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What is Domestic Violence?

Abusive Behaviors:
- Signs for Victims
- Signs for Aggressors

Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

Why Victims Stay

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Victim Guide

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

North County Family Violence Prevention Center (NCFVPC)

Personalized Safety Plan

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Services - Domestic Violence Unit

ADDITONAL LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WEBSITE LINKS

San Diego Regional Domestic Violence Resource's List- Click here to print out!
A comprehensive telephone list of domestic violence- related service centers, hotlines, emergency shelters, Spanish- speaking agencies/Agencias que se habla Espanol,
Military, and legal resources.

SAN DIEGO:

North County Family Violence Prevention Center (NCFVPC)-
340 Rancheros Drive, Suite 190
San Marcos, CA 92069
760-798-2835
760-798-4096 Fax

NCFVPC provides services in North San Diego County for domestic violence victims. Victims can walk through the door and receive information on local counseling services, shelter programs, and other community services. The center has bilingual advocates (English-Spanish) who can help them work on a customized safety plan. They can receive assistance with a restraining order or other legal needs, and talk with a Sheriff's Detective if needed. The center also offers computer access to the Internet, and a customized Website of Safety- a computer program, which has the ability to aid victims needing a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). (In the future, there may be the ability for direct remote access to the San Diego Court).

San Diego Family Justice Center - Victims of domestic violence in the City of San Diego can come to one location to talk to an advocate, get a restraining order, plan for their safety, talk to a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive medical assistance, counsel with a chaplain, get help with transportation, and obtain nutrition or pregnancy services counseling.

Inform San Diego: www.informsandiego.com

CALIFORNIA AND NATIONAL

California State Attorney General's Office- Prevention Violence and Crime in California

Family Violence Prevention Fund- a national domestic violence advocacy organization.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

SAN DIEGO:
County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services- provides countywide alcohol and drug services, and adult and child mental health services.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE

SAN DIEGO:

Co. of San Diego HHSA Children's Services-
Child Protective Services (CPS) 1- 800- 344- 6000.

Children's Hospital-
Children's Hospital's Family Violence Program - Provides therapy and advocacy to women and children who have experienced domestic violence. The program provides individual, group and family therapy as well as Parent Child Interaction Therapy. Program advocates provide an array of services including court accompaniment and referrals to community resources. Services are provided in English and Spanish and are culturally and developmentally appropriate. Located at the San Diego Family Justice Center downtown. Call 619-533-3529 for more information.

CALIFORNIA:
Office of Child Abuse Prevention, California

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: ELDER ABUSE

SAN DIEGO:

County of San Diego Adult Protective Services (APS)

Co. of San Diego Network of Care for Seniors

CALIFORNIA:

California Department of Aging

Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

NATIONAL:

American Association of Retired Persons

National Center on Elder Abuse

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER (GLBT)

SAN DIEGO:

The Center- San Diego County- The Center serves as a point of contact and resource center for thousands of GLBT community members who are seeking information about and connection to the San Diego GLBT community.

Stepping Stone of San Diego- is a non-profit alcohol and drug recovery agency that offers a variety of social model recovery programs incorporating the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, whose mission is to create, sustain and extend life-enhancing alcohol and other drug recovery and prevention services primarily to gays and lesbians in San Diego County.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: JUDICIAL SERVICES

SAN DIEGO:

San Diego Superior Court

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: MILITARY SERVICES

SAN DIEGO:

MCRD- Family Advocacy Center- 619/524-0465

TEEN RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/dating.asp - The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is a "one-stop shop" for information on youth violence prevention, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal agencies.

http://www.gurl.com/topics/dating.html

http://www.facetheissue.com/abuse.html