Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence] In 2010, 1,180 domestic violence victims found refuge in emergency shelters or transitional housing provided by local domestic violence programs.