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District of Columbia Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

District of Columbia

There are 16 organizations in District of Columbia that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 15 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 93%. These programs can be found in 1 different cities.

Click on any of the 1 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in District of Columbia, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.

The most common category of service in District of Columbia – 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 "housing services".

The two most common individual services within any category of service in District of Columbia are "resources and referrals and domestic violence education" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and incest counseling".

Spanish is spoken at 33% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is Sign language at 6% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

District of Columbia Cities with Domestic Violence Programs

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in District of Columbia

  • Domestic violence education
    12 locations
  • Case management
    11 locations
  • Crisis intervention services
    10 locations
  • Safety planning
    9 locations
  • Food and clothing
    8 locations
  • Danger/lethality assessment
    8 locations
  • Confidential shelter location
    6 locations
  • Emergency cell phones
    5 locations
  • Emergency shelter
    5 locations
  • Emergency local transportation
    4 locations
  • Mobile advocacy
    2 locations
  • Safe home network
    2 locations
  • Assistance with orders of protection
    9 locations
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
    7 locations
  • Financial empowerment training
    6 locations
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
    5 locations
  • Court/legal lay assistance
    5 locations
  • Legal resource planning
    4 locations
  • Attorney referral for family court
    4 locations
  • Child custody services
    3 locations
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
    3 locations
  • Immigration services
    2 locations
  • In-shelter financial aid
    2 locations
  • Legal representation
    2 locations
  • Legal clinics
    2 locations
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
    2 locations
  • Expert testimony
    0 locations
  • Peer support groups
    8 locations
  • Sexual violence support groups
    6 locations
  • Non-resident counseling
    5 locations
  • Shelter resident counseling
    5 locations
  • Substance abuse counseling
    4 locations
  • Sex offender counseling
    3 locations
  • Counseling for friends and family
    3 locations
  • Counseling for batterers
    2 locations
  • Ritual abuse counseling
    1 locations
  • Incest counseling
    1 locations
  • Alternative housing counseling
    6 locations
  • Transportation
    5 locations
  • Relocation services
    4 locations
  • Transitional family housing
    4 locations
  • Transitional individual housing
    4 locations
  • Permanent individual housing
    3 locations
  • Permanent family housing
    2 locations
  • Resources and referrals
    14 locations
  • Goal planning assistance
    11 locations
  • Health and wellness programs
    10 locations
  • Job search/placement
    7 locations
  • Job skills training
    7 locations
  • Onsite mental health services
    6 locations
  • Parenting skills training
    6 locations
  • Medical accompaniment
    5 locations
  • Onsite medical services
    2 locations
  • Spiritual services
    2 locations
  • Pet Shelter
    0 locations
  • Safety planning for children
    9 locations
  • Child care during support groups
    5 locations
  • Art/music therapy
    3 locations
  • Tutoring services
    3 locations
  • After school programs
    3 locations
  • Educational programs
    3 locations
  • Youth counseling
    3 locations
  • Child abuse services
    3 locations
  • Pet therapy
    2 locations
  • School liaison
    2 locations
  • Child development
    2 locations
  • Daycare facility
    2 locations
  • Onsite schooling
    1 locations
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
    1 locations
  • Summer camp
    1 locations
  • Teen activity program
    1 locations
  • Domestic violence workshops
    9 programs
  • Speaker's bureau
    5 programs

Other

  • English
    15 locations
  • Spanish
    5 locations
  • Sign language
    1 locations
  • Vietnamese
    1 locations
  • Tagalog
    1 locations
  • Korean
    1 locations
  • Chinese
    1 locations
  • Women
    15 locations
  • Individuals
    8 locations
  • Elderly
    8 locations
  • Families
    7 locations
  • Teens
    6 locations
  • Men
    6 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
    1 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
    1 locations
  • Non-Binary
    1 locations
  • LGBTQ
    8 locations
  • Deaf
    8 locations
  • Trans women/men
    7 locations
  • Prostituted persons
    7 locations
  • Trafficked persons
    7 locations
  • Immigrant
    7 locations
  • Military
    6 locations
  • Disabled
    6 locations
  • Developmentally disabled
    6 locations
  • Rural
    5 locations