Newton County

Contact Information Counties Served Services
Prosecuting Attorney Victim Advocate
101 S. Wood
Ste. 401
Neosho, MO 64850
Phone: 417-451-8244
Fax: 417-451-8243		    
Sheriff’s Department
208 W. Coler
Neosho, MO 64850
Phone: 417-451-8300
Fax: 417-451-8352		    
Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri
1029 E 7th Street
Joplin, MO 64803
Phone: 417-623-2292
Hotline: 866-230-9780
Fax: 417-623-3328
 12 Counties, mainly focus on Jasper, McDonald, and Newton
  • Forensic Interviews
  • SAFE exams
  • CARE exams
  • Advocacy
Family Self Help Center Inc. dba Lafayette House
P.O. Box 1765
1809 Connor St.
Joplin, MO 64802
Hotline: 800-416-1772
Shelter: 417-782-1772
Neosho: 417-451-6106
Fax: 417-782-3832		 Jasper, Barry, Barton, Dade, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton
  • Court/legal advocacy
  • Crisis intervention
  • Hospital/medical advocacy
  • Law enforcement advocacy
  • Licensed childcare
  • Motel placement
  • Pet protection
  • Primary prevention
  • Professional therapy for individual children
  • Professional therapy for individual male survivors
  • Professional therapy for individual women
  • Safe at Home application assistance
  • Shelter
  • Structured program for children
  • Support groups for children
  • Support groups for women
  • Thrift shop
  • Transitional housing
  • Transportation
  • Language Services:
    • Telephonic interpreting