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Help for you, your family, your neighbors, your community.
Read the Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report.
The Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services offers compassionate and comprehensive state-accredited programs for women, men, teens and children who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence and stalking. The goal of OFWDSVS is to promote safety, responsibility, awareness and equality.
Our services include:
- Counseling services (individual and group) for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
- Telephone hotline / helpline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide information and support.
- Shelter and support services for individuals and families leaving violent situations.
- Intervention services for abusers, including those referred by the courts for physical, emotional or verbal abuse and those who voluntarily seek services.
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Community education about healthy relationships, effective
communication skills, and how to recognize abusive behaviors.
- Get information on Compassion Training for Couples in Conflict
- Request a workshop or training on domestic violence
- Request a workshop or training on sexual violence
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Support Groups for Women, Men and Children:
- Coping Skills for Trauma Survivors, support group for women
- Drop-in men's support group for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
- Families Matter! Joint support groups for women and school-aged children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence.
- Children Matter! Support group for school-aged children (ages 7-15) who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence.
- Women's Domestic Abuse Survivor Group. Support group for adult women who are currently experiencing or have previously experienced domestic abuse.
- Supports the Fairfax County Commission for Women and works to promote the full equality of women and girls in Fairfax County.
Phone Numbers and
Locations
Office for Women &
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Pkwy
Suite 339
Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-5730; TTY 703-324-5706
24 hour hotline/ helpline
703-360-7273
TTY 703-435-1235
Counseling services for
victims of domestic and/or sexual violence
To make an appointment or join a group, call 703-324-5730
TTY 703-324-5706
Counseling services offered in Reston, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls
Church, Springfield, and Alexandria.
Anger & Domestic Abuse Prevention
and Treatment (ADAPT)
703-968-4052
TTY 703-324-5706
ADAPT groups offered in Reston, Chantilly, Fairfax, and Alexandria.
Artemis House – A Shelter
for Victims of Domestic Violence
24-Hour: 703-435-4940
TTY 703-435-1235
Mission, Vision and
Values
Our mission:
Is to promote an engaged and informed community by encouraging safety,
responsibility, awareness, and equality.
Our vision is for:
- Compassionate and comprehensive services for women, men, teens and children
- A community of empowered individuals who make safe and healthy choices for themselves and their families
- Educated individuals who offer personal support and public advocacy to create a more safe and equable community
- Professionals who work as allies in responding to those affected by sexual, interpersonal, and family violence
- And decision-makers who are sensitive and informed and use their positions to affect positive change.
Our values are:
- Safety
- Respect
- Empathy and compassion
- Responsibility
- Collaboration
- Equality
- Hope
Who We Serve
What is domestic or family violence?
In domestic or family violence, one person attempts to control or hurt
another through actions or threats that can include physical, sexual,
verbal, or psychological abuse. People of all ages, income levels,
faiths, sexual orientation, gender, and education levels can experience
domestic or family violence.
What is sexual violence?
Sexual violence is a general term used to explain any act of a sexual
nature where a person is forced, threatened, or intimidated into engaging
in the activity without her or his permission. Some examples of this are
rape, forced sodomy, sexual harassment, and indecent exposure.
This office can provide services to help those individuals and families who are affected by domestic or sexual violence.
These programs are open to any resident of Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. Service providers are sensitive to the issues of age, gender, race, disability, religious or ethnic background, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.
Programs & Services
Free services include:
- 24-hour hotline providing emergency information and assistance, counseling, referrals to other services.
- Telephonic interpreters available for hotline calls in any language.
- Group counseling for survivors and families.
- Support groups for men who experienced sexual abuse during childhood.
- Professional individual counseling.
- Community education and prevention services.
- Support services focusing on legal and economic issues.
24-Hour Hotline
703-360-7273
TTY 703-435-1235
Fairfax County Artemis House
Artemis House offers a safe, confidential location and supportive counseling to individuals and their children who are fleeing family violence situations.
Free services for shelter residents include:
- Professional counseling services.
- Children’s programs.
- Advocacy and linkages to resources for legal help, employment, housing, medical, child care and other needs.
- Court accompaniment for residents.
- Private accommodations for each family.
- Community education.
- Emergency transportation.
- Safe and supportive atmosphere.
24-Hours
703-435-4940
TTY 703-435-1235
Anger & Domestic Abuse
Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT)
ADAPT offers domestic abuse intervention to men and women who have been physically, verbally or emotionally abusive; serves both court-referred and voluntary participants.
Services include:
- A compassionate approach to family abuse prevention.
- Individual screening and evaluation.
- Intervention groups to learn safe ways of regulating hurt feelings.
- Referrals and linkages to other service providers.
There is a charge for intake and group sessions.
703-968-4052
TTY 703-324-5706
Other Services
Fairfax County Police Department
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 703-691-2131
Magistrates – Issue emergency protective orders
Fairfax: 703-246-2178
Mental Health Sites
Emergency Services: 703-573-5679; TTY 703-207-7737
Appointments/Entry: 703-481-4230; TTY 703-866-2147
Child Protective Services: 703-324-7400; TTY 703-222-9452
Adult Protective Services: 703-324-7450; TTY 703-449-1186
Coordinated Services Planning
Information and referral to human services resources in the
community.
703-222-0880, TTY 703-802-7914
How You Can Help
Volunteer with our program:
We encourage community participation in our programs and welcome
volunteers to work in a variety of jobs. Some examples include staffing
our 24-hour hotline, facilitating support and psychoeducational groups,
providing accompaniment for victims at the hospital or in court,
assisting in prevention and educational outreach, providing
administrative support, and many others. All volunteers must pass a
background check. We will provide all the training you need to safely and
competently perform any of these jobs. We would love to welcome you as we
all work together to create a safer community. If you would like more
information, call or email our volunteer coordinator, Larissa Jackson,
703-324-9495. Learn more about volunteer
opportunities with the Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual
Violence Services.
Get involved with Friends of VAN, a non-profit organization that supports victims of domestic and sexual violence. Find out more at www.friends-of-van.org .
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