Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services

Note To Victims: if the person you are afraid of has access to the computer you are using now, viewing our website or any other website on abuse could be dangerous. Consider using a computer at the public library instead, or contact us by phone at 503-846-9284.

Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services (ARMS) provides faith-based

recovery classes to educate, encourage and support women who are facing or recovering from domestic abuse and violence.
intervention classes for men
intervention classes for women who are using abusive behaviors but may also be victims.
presentations on healthy relationships for church & school youth groups
parenting classes for men & women whose children have witnessed domestic abuse

ARMS encourages beliefs and behaviors that heal and promote healthy lifestyles. Although we use biblical principles, we offer our services regardless of a person's faith.

ARMS serves Oregon, Washington, Idaho and the northern Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio area. Her Journey victim recovery classes meet in the following metro areas:

Oregon	Washington	Idaho	Ohio
Hillsboro, Portland, Salem, Roseburg	Pullayup, Seattle, Spokane, Vancouver	Boise, Couer D' Alene	Cincinnati
Please contact us for times & places.

Embracing the truth about abuse

Facts about Domestic Abuse

Domestic violence is the single most common source of injury to women, more common than auto accidents, muggings, and rape by a stranger combined (E Stark & A Flitcraft (1988).
Three out of four offenders committing violence against women are spouses (9%), ex-spouses (35%), and boyfriends or ex-boyfriends (32%). (CW Harlow (1991). Female Victims of Violent Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics).

70% of men who batter women also batter their children, making the presence of spouse abuse the single most identifiable risk factor for predicting child abuse (Bower, Arsbitell, & McFerroen (1989).
1 in 4 women seeking health care from a family doctor reports having been physically assaulted by their partners within the last year (LK Hamberger, DG Saunders, & M Hovey (1992).