There are 67 organizations in Pennsylvania that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 64 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 95%. These programs can be found in 57 different cities.
Click on any of the 57 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Pennsylvania, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.
The most common category of service in Pennsylvania – 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 Pennsylvania are "resources and referrals and safety planning" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and onsite schooling".
Spanish is spoken at 50% of the organizations.
The third most common language after English and Spanish is French at 6% 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 Pennsylvania
Emergency Services
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Safety planning
63 locations
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Domestic violence education
60 locations
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Crisis intervention services
60 locations
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Case management
59 locations
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Emergency shelter
58 locations
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Food and clothing
56 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
56 locations
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Emergency cell phones
48 locations
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Emergency local transportation
41 locations
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Confidential shelter location
39 locations
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Safe home network
10 locations
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Mobile advocacy
8 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
62 locations
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Assistance with orders of protection
59 locations
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Financial empowerment training
48 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
47 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
44 locations
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Legal resource planning
33 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
33 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
32 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
31 locations
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Legal representation
25 locations
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Immigration services
24 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
22 locations
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Child custody services
14 locations
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Legal clinics
9 locations
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Expert testimony
9 locations
Counseling Services
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Non-resident counseling
56 locations
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Counseling for friends and family
55 locations
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Peer support groups
51 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
49 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
34 locations
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Incest counseling
28 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
19 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
19 locations
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Counseling for batterers
10 locations
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Sex offender counseling
9 locations
Housing Services
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Relocation services
50 locations
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Transportation
40 locations
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Transitional family housing
35 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
33 locations
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Transitional individual housing
31 locations
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Permanent family housing
17 locations
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Permanent individual housing
17 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
64 locations
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Goal planning assistance
62 locations
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Medical accompaniment
51 locations
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Parenting skills training
46 locations
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Job search/placement
33 locations
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Job skills training
33 locations
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Health and wellness programs
30 locations
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Onsite mental health services
16 locations
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Spiritual services
13 locations
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Onsite medical services
8 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
55 locations
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Youth counseling
52 locations
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Educational programs
49 locations
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Child care during support groups
36 locations
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Teen activity program
34 locations
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Child abuse services
32 locations
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School liaison
24 locations
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Art/music therapy
22 locations
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Child development
20 locations
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After school programs
18 locations
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Tutoring services
17 locations
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Daycare facility
11 locations
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Onsite schooling
8 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
7 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops
54 programs
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Speaker's bureau
35 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
1 locations
Populations Served
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
3 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
2 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men
44 locations
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Developmentally disabled
43 locations
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Trafficked persons
42 locations
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Prostituted persons
38 locations