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.
Free, short-term individual and family counseling services are now available via teletherapy. Call us at 703-324-5730 and choose the option for Counseling Services. 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 Community Services Room
Tysons Corner Center
1961 Chain Bridge Road (2nd Level outside of Nordstrom)
McLean, VA 22102
703-246-5995, Email
Wednesdays and Fridays 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
(If you arrive before 10 a.m., please use Parking Deck A, located across from the Michael Kors store. Enter the mall through the entrance situated between Michael Kors and Maman Joon.) This location temporarily unavailable pending re-location to an alternate site. See walk-in services at other locations on this list or call the Domestic and Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline at 703-360-7273.
Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center
1086 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170
Email
Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Herndon Connections for Hope
1141 Elden Street, Suite 200
Herndon, VA 20170
Email
Tuesdays, 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.
Pennino Building
The Pennino Building is currently closed due to flooding. See other walk-in locations above or call the Domestic and Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline at 703-360-7273. Check this page for other Department of Family Services support during the closure.
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 740
Fairfax County, VA 22035
703-324-5730, Email
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Observed the first week of March (this year March 2-8), No More Week is a global call to end domestic violence and sexual assault by shifting culture from silence to action. Advocates, service providers, survivors, and allies around the world mark the week by centering on a simple but powerful message: Violence and abuse are preventable, and everyone has a role in stopping them. Learn more about the purpose behind No More Week.
Intimate partner violence and sexual assault do not happen in a vacuum; they exist within systems shaped by racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression. During Black History Month, it is especially important to ground our work in these truths: 1) Black women, black teens, and black folks within the LGBTQ+ community experience domestic violence at disproportionately higher rates than their white counterparts; 2) 45 percent of black women have experienced stalking and physical or sexual violence in their lifetime; and 3) nearly 70 percent of black bisexual women and 56 percent of black transgender people experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Learn more about how racial justice can help end interpersonal violence.
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.
We all change, right? We mature and outgrow childish behavior. Experience sometimes teaches us to adjust our beliefs or political leanings. People quit smoking and give up other addictions all the time. But when it comes to domestic violence and whether people who harm those they say they love can turn that behavior around, change is a more complicated discussion with no easy answers. On this episode of Unscripted, that’s the topic host Kendra Lee, Domestic and Sexual Violence Services ADAPT Counselor Irvin Hernandez, and Darla Timberlake, clinical director and vice president of the Behavioral Health Center for Child and Family Services in Newport News, Virginia, dissect.
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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