LEGAL SERVICES
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE/ELDER ABUSE
406-585-9984
Please call Child and Family Services if you are having a problem or are concerned about someone. They care and can help.
DOMESTIC ABUSE - THE NETWORK AGAINST SEXUAL & DOMESTIC ABUSE – 406-586-7689, 24-Hour Line - 406-586-4111
Men or women should call here, day or night, if they are in an abusive relationship with their spouse and need help.
LEGISLATION FOR SENIORS - Beverly at:
406-587-3657
If you want to know what's going on with senior issues in Helena, Washington D.C. or maybe have an idea or suggestion, give Beverly a call.
LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Peggy at: 406-522-8976
Ombudsman are impartial mediators who help individuals living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, understand and exercise their right to good long-term care. They help resolve problems and provide in-service training on residents’ rights, issues to residents, friends and family, facility staff and representatives of community groups or other public agencies.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 406-586-2421
Lawyers available to low-income seniors at the Bozeman Senior Center on the third Wednesday of the month, by appointment.
VICTIM OF A FRAUD OR SCAM - Bozeman Police 406-582-2000
Please call if you've been a victim of a scam or if you've been approached with one of those "too good to be true" phone or door-to-door offers to fix your roof or take that trip to Tahiti.
VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
406-582-2075 or 406-582-2076
Assistance for victims of violent crime. If you've witnessed a crime or suspicious event or have been a victim yourself, call Jan, Kathy or Erin. They will offer support, explain the criminal process, refer you to other resources, or even accompany you to court, if necessary.
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