Domestic and Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline 703-360-7273; TTY 711
SAFETY ALERT – If you are in danger, call or text 911.
Department of Family Services Alert:
SAFETY ALERT – If you are in danger, call or text 911.
For free, short-term individual and family counseling services (also available via teletherapy), call us at 703-968-4052. The DSVS 24-hour hotline is still available 703-360-7273.
National Resources
State Resources
Local Resources
Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC)
Historic Courthouse
4000 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 2702
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-246-4573, Email
Walk-in services are temporarily unavailable at DVAC. For assistance, call 703-246-4573 or the Domestic and Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline at 703-360-7273.
Fairfax County Courthouse
Domestic Relations Intake Office
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Ste. 202
Fairfax, VA 22030
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Walk-ins welcome
Fairfax County Courthouse
General District Court
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Ste. 211
Fairfax, VA 22030
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Walk-ins welcome
Fairfax County Community Services Room
Tysons Corner Center
1961 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, VA 22102
703-246-5995, Email
Wednesdays and Fridays 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (By appointment only)
Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center
1086 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170
Email
Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
InovaCares Clinic for Women and Children
6400 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042
Email
Mondays and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
James Lee Community Center
2855 Annandale Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Walk-ins welcome
Kelly Square
Fairfax County Health Department
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
703-246-4573 (By appointment only)
Pennino Building
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 740
Fairfax County, VA 22035
703-324-5730, Email
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Registration for the fall session of Sexual Violence Tier 1, a 16-hour training on understanding sexual violence, systems responding to sexual violence in Fairfax County, and resources available in our community, is now open. This session is Saturdays, September 19 and September 26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (in-person, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 4555 Ahmadiyya Drive Chantilly, VA 20151). This training is free, but registration is required.
Maybe someone you care about has told you they are experiencing domestic violence. Or you see signs of abuse in their relationship. You may wonder what to say to help—or if you should say anything at all. That’s OK. Domestic violence is a difficult subject to talk about both for people experiencing the violence and those who care about the victims. But reaching out can be a lifeline to someone who probably feels fear, shame, or embarrassment. Here are some practical, safety-focused tips for helping a victim of domestic violence.
Unscripted: Conversations about Sexual and Domestic Violence is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from Domestic and Sexual Violence Services and partner organizations discussing all aspects of interpersonal violence, while providing prevention strategies, solutions, and resources for support for residents of Fairfax County.
Dissociative disorders are mental health conditions that involve experiencing a loss of connection between thoughts, memories, feelings, surroundings, behavior, and identity. These conditions include escaping from reality in unwanted and unhealthy ways. Children who are sexually abused--particularly chronic abuse that started at an early age—may learn to dissociate to cope with the abuse and may have long-term difficulties managing everyday life. On this episode of Unscripted, host Kendra Lee; Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Counseling Services Supervisor Kathryn Harlow and Laura Ballard, a mental health therapist at the Arlington County Mental Health Center in Arlington, Virginia, discuss these disorders, how they show up in survivors’ lives, and the best ways to treat them.
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services works with communities to transform society’s response to domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and stalking by challenging oppression, collaborating to inform policy, and providing everybody impacted by violence with equitable access to trauma-informed support, advocacy, education, and a space for healing. Check out this article about the value of working with Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Division.
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