There are 28 organizations in Iowa that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 24 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 85%. These programs can be found in 17 different cities.
Click on any of the 17 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Iowa, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.
The most common category of service in Iowa – 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 Iowa are "resources and referrals and case management" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and pet therapy".
Spanish is spoken at 62% of the organizations.
The third most common language after English and Spanish is French at 12% 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 Iowa
Emergency Services
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Case management
23 locations
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Safety planning
22 locations
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Crisis intervention services
21 locations
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Domestic violence education
20 locations
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Food and clothing
20 locations
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Emergency cell phones
19 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
19 locations
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Emergency local transportation
17 locations
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Emergency shelter
16 locations
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Mobile advocacy
13 locations
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Confidential shelter location
12 locations
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Safe home network
4 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Financial empowerment training
20 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
20 locations
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Assistance with orders of protection
20 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
17 locations
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Immigration services
16 locations
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Legal resource planning
16 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
11 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
11 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
10 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
10 locations
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Expert testimony
9 locations
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Child custody services
6 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
6 locations
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Legal representation
4 locations
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Legal clinics
4 locations
Counseling Services
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Counseling for friends and family
16 locations
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Peer support groups
16 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
16 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
15 locations
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Non-resident counseling
15 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
10 locations
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Incest counseling
7 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
6 locations
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Counseling for batterers
5 locations
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Sex offender counseling
4 locations
Housing Services
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Transportation
18 locations
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Relocation services
17 locations
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Transitional individual housing
16 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
15 locations
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Transitional family housing
15 locations
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Permanent family housing
8 locations
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Permanent individual housing
8 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
23 locations
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Goal planning assistance
20 locations
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Job skills training
17 locations
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Parenting skills training
16 locations
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Medical accompaniment
15 locations
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Job search/placement
15 locations
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Health and wellness programs
14 locations
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Spiritual services
10 locations
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Onsite medical services
5 locations
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Onsite mental health services
3 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
19 locations
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Educational programs
17 locations
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Youth counseling
17 locations
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Child care during support groups
12 locations
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Teen activity program
11 locations
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School liaison
8 locations
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Child development
8 locations
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Child abuse services
8 locations
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Tutoring services
7 locations
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After school programs
7 locations
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Art/music therapy
6 locations
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Daycare facility
5 locations
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Onsite schooling
3 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
1 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops
16 programs
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Speaker's bureau
13 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
2 locations
Populations Served
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
1 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
1 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men
16 locations
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Trafficked persons
15 locations
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Prostituted persons
14 locations
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Developmentally disabled
13 locations