There are 27 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 88%. 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 
 
                          
                         
 
             
          
        
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                        Sign language 2 locations 
 
                        
                       
 
              
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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