Not Now

Abusers may monitor your phone, TAP HERE to more safely and securely browse DomesticShelters.org with a password protected app.

1. Select a discrete app icon.

Next step: Custom Icon Title

Next

2. Change the title (optional).

Building App
Home / California Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

California Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

California

There are 171 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 161 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 94%. These programs can be found in 109 different cities.

Click on any of the 109 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 "support 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 12% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in California

  • Case management
    142 locations
  • Domestic violence education
    141 locations
  • Safety planning
    140 locations
  • Food and clothing
    138 locations
  • Crisis intervention services
    134 locations
  • Emergency shelter
    122 locations
  • Confidential shelter location
    106 locations
  • Danger/lethality assessment
    106 locations
  • Emergency cell phones
    81 locations
  • Emergency local transportation
    81 locations
  • Safe home network
    49 locations
  • Mobile advocacy
    25 locations
  • Assistance with orders of protection
    130 locations
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
    125 locations
  • Court/legal lay assistance
    101 locations
  • Financial empowerment training
    94 locations
  • Legal resource planning
    87 locations
  • Attorney referral for family court
    65 locations
  • Immigration services
    62 locations
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
    62 locations
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
    54 locations
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
    53 locations
  • Child custody services
    49 locations
  • Legal clinics
    47 locations
  • Legal representation
    42 locations
  • In-shelter financial aid
    23 locations
  • Expert testimony
    22 locations
  • Peer support groups
    117 locations
  • Non-resident counseling
    107 locations
  • Shelter resident counseling
    107 locations
  • Sexual violence support groups
    80 locations
  • Counseling for friends and family
    80 locations
  • Counseling for batterers
    40 locations
  • Substance abuse counseling
    35 locations
  • Incest counseling
    30 locations
  • Ritual abuse counseling
    21 locations
  • Sex offender counseling
    17 locations
  • Transitional family housing
    84 locations
  • Transportation
    82 locations
  • Transitional individual housing
    81 locations
  • Relocation services
    64 locations
  • Alternative housing counseling
    53 locations
  • Permanent individual housing
    40 locations
  • Permanent family housing
    39 locations
  • Resources and referrals
    149 locations
  • Goal planning assistance
    130 locations
  • Parenting skills training
    105 locations
  • Medical accompaniment
    90 locations
  • Health and wellness programs
    88 locations
  • Job search/placement
    87 locations
  • Job skills training
    83 locations
  • Pet Shelter
    64 locations
  • Onsite mental health services
    56 locations
  • Spiritual services
    40 locations
  • Onsite medical services
    26 locations
  • Safety planning for children
    108 locations
  • Youth counseling
    95 locations
  • Educational programs
    75 locations
  • Child care during support groups
    69 locations
  • Art/music therapy
    65 locations
  • Child abuse services
    57 locations
  • School liaison
    50 locations
  • Teen activity program
    50 locations
  • Child development
    49 locations
  • Tutoring services
    42 locations
  • After school programs
    37 locations
  • Pet therapy
    26 locations
  • Summer camp
    26 locations
  • Daycare facility
    25 locations
  • Onsite schooling
    21 locations
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
    16 locations
  • Domestic violence workshops
    123 programs
  • Speaker's bureau
    72 programs

Other

  • English
    164 locations
  • Spanish
    138 locations
  • Tagalog
    20 locations
  • Sign language
    18 locations
  • French
    16 locations
  • Chinese
    16 locations
  • Russian
    15 locations
  • Portuguese
    12 locations
  • Vietnamese
    12 locations
  • Korean
    12 locations
  • German
    11 locations
  • Italian
    9 locations
  • Women
    151 locations
  • Families
    111 locations
  • Individuals
    110 locations
  • Teens
    95 locations
  • Elderly
    92 locations
  • Men
    90 locations
  • Non-Binary
    26 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
    7 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
    5 locations
  • Immigrant
    98 locations
  • LGBTQ
    97 locations
  • Trans women/men
    88 locations
  • Trafficked persons
    84 locations
  • Disabled
    82 locations
  • Military
    79 locations
  • Developmentally disabled
    73 locations
  • Rural
    72 locations
  • Deaf
    72 locations
  • Prostituted persons
    64 locations