SWAN - Illinois

06/16/2026

06/08/2026

🚨 TRIGGER WARNING: Domestic Violence / System Failure / Trauma

"I DID EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME TO DO."

I spoke up.

I reported it.

I asked for help.

I got the protective order.
I called the police.
I provided evidence.
I told the truth.

And still...

I was ignored.

One survivor said an officer turned off his body camera and never documented what happened.

Another asked for protection and lost her children instead.

Another spent 18 years surviving abuse only to discover she would have to fight the system too.

Another believed she was going to die.

And another escaped a relationship that moved so fast she didn't realize she was trapped until everything—her money, her freedom, and her sense of safety—was already gone.

That's the part people don't always talk about.

Sometimes finding the courage to speak is only the beginning of the battle.

And sometimes the silence survivors are breaking isn't just about the abuse...

It's about what happened after they asked for help.

Read their full stories:
https://breakthesilencedv.org/?p=20522

If you have a story to tell, share your story:
https://breakthesilencedv.org/?page_id=16824

💔 Have you ever reached out for help and felt like nobody was listening?

05/27/2026

Swan has a booth at the Jasper County Health Fair. Come out and see us at the West End Convention Center in Newton until 1!

05/15/2026

Swan covers 14 counties in Southern Illinois for Adult Protective Services (APS).

For APS concerns in Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson, and Marion counties contact: 618.740.0898

For APS concerns in Crawford, Edwards, Hamilton, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White counties contact: 618.617.1074

05/05/2026

Mobile Justice is still on the move!
See where the vans will be in May.📍
For more details, visit: https://lincolnlegal.org/mobile-justice-tour/.

05/01/2026

Another fun day for our Carmi Victim Advocate, Amanda Johnson, out in the community! Check out the interviews from WRUL.

Please note Amanda misspoke and shared the fax number, oops - SWAN’s Carmi Office Number is 618-380-2800.

Miss the Wellness Expo? We’ve got you covered…check out interviews with all the vendors that took part in offering their tips, products, and services at our annual event.  WROY/WRUL Radio · 2026 WRU-WELLness Expo Interviews

05/01/2026

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05/01/2026

SWAN staff got to spend some time at the high school in Hamilton County yesterday! We are thankful for the opportunity and the lessons Mrs. Ellis is teaching!

Maci Roney and Amanda Johnson talked with Mrs. Ellis's Family and Interpersonal Relationship and Child Development classes on Thursday. Their focus was about recognizing and preventing teen dating violence.

05/01/2026

Good Morning, Carmi friends! Pop on downtown today and stroll down the sidewalks to visit multiple resources that serve the White County Area.

SWAN’s local Victim Advocate will be hanging out with Victim Witness Coordinator from the State’s Attorneys Office • we’d love to share with you what we do!