Child Abuse, Assault, and Domestic Violence Resources

  • *DIAL 911 IN AN EMERGENCY
  • *For RESOURCES IN ADDITION TO THIS LIST, DIAL 211
  • CHILD PROTECTION HOTLINE: 1-800-540-4000
  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: 1-800-978-3600
  • RAINN: 800-656-4673
    • 24/7 National sexual assault hotline. Confidential support, help with finding local resources for health, forensic exams, healing and recovery. Information about laws in your community.
  • Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center: 424-259-7208
    • 24-hour comprehensive services for sexual assault victims. Includes specialized medical care, forensic services, counseling and information about rights and options. All services are free.
  • Sojourn: 310-264-6644
    • Domestic violence services for families. Emergency and confidential shelter, 24/7 crisis counseling. Attorney referrals for criminal and family court.
  • Violence Intervention Program: 323-226-3961 (24/7 sexual assault center intake), 1721 Griffin Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90031, contact@vip-cmhc.org
    • For children ages 5-11.
    • Services for children who have been sexually abused: assessment and forensic exam, follow-up and ongoing primary medical and mental health care, legal advocacy, case management.
    • Office: 323-221-4134
    • M-Th 8am-8pm, Fri. 8am-6pm.
  • Victim’s Witness Program: 1-800-380-3811
    • Ca victim’s compensation program- program that may assist victims of crime
  • Department of Public Social Services
    • Shelter, legal services, food, clothing, housing, independent living skills, parenting education, financial planning
  • The Children’s Center of Antelope Valley: 661-949-1206, 45111 Fern Ave., Lancaster, CA 93534
    • Child abuse prevention and treatment, clinical therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, support services for relatives/caregivers, transitional age youth peer support, re-entry services for justice-involved youth
  • El Nido Family Centers
    • Child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment, family source centers, business and tech academies, building stronger families, welcome baby, early head start, gang reduction and youth development, teen family services, select home visitation.
    • Antelope Valley: Teen Family Services, 818-896-7776
    • Los Angeles: Select Home Visitation, 213-335-3739
    • Pacoima: 818-896-7776, Family Source Center, Parenting Classes, Teen Parent Family Services, GRYD, Cal-Learn
    • Panorama City:
      • Welcome Baby 818781-8120
      • Select Home Visitation 818-781-8120
      • Child Abuse Prevention Intervention and Treatment
      • Teen Parent Family Services 818-574-3939
      • Best Start Regional Network 818-921-7643
    • South LA:
      • Early Head Start 323-971-7360
    • South West LA 323-998-0093
      • Building Stronger Families 424-785-7908
      • Cal Learn, Teen Family Services 323-752-0271
  • The Catalyst Foundation: 661-948-8559, 44758 Elm Ave. Lancaster, CA 93534
    • Individual and group therapy, experiential childhood abuse recovery workshops, women’s support group, PTSD groups, HIV/AIDS group, enrichment services including art therapy, aroma therapy, meditation, healthy living, creative quilting.
    • Supportive housing, food, pet food, transportation, financial literacy/help with taxes and finances, eviction prevention, community garden.
  • Valley Family Center: 818-365-8588, 302 S. Brand Blvd., San Fernando, CA 91340, M-TH 9am-8pm, F 9am-2pm
    • Court and DCFS approved individual, couples, adolescent, family therapy, play therapy. Group therapy, groups for survivors of domestic abuse, groups for perpetrators, groups for non-offending parent in household with sexual abuse. Individual and group tutoring and support for school-aged children being bullied or struggling in school for other reasons.
  • San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center: 818-901-4830, Van Nuys, CA, M-F 8am-5pm
    • Individual, couples, group and family counseling for children, teens, adults. Substance use treatment, domestic violence treatment, crisis intervention, intensive day treatment programs, medication management, selective housing for homeless, chronically mentally ill. Re-entry from juvenile justice system.
  • Child and Family Guidance Center: 818-993-9311 Northridge, CA
    • Bilingual, individual, family, group therapy, medication management, parent education, help with enrollment in medi-cal, intensive in-home case management, intensive in-home wraparound services for youth. Northpoint School for students grades 8-12 with behavioral issues.
  • Ettie Lee Youth and Family Services:
    • Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs, Residential services: 909-620-2521, Pomona, CA
    • Foster Care and Adoption Intensive Treatment: 626-967-5082, Covina, CA
    • Main Office: 626-960-4861, Baldwin Park, CA
    • Individual and group therapy for patients ages 2-21, therapeutic behavior services, medication evaluation and management, treatment for substance use disorders, assistance with emancipation, foster and adoptive parent resources/support, transitional housing, wraparound services, child nutrition program.
  • ACT/PFF Shields for Families: 323-242-5000
    • Serving the South Los Angeles Community, offices in LA and Compton
    • Welcome Baby Program: pregnant and parenting women and their children, 0-5 for women who deliver at St. Francis Medical Center, Centinela Hospital, and Martin Luther King Community Hospital.
    • Home Visitation Program: at-risk pregnant and parenting women and their children, 0-18 months
    • Healthy Start for 0-18 months.
    • Child Development Centers, ages 0-5
    • 6 family resource centers for high risk families referred by DCFS, for foster families with children from age 0-21, case management, counseling, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, education on health/life skills, support services.
    • Youth services, ages 6-18 – academic enrichment, tutoring, case management, social skills development, recreational services, mental health counseling.
    • College Bridge Academy in Compton and Watts for students gr. 9-12 who have dropped out of school or been suspended.
    • Adult vocational services
    • Re-entry services
    • Housing services
    • DUI/DV and anger management services (court-ordered)
  • TLC Family Resource Center: 562-904-3577, 13220 Bellflower Blvd. Downey, CA 90242, email: tic@dusd.net
    • Walk-in, M-F 8am-3:30pm
    • Programs for teens in crisis, parental education, food and clothing, backpacks and, school supplies, counseling and grief support groups, referral services, homeless support, low-cost health insurance enrollment and health services
  • The Children’s Bureau
    • Targeting child abuse prevention, and treatment of children who have suffered. Centers provide family resource centers and support programs, foster care and adoption, mental health services, 0-5 programs.
    • Locations:
      • Lancaster Sunrise Center: 661-949-0131
      • Carson Family Center: 310-523-9500
      • Long Beach: 562-981-9392
      • LA (Magnolia Ave.): 213-342-0100
      • Palmdale: 661-272-9996
      • Valencia: 661-705-4670
      • West Covina: 626-337-8811
  • Women’s and Children’s Shelters from DPSS Website:

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