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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 124 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 84%. These programs can be found in 96 different cities.

Click on any of the 96 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 "case management and resources and referrals" while the two least common services are "sex offender counseling and onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams".

Spanish is spoken at 84% 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

Case management

112 locations
Food and clothing

110 locations
Safety planning

109 locations
Domestic violence education

108 locations
Crisis intervention services

104 locations
Emergency shelter

103 locations
Danger/lethality assessment

84 locations
Emergency cell phones

72 locations
Confidential shelter location

70 locations
Emergency local transportation

50 locations
Safe home network

16 locations
Mobile advocacy

11 locations

Legal and Financial Services

Assistance with orders of protection

104 locations
Court accompaniment/advocacy

101 locations
Court/legal lay assistance

85 locations
Financial empowerment training

77 locations
Legal resource planning

76 locations
Court/legal assistance by attorney

53 locations
Immigration services

52 locations
Attorney referral for family court

47 locations
Attorney referral for protection orders

46 locations
Legal representation

41 locations
Attorney referral for criminal cases

40 locations
Expert testimony

31 locations
Legal clinics

29 locations
Child custody services

28 locations
In-shelter financial aid

21 locations

Counseling Services

Sexual violence support groups

78 locations
Non-resident counseling

78 locations
Counseling for friends and family

73 locations
Peer support groups

73 locations
Shelter resident counseling

73 locations
Counseling for batterers

40 locations
Incest counseling

36 locations
Substance abuse counseling

22 locations
Ritual abuse counseling

19 locations
Sex offender counseling

9 locations

Housing Services

Transportation

67 locations
Transitional family housing

58 locations
Transitional individual housing

57 locations
Relocation services

53 locations
Alternative housing counseling

46 locations
Permanent individual housing

25 locations
Permanent family housing

24 locations

Support Services

Resources and referrals

110 locations
Goal planning assistance

101 locations
Parenting skills training

87 locations
Medical accompaniment

83 locations
Job search/placement

75 locations
Job skills training

63 locations
Health and wellness programs

60 locations
Pet Shelter

37 locations
Spiritual services

36 locations
Onsite mental health services

26 locations
Onsite medical services

14 locations

Children's Services

Safety planning for children

88 locations
Youth counseling

71 locations
Educational programs

65 locations
School liaison

46 locations
Child care during support groups

46 locations
Tutoring services

41 locations
Teen activity program

37 locations
Child abuse services

37 locations
Child development

35 locations
After school programs

35 locations
Art/music therapy

30 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

87 programs
Speaker's bureau

63 programs

Other

Languages

English

124 locations
Spanish

105 locations
Sign language

9 locations
Korean

6 locations
German

6 locations
Vietnamese

4 locations
Russian

4 locations
Portuguese

4 locations
French

3 locations
Chinese

3 locations
Italian

2 locations
Tagalog

1 locations

Populations Served

Women

121 locations
Individuals

82 locations
Families

78 locations
Elderly

74 locations
Teens

67 locations
Men

57 locations
Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)

13 locations
Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)

9 locations
Non-Binary

6 locations

Distinctive Populations

LGBTQ

72 locations
Immigrant

70 locations
Trans women/men

68 locations
Disabled

68 locations
Prostituted persons

66 locations
Trafficked persons

66 locations
Military

66 locations
Rural

64 locations
Deaf

57 locations
Developmentally disabled

54 locations

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