Find help, things to do, counseling, and more around Boone County

You can download the latest version of this guide as a PDF document provided by the Boone County Health Department and Community Foundation of Boone County. Download the PDF version of the guide

The Boone County Asset Guide is a free guide hosted by Sylvia’s CAC. Families and children who come to Sylvia’s CAC are often referred to partners around Boone County by our Victim Advocates. These partners provide things we don’t, such as food, financial assistance, tutoring, things to do, counseling, and a whole lot more.

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If anyone is in danger right now, call 911. To report child abuse or neglect, call 1(800)800-5556, any time. If someone is thinking about suicide, call or text 988.

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Child Abuse Hotline

Report suspected child abuse or neglect, any time. Indiana law asks every adult to report.

  • Key resource
  • 24/7
  • Crisis line
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  • Adults in the state of Indiana are mandated by law to report any suspicion of child abuse

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Mental Health America of Boone County

A crisis line, the Helping Hands emergency shelter for women and children, parenting classes and victim advocacy.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
  • Crisis line
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  • Helping Hands Shelter
  • Short term emergency shelter for women and children
  • “Helping Children Cope with Divorce” classes
  • Parenting and coping classes
  • Anger management screening and classes
  • Parenting coordination, supervised visitation groups
  • Mediation, victim advocacy
  • Before and After School Enrichment (BASE)
  • Parenting coordination and classes, mediation
  • Active listening, coping classes, support groups
  • Supervised visitation programs
  • Victims advocacy
  • Before & After School Enrichment (B.A.S.E)
  • S.T.A.R. & S.T.A.F. (At risk youth & families)
  • Career interest & development
  • Depression and suicide risk screening
  • Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T)
  • Mental health information source
  • Domestic abuse support group

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Boone County Guardian Ad Litem/CASA

Judge-appointed volunteers that advocate for abused/neglected children’s best interests Abuse, neglect, probation, custody, visitation, and guardianship issues.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
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  • Judge-appointed volunteers that advocate for abused/neglected children’s best interests Abuse, neglect, probation, custody, visitation, and guardianship issues

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Indiana Department of Child Services

Report child abuse, child neglect, and/or concerns for safety of children. Call (800)800-5556 to report suspected abuse/neglect.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
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  • Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
  • Report child abuse, child neglect, and/or concerns for safety of children
  • Call (800)800-5556 to report suspected abuse/neglect
  • All citizens suspecting child abuse/neglect are required by law to file a report

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Sylvia’s Child Advocacy Center

Multidisciplinary team approach. Interviews children of abuse and/or neglect.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
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  • Multidisciplinary team approach
  • Interviews children of abuse and/or neglect
  • Child abuse prevention education for schools and adults
  • Victim advocacy

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Firefly Children & Family Alliance

Gene Glick Family Support Center

Liaison that provides in-home assistance. Help locating needed programs & services.

  • Indianapolis
  • Key resource
  • 24/7
  • Crisis line
  • Español
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  • Liaison that provides in-home assistance
  • Help locating needed programs & services
  • Assistance with needs such as:
  • Housing, utilities, food, clothing
  • Employment, education, transportation
  • Parenting, childcare, legal resources
  • Mental health, substance abuse information
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability issues
  • For caregivers of children 0-17 years old
  • Serving Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, and Putnam counties Emergency temporary shelter for homeless/ runaway youth and children removed from homes
  • Planned respite care for children
  • 24/7 access to a crisis worker
  • Youth services (short-term residential
  • Family preservation & reunification services
  • Support for young adults transitioning out of
  • Family Resource Center (food pantries, recovery support, career training, and more)
  • Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) provides parents in need with financial
  • Substance use and mental health treatment
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault survivor support programming

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Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide

Programming and training to prevent and address all forms of child abuse and suicide. Present in all Boone County schools.

  • Carmel
  • Key resource
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  • Programming and training to prevent and address all forms of child abuse and suicide
  • Present in all Boone County schools

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National Domestic Violence Hotline

24/7 access to advocates. Call, online chat, and text options available.

  • Key resource
  • 24/7
  • Crisis line
  • Español
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  • 24/7 access to advocates
  • Call, online chat, and text options available

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Prevent Child Abuse Indiana

Prevention, education, and programs. State chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America.

  • Indianapolis
  • Key resource
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  • Prevention, education, and programs
  • State chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America

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Adult Protective Services Unit 8

Report abuse, battery, neglect, or exploitation of adults. Call (800)992-6978 to make a report.

  • Indianapolis
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  • Report abuse, battery, neglect, or exploitation of adults
  • Call (800)992-6978 to make a report
  • Failure to report suspicion of abuse is a Class A infraction
  • Adult Protective Services is not an emergency responder- if you believe someone is in immediate danger, call 911 immediately
  • Call (800)992-6978 or (317)327-1403 to make a report

Helping Hands Shelter

Emergencies: Call 911

Short-term emergency shelter for women and children. For victims of domestic violence.

  • Key resource
  • Crisis line
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  • Short-term emergency shelter for women and children
  • For victims of domestic violence
  • Group, advocacy, court support
  • Information and referral
  • Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T)

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Great Lakes ADA Center

University of Illinois at Chicago

Provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Provides information, materials, technical.

  • Chicago
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  • Provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
  • Provides information, materials, technical

Aspire Indiana Health

Counseling and therapy for children, teens and adults, with a 24-hour crisis line and sliding-scale fees.

  • Lebanon
  • Key resource
  • 24/7
  • Crisis line
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  • Deaf and vocational services
  • Community-based case management
  • Transitional employment
  • Sliding scale fees
  • Outpatient services
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Medication therapy
  • Whole health primary care
  • Family medicine serving all ages
  • Walk-in appointments welcome
  • Federally Qualified Health Center
  • Accepts Medicaid/Medicare, and most private insurance
  • Housing assistance
  • Whole health behavioral treatment for children, adolescents, and adults
  • Child, individual, family & group therapy
  • Psychiatry services
  • Community-based behavioral health treatment
  • Substance use disorders treatment
  • Extended outpatient program
  • Medication assisted therapy
  • Crisis services
  • Employment services
  • Deaf services
  • Whole health substance use disorders treatment for adolescents and adults
  • Group, family, & individual therapy
  • Medication assistance therapy
  • Accepts Medicaid/Medicare and most private insurance

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Family Crisis Shelter

Long term shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Counseling and support groups, legal advocacy.

  • Crawfordsville
  • Key resource
  • Crisis line
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  • Long term shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
  • Counseling and support groups, legal advocacy
  • Please call 911 if you are in an emergency

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Muscular Dystrophy Association

Support network for children and adults with neuromuscular diseases and their caregivers. Assistance with equipment, clinical trials, and transportation.

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  • Support network for children and adults with neuromuscular diseases and their caregivers
  • Assistance with equipment, clinical trials, and transportation
  • Summer camps for children with muscular dystrophy
  • Fundraising, awareness, and advocacy events

National Federation of the Blind-Indiana

Advocacy and support for blind adults and children and their caregivers. Independent living and rehabilitation support.

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  • Advocacy and support for blind adults and children and their caregivers
  • Independent living and rehabilitation support

Listings come from the Boone County Resource Guide, 15th edition (March 2025), plus a few added by our staff. Download the printed guide (PDF). Tell us if something is out of date.