You are not alone!

Vineyard’s Division of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office urges any resident experiencing or witnessing abuse to use the following resources for access to help and assistance. All of us can work together to keep our community safe. If you are concerned about a child or person in your life, please call the statewide child abuse and neglect hotline at 1-855-323-DCFS (3237).

Remember, if you see something, say something! If there is an emergency, please dial 911. For non-emergency assistance, please call UCSO dispatch at 801-798-5600.

Abuse Resources:

Vineyard’s Victim Advocate Number 801-851-8378 (English) or 801-851-8377 (Spanish) and website: Utah County Sheriff's Office Victim Services.

Utah Domestic Violence Coalition operates a confidential statewide, 24-hour domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-897-LINK (5465). Resources are also available online: udvc.org.

The Refuge–TheRefugeutah.org–offers domestic violence, sexual assault, and housing support services. Get 24/7 domestic violence help at 801-377-5500 or 24/7 sexual assault help at 801-356-2511. All calls are private and confidential. Additional domestic violence resources include: https://stoptheviolenceutah.org/ and https://www.fadv.org/

Help with Children:

Family Haven in Orem offers a free crisis nursery for parents who have to keep appointments or who are stressed out. They also offer counseling and family mentoring. Call 801-229-1181 or visit https://www.utahvalleyfamilysupport.org for more information.

The Office of Home Visiting works with local agencies to provide home visits to pregnant women and young families who would like to know more about being parents. Home visitors are trained and can provide information about breastfeeding, developmental milestones, toilet training, nutrition, mental health, home safety, child development, and much more. Find out more at homevisiting.utah.gov.

The Safe Haven law allows birth parents in Utah to safely and anonymously give up custody of their newborn child at any hospital in the state, with no legal consequences and no questions asked. The child's mother can drop off the child, or the mother can ask someone else to do it for her. The newborns should be dropped off at hospitals that are open 24 hours a day. Newborns given up in this manner will be cared for by the hospital staff, and the Utah Division of Child and Family Services will find a home for the child. For more information, visit utahsafehaven.org or call the 24-hour hotline at 866-458-0058.

(Courtesy of KSL.com and UCSO)