There are 168 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 157 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 93%. 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 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
139 locations
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Safety planning
138 locations
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Case management
138 locations
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Food and clothing
136 locations
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Crisis intervention services
133 locations
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Emergency shelter
118 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
106 locations
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Confidential shelter location
104 locations
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Emergency local transportation
81 locations
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Emergency cell phones
78 locations
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Safe home network
48 locations
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Mobile advocacy
26 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Assistance with orders of protection
127 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
121 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
100 locations
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Financial empowerment training
90 locations
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Legal resource planning
83 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
63 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
62 locations
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Immigration services
60 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
51 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
49 locations
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Child custody services
45 locations
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Legal clinics
44 locations
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Legal representation
38 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
22 locations
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Expert testimony
22 locations
Counseling Services
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Peer support groups
116 locations
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Non-resident counseling
106 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
106 locations
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Counseling for friends and family
79 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
76 locations
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Counseling for batterers
38 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
33 locations
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Incest counseling
30 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
19 locations
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Sex offender counseling
16 locations
Housing Services
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Transitional family housing
83 locations
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Transportation
82 locations
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Transitional individual housing
80 locations
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Relocation services
64 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
53 locations
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Permanent individual housing
39 locations
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Permanent family housing
38 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
147 locations
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Goal planning assistance
127 locations
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Parenting skills training
103 locations
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Health and wellness programs
87 locations
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Medical accompaniment
85 locations
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Job search/placement
85 locations
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Job skills training
81 locations
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Onsite mental health services
54 locations
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Spiritual services
37 locations
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Onsite medical services
24 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
106 locations
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Youth counseling
94 locations
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Educational programs
73 locations
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Child care during support groups
67 locations
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Art/music therapy
65 locations
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Child abuse services
54 locations
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School liaison
51 locations
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Child development
48 locations
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Teen activity program
48 locations
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Tutoring services
39 locations
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After school programs
35 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
121 programs
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Speaker's bureau
71 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
16 locations
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Populations Served
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Individuals
108 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
85 locations
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Trafficked persons
83 locations
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Developmentally disabled
69 locations
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Prostituted persons
61 locations