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Mental Health

Lifeline Chat 
Call or text 988

OR

Counseling available at LMC
counseling@lakemichigancollege.edu 
Location
Benton Harbor Campus, Main Building, C-201 

Contact
(269) 927-8866
counseling@lakemichigancollege.edu

Hours
M-F; 8-5pm
Virtual sessions available by request

Housing Insecurity

Domestic and Sexual Abuse Service: 800-655-9008
Van Buren County Office
Emergency shelter for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.    
                            
Emergency Shelter Services: 269.925.1131x1225 
645 Pipestone
Benton Harbor, MI  49022
Provides emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing and housing supportive services that address homelessness to individuals and families in Berrien County                                             

Hillman House Shelter (through DASAS): 800-828-2023  https://www.dasasmi.org/
Shelter/Safe House and support/advocacy services for domestic and sexual assault survivors and their minor children. Serves Van Buren, Cass and St. Joseph Counties.

Kalamazoo YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter: 269-385-3587 (24 Hr. Hotline)
353 East Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI  49007
Safe shelter for up to 5 weeks. Free counseling, support groups, advocacy services, parenting classes, children’s activities. Transitional and supportive housing.

Next Door Shelter for Women: 269-349-2119  https://www.opendoorskalamazoo.org/

Open Door Shelter for Men: 269-345-1431  https://www.opendoorskalamazoo.org/
Shelters for single women or single men who are homeless due to unemployment, domestic violence, substance abuse or addiction, or working but unable to afford housing. Shelter is provided while individuals work to become self-sustaining. 

Safe Shelter (for women and children): 269-925-9500
A safe place for women to stay who have been domestically abused. It is a thirty-day temporary shelter. Support group held on Thursdays.