There are 169 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 160 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 94%. These programs can be found in 110 different cities.
Click on any of the 110 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 domestic violence education" 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 11% 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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Domestic violence education
141 locations
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Case management
141 locations
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Safety planning
139 locations
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Food and clothing
139 locations
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Crisis intervention services
135 locations
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Emergency shelter
122 locations
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Confidential shelter location
107 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
107 locations
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Emergency local transportation
83 locations
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Emergency cell phones
81 locations
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Safe home network
50 locations
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Mobile advocacy
26 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Assistance with orders of protection
129 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
123 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
102 locations
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Financial empowerment training
93 locations
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Legal resource planning
85 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
65 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
62 locations
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Immigration services
61 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
53 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
51 locations
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Child custody services
47 locations
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Legal clinics
46 locations
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Legal representation
40 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
23 locations
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Expert testimony
23 locations
Counseling Services
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Peer support groups
118 locations
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Non-resident counseling
108 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
108 locations
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Counseling for friends and family
80 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
78 locations
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Counseling for batterers
39 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
35 locations
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Incest counseling
31 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
20 locations
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Sex offender counseling
17 locations
Housing Services
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Transitional family housing
84 locations
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Transportation
83 locations
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Transitional individual housing
81 locations
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Relocation services
65 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
54 locations
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Permanent individual housing
40 locations
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Permanent family housing
39 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
150 locations
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Goal planning assistance
130 locations
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Parenting skills training
105 locations
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Health and wellness programs
89 locations
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Medical accompaniment
88 locations
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Job search/placement
87 locations
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Job skills training
83 locations
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Onsite mental health services
55 locations
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Spiritual services
39 locations
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Onsite medical services
25 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
107 locations
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Youth counseling
95 locations
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Educational programs
74 locations
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Child care during support groups
68 locations
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Art/music therapy
65 locations
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Child abuse services
55 locations
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School liaison
51 locations
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Child development
49 locations
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Teen activity program
49 locations
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Tutoring services
40 locations
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After school programs
36 locations
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Daycare facility
25 locations
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Onsite schooling
20 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
15 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops
123 programs
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Speaker's bureau
71 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
17 locations
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Populations Served
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Individuals
110 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
5 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
3 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men
86 locations
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Trafficked persons
84 locations
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Developmentally disabled
70 locations
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Prostituted persons
62 locations