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California Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

California

There are 175 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 157 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 89%. These programs can be found in 105 different cities.

Click on any of the 105 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 "emergency 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 10% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in California

  • Case management
    140 locations
  • Domestic violence education
    138 locations
  • Food and clothing
    138 locations
  • Safety planning
    137 locations
  • Crisis intervention services
    131 locations
  • Emergency shelter
    123 locations
  • Danger/lethality assessment
    103 locations
  • Confidential shelter location
    101 locations
  • Emergency cell phones
    81 locations
  • Emergency local transportation
    79 locations
  • Safe home network
    48 locations
  • Mobile advocacy
    23 locations
  • Assistance with orders of protection
    128 locations
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
    124 locations
  • Court/legal lay assistance
    100 locations
  • Financial empowerment training
    94 locations
  • Legal resource planning
    90 locations
  • Attorney referral for family court
    66 locations
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
    63 locations
  • Immigration services
    57 locations
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
    55 locations
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
    51 locations
  • Legal clinics
    48 locations
  • Child custody services
    47 locations
  • Legal representation
    41 locations
  • In-shelter financial aid
    21 locations
  • Expert testimony
    21 locations
  • Peer support groups
    111 locations
  • Shelter resident counseling
    102 locations
  • Non-resident counseling
    101 locations
  • Counseling for friends and family
    78 locations
  • Sexual violence support groups
    76 locations
  • Counseling for batterers
    38 locations
  • Substance abuse counseling
    36 locations
  • Incest counseling
    31 locations
  • Ritual abuse counseling
    22 locations
  • Sex offender counseling
    18 locations
  • Transitional family housing
    83 locations
  • Transportation
    80 locations
  • Transitional individual housing
    80 locations
  • Relocation services
    62 locations
  • Alternative housing counseling
    53 locations
  • Permanent family housing
    40 locations
  • Permanent individual housing
    38 locations
  • Resources and referrals
    145 locations
  • Goal planning assistance
    127 locations
  • Parenting skills training
    101 locations
  • Medical accompaniment
    89 locations
  • Health and wellness programs
    86 locations
  • Job search/placement
    85 locations
  • Job skills training
    80 locations
  • Pet Shelter
    54 locations
  • Onsite mental health services
    52 locations
  • Spiritual services
    40 locations
  • Onsite medical services
    26 locations
  • Safety planning for children
    107 locations
  • Youth counseling
    91 locations
  • Educational programs
    73 locations
  • Art/music therapy
    65 locations
  • Child care during support groups
    65 locations
  • Child abuse services
    51 locations
  • School liaison
    50 locations
  • Child development
    49 locations
  • Teen activity program
    48 locations
  • Tutoring services
    42 locations
  • After school programs
    38 locations
  • Pet therapy
    26 locations
  • Daycare facility
    26 locations
  • Summer camp
    25 locations
  • Onsite schooling
    21 locations
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
    16 locations
  • Domestic violence workshops
    119 programs
  • Speaker's bureau
    74 programs

Other

  • English
    160 locations
  • Spanish
    134 locations
  • Tagalog
    17 locations
  • Sign language
    16 locations
  • French
    14 locations
  • Chinese
    14 locations
  • Russian
    13 locations
  • Vietnamese
    11 locations
  • Korean
    10 locations
  • Portuguese
    9 locations
  • German
    9 locations
  • Italian
    7 locations
  • Women
    150 locations
  • Families
    108 locations
  • Individuals
    107 locations
  • Teens
    92 locations
  • Elderly
    90 locations
  • Men
    85 locations
  • Non-Binary
    21 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
    7 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
    5 locations
  • Immigrant
    94 locations
  • LGBTQ
    93 locations
  • Trans women/men
    84 locations
  • Trafficked persons
    79 locations
  • Disabled
    79 locations
  • Military
    77 locations
  • Rural
    71 locations
  • Developmentally disabled
    71 locations
  • Deaf
    70 locations
  • Prostituted persons
    61 locations