There are 168 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 155 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 92%. These programs can be found in 106 different cities.
Click on any of the 106 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 84% 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
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Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in California
Emergency Services
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Case management
140 locations
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Food and clothing
137 locations
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Domestic violence education
135 locations
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Safety planning
135 locations
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Crisis intervention services
129 locations
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Emergency shelter
123 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
102 locations
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Confidential shelter location
98 locations
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Emergency cell phones
79 locations
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Emergency local transportation
77 locations
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Safe home network
45 locations
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Mobile advocacy
20 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Assistance with orders of protection
126 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
124 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
101 locations
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Financial empowerment training
94 locations
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Legal resource planning
91 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
66 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
63 locations
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Immigration services
56 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
54 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
51 locations
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Legal clinics
48 locations
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Child custody services
48 locations
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Legal representation
42 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
22 locations
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Expert testimony
19 locations
Counseling Services
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Peer support groups
106 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
101 locations
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Non-resident counseling
98 locations
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Counseling for friends and family
77 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
74 locations
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Counseling for batterers
38 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
34 locations
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Incest counseling
31 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
22 locations
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Sex offender counseling
18 locations
Housing Services
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Transitional family housing
82 locations
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Transportation
80 locations
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Transitional individual housing
79 locations
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Relocation services
61 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
53 locations
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Permanent family housing
39 locations
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Permanent individual housing
37 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
143 locations
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Goal planning assistance
125 locations
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Parenting skills training
100 locations
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Medical accompaniment
86 locations
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Health and wellness programs
85 locations
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Job search/placement
82 locations
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Job skills training
80 locations
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Onsite mental health services
51 locations
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Spiritual services
40 locations
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Onsite medical services
27 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
106 locations
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Youth counseling
90 locations
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Educational programs
73 locations
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Child care during support groups
65 locations
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Art/music therapy
64 locations
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Child abuse services
50 locations
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School liaison
49 locations
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Child development
49 locations
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Teen activity program
47 locations
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Tutoring services
42 locations
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After school programs
38 locations
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Daycare facility
25 locations
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Onsite schooling
21 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
15 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops
117 programs
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Speaker's bureau
73 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
16 locations
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Populations Served
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Individuals
104 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
8 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
6 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men
82 locations
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Trafficked persons
76 locations
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Developmentally disabled
69 locations
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Prostituted persons
59 locations