After the patient leaves the hospital she will need an entire support system to break the cycle of violence. Interviewers should have a working knowledge of resources and local agencies. Centre Community Hospital implores helping professional to educate battered women of special services and make the referrals that exist to help women. Counseling, 24 hour hotline numbers, emergency shelter, support groups, legal advocacy and prevention education are just some of the resources that will be urgently needed. Her life may very well depend on the amount of support that she is given after her discharge from the hospital.