Barton County

Contact Information Counties Served Services
Prosecuting Attorney
201 West 10th Street
Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: 417- 682-5000
Fax: 417- 682-6063		    
Sheriff’s Department
1010 Cherry St.
Lamar, MO 65759
Phone: 417- 682-5541
Fax: 417- 682-5805
   
Children's Center - Nevada
P.O. Box 72
324 Mac Boulevard
Nevada, MO 64772
Phone: 417-448-6308
Fax: 417-448-1777		Cedar, Barton, Dade, Vernon
  • Child Advocacy
  • Counseling referrals and court advocacy/support for children and their families
  • Forensic Interviews
  • Offer child SAFE and CARE exams
Council on Families in Crisis/ Moss House
415 N. Main
Nevada, MO 64772
Hotline: 800-398-4271
Office: 417-667-7171
Shelter: 417-667-4272
Fax: 417-667-4488
Batterer Intervention Program: 417-321-7576		 Vernon, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, St. Clair
  • Shelter and motel placement
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault
  • Crisis intervention
  • Case management
  • Court advocacy
  • Support groups for women and children
  • Professional therapy for women, children and men
  • Structured program for children
  • Non-residential services
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