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California Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

California

There are 172 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 162 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 94%. These programs can be found in 110 different cities.

Click on any of the 110 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in California, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.

The most common category of service in California – based on the likelihood of each program to offer all the services within a category – is "support services", while the least common category of service is "housing services".

The two most common individual services within any category of service in California are "resources and referrals and case management" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and sex offender counseling".

Spanish is spoken at 85% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is Tagalog at 12% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in California

  • Case management
    143 locations
  • Domestic violence education
    142 locations
  • Safety planning
    141 locations
  • Food and clothing
    139 locations
  • Crisis intervention services
    135 locations
  • Emergency shelter
    123 locations
  • Confidential shelter location
    107 locations
  • Danger/lethality assessment
    106 locations
  • Emergency local transportation
    82 locations
  • Emergency cell phones
    81 locations
  • Safe home network
    49 locations
  • Mobile advocacy
    25 locations
  • Assistance with orders of protection
    131 locations
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
    126 locations
  • Court/legal lay assistance
    102 locations
  • Financial empowerment training
    95 locations
  • Legal resource planning
    88 locations
  • Attorney referral for family court
    66 locations
  • Immigration services
    63 locations
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
    63 locations
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
    55 locations
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
    54 locations
  • Child custody services
    50 locations
  • Legal clinics
    48 locations
  • Legal representation
    43 locations
  • In-shelter financial aid
    23 locations
  • Expert testimony
    23 locations
  • Peer support groups
    118 locations
  • Non-resident counseling
    108 locations
  • Shelter resident counseling
    108 locations
  • Sexual violence support groups
    81 locations
  • Counseling for friends and family
    81 locations
  • Counseling for batterers
    41 locations
  • Substance abuse counseling
    36 locations
  • Incest counseling
    31 locations
  • Ritual abuse counseling
    22 locations
  • Sex offender counseling
    18 locations
  • Transitional family housing
    85 locations
  • Transportation
    83 locations
  • Transitional individual housing
    82 locations
  • Relocation services
    65 locations
  • Alternative housing counseling
    53 locations
  • Permanent individual housing
    41 locations
  • Permanent family housing
    40 locations
  • Resources and referrals
    150 locations
  • Goal planning assistance
    131 locations
  • Parenting skills training
    106 locations
  • Medical accompaniment
    91 locations
  • Health and wellness programs
    89 locations
  • Job search/placement
    88 locations
  • Job skills training
    84 locations
  • Pet Shelter
    64 locations
  • Onsite mental health services
    57 locations
  • Spiritual services
    41 locations
  • Onsite medical services
    27 locations
  • Safety planning for children
    109 locations
  • Youth counseling
    96 locations
  • Educational programs
    76 locations
  • Child care during support groups
    69 locations
  • Art/music therapy
    66 locations
  • Child abuse services
    58 locations
  • School liaison
    51 locations
  • Teen activity program
    51 locations
  • Child development
    50 locations
  • Tutoring services
    43 locations
  • After school programs
    38 locations
  • Pet therapy
    27 locations
  • Summer camp
    27 locations
  • Daycare facility
    26 locations
  • Onsite schooling
    22 locations
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
    17 locations
  • Domestic violence workshops
    124 programs
  • Speaker's bureau
    73 programs

Other

  • English
    165 locations
  • Spanish
    138 locations
  • Tagalog
    20 locations
  • Sign language
    18 locations
  • French
    16 locations
  • Chinese
    16 locations
  • Russian
    15 locations
  • Portuguese
    12 locations
  • Vietnamese
    12 locations
  • Korean
    12 locations
  • German
    11 locations
  • Italian
    9 locations
  • Women
    152 locations
  • Families
    112 locations
  • Individuals
    111 locations
  • Teens
    96 locations
  • Elderly
    93 locations
  • Men
    90 locations
  • Non-Binary
    26 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
    7 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
    5 locations
  • Immigrant
    98 locations
  • LGBTQ
    97 locations
  • Trans women/men
    88 locations
  • Trafficked persons
    84 locations
  • Disabled
    82 locations
  • Military
    79 locations
  • Rural
    73 locations
  • Developmentally disabled
    73 locations
  • Deaf
    72 locations
  • Prostituted persons
    64 locations