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Texas Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

There are 147 organizations in Texas that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 128 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 87%. These programs can be found in 99 different cities.

Click on any of the 99 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Texas, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.

The most common category of service in Texas – 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 "community educational services".

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

Spanish is spoken at 85% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is Sign language at 7% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

Texas Cities with Domestic Violence Programs

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in Texas

Emergency Services

Food and clothing

114 locations
Case management

114 locations
Safety planning

112 locations
Domestic violence education

111 locations
Crisis intervention services

106 locations
Emergency shelter

103 locations
Danger/lethality assessment

86 locations
Emergency cell phones

73 locations
Confidential shelter location

73 locations
Emergency local transportation

52 locations
Safe home network

15 locations
Mobile advocacy

12 locations

Legal and Financial Services

Assistance with orders of protection

107 locations
Court accompaniment/advocacy

104 locations
Court/legal lay assistance

86 locations
Financial empowerment training

79 locations
Legal resource planning

77 locations
Court/legal assistance by attorney

54 locations
Immigration services

53 locations
Attorney referral for family court

49 locations
Attorney referral for protection orders

48 locations
Legal representation

42 locations
Attorney referral for criminal cases

42 locations
Expert testimony

32 locations
Legal clinics

30 locations
Child custody services

28 locations
In-shelter financial aid

24 locations

Counseling Services

Sexual violence support groups

80 locations
Non-resident counseling

80 locations
Peer support groups

77 locations
Shelter resident counseling

76 locations
Counseling for friends and family

74 locations
Counseling for batterers

39 locations
Incest counseling

37 locations
Substance abuse counseling

22 locations
Ritual abuse counseling

20 locations
Sex offender counseling

10 locations

Housing Services

Transportation

69 locations
Transitional family housing

59 locations
Transitional individual housing

57 locations
Relocation services

53 locations
Alternative housing counseling

46 locations
Permanent individual housing

24 locations
Permanent family housing

23 locations

Support Services

Resources and referrals

113 locations
Goal planning assistance

103 locations
Parenting skills training

88 locations
Medical accompaniment

85 locations
Job search/placement

76 locations
Job skills training

64 locations
Health and wellness programs

62 locations
Pet Shelter

38 locations
Spiritual services

36 locations
Onsite mental health services

27 locations
Onsite medical services

14 locations

Children's Services

Safety planning for children

90 locations
Youth counseling

75 locations
Educational programs

67 locations
School liaison

47 locations
Child care during support groups

47 locations
Tutoring services

42 locations
Teen activity program

37 locations
Child abuse services

37 locations
Child development

35 locations
After school programs

35 locations
Art/music therapy

32 locations
Summer camp

30 locations
Daycare facility

27 locations
Onsite schooling

14 locations
Pet therapy

13 locations
Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams

10 locations

Community Education Services

Domestic violence workshops

89 programs
Speaker's bureau

64 programs

Other

Languages

English

127 locations
Spanish

110 locations
Sign language

9 locations
Korean

6 locations
German

6 locations
Vietnamese

4 locations
Russian

4 locations
Portuguese

3 locations
French

3 locations
Chinese

3 locations
Italian

2 locations
Tagalog

1 locations

Populations Served

Women

124 locations
Individuals

85 locations
Families

83 locations
Elderly

76 locations
Teens

70 locations
Men

60 locations
Non-Binary

12 locations
Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)

11 locations
Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)

8 locations

Distinctive Populations

LGBTQ

75 locations
Immigrant

73 locations
Trans women/men

71 locations
Disabled

71 locations
Trafficked persons

70 locations
Prostituted persons

68 locations
Military

68 locations
Rural

66 locations
Deaf

57 locations
Developmentally disabled

56 locations

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