VCU / Richmond Resources
For victims of domestic violence who need immediate assistance, please call 911 or contact your local Police Department.
Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault 24-hour Hotline: 1-800-838-8238
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
TDD: 1-800-787-3224
Toll free 24 hours a day, seven days a week English, Spanish & interpreters available to translate an additional 139 languages
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (VCU) RESOURCES
VCU Police
804-828-1234
VCUHS Department of Care Coordination/Social Work
804-828-0212
Employee Assistance: VCUHS Help Link
804-828-4EAP or 804-828-4327 or 804-232-0901 to access EAP services.
VCU Medical Center - MCVH Forensic Nurse Examiners -
Department of Emergency Services
Office: (804) 628-0623
Pager: (804) 997-2431
www.vcumcforensics.org
Contact: Susan Carson, RN, FNE, Coordinator
Georgi Fisher – Forensic Advocate – 804- 628-2191 - Pager: 373-0592
VCU Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Programs -
VCU Office of Health Promotion
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 am – 4:30 pm; Friday, 10 am – 4:30 pm
Location: 1300 W. Broad Street, Suite 2200
Contact: Tammy McKeown - 804- 828-2085
Sexual Assault Survivors Handbook:
http://www.students.vcu.edu/health/sasa/
http://www.resourcecenter.vcu.edu/
VCU – Virginia Center on Aging – Central Virginia Task Force on
Domestic Violence in Later Life – 804-828-1525
Project Coordinator: Lisa Furr
http://www.vcu.edu/vcoa/abuse.htm includes: Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence in the Second Half of Life: A Resource Manual.
VCU Project to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women On Campus -
Coordinated community response to address needs of students and the University in
responding to domestic- sexual violence and stalking.
Contact: Gay Cutchin 804-827-2417
LOCAL RESOURCES
YWCA of Richmond
Services include two shelter programs (Richmond & Chesterfield) two 24 hour crisis hotlines, short term crisis counseling services, support groups, and hospital accompaniment.
Richmond Hotline: 643-0888
Chesterfield Hotline: 796-3066
Office: 643-6761
www.ywcarichmond.org
Chesterfield County Domestic & Sexual Violence Resource Center
Office: 706-1272
Victim Services: 706-1267
Hispanic Advocate: 706-1281
http://www.chesterfield.gov/publicsafety/domesticviolence/dvrchome.asp
Hanover Safe Place
Hotline: 752-2702
Office: 752-2728
www.hanoversafeplace.com
Safe Harbor – Henrico County
Hotline: 287-7877
Office: 249-9470
www.safeharborshelter.com
Richmond Family Violence Prevention Program
Office: 646-7183
Richmond Victim - Witness Program: 646-7665
Project Hope at Quinn Rivers Agency
New Kent, Charles City, King William, King & Queen
Hotline: 1-877-966-4357
Office: 966-5020
Central Virginia Legal Aid
Legal advice and/or court representation for low-income victims; handles protective orders, custody and visitation, and child-spousal court cases; criminal cases are not taken.
Domestic Violence Unit: 648-1012
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE SERVICES
VIRGINIA FAMILY VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE
1-800-838-8238
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance - VSDVAA
Technical assistance to community-based domestic violence programs and sexual assault centers and other related professional organizations and individuals, directory for statewide domestic violence & sexual assault services, resource and referral network. Training Institute.
Technical Assistance: 1-866-387-3822
www.vsdvalliance.org
Locations:
1010 N. Thompson Street
Richmond, VA 23230
804-377- 0335
2850 Sandy Bay Blvd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
757- 221-0990
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434- 979-9002
The Division of Injury & Violence Prevention at the Virginia Department of Health
Project RADAR is a provider-focused initiative to promote the assessment and prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the health care setting - providing access to Best-Practice Policies, Guidelines, and Assessment Tools, Training Programs and Specialty-Specific Curricula, Awareness and Educational Materials, and Information on the Latest Research/Data related to IPV. Based in Richmond.
804-864-7705
www.ProjectRadarVA.com
NATIONAL DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCES
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
NCADV is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of battered women and their children. NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation.
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-1852
Phone: 303-839-1852
Fax: 303-831-9251
www.ncadv.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Provides comprehensive information and resources, policy development and technical assistance to enhance community responses to domestic violence
Phone: 1-800-537-2238
Fax: 717-545-9456
Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence. For more than two decades, the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) has worked to end violence against women and children around the world. Instrumental in developing the landmark Violence Against Women Act passed by Congress in 1994, the FVPF has continued to break new ground by reaching new audiences including men and youth, promoting leadership within communities to ensure that violence prevention efforts become self-sustaining, and transforming the way health care providers, police, judges, employers and others address violence.
383 Rhode Island St. Suite #304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
Phone: (415) 252-8900
Fax: (415) 252-8991
TTY: (800) 595-4889
www.endabuse.org
Jewish Women International
Jewish Women International, founded in 1897 as B'nai B'rith women, honors the concept of tikkun olam — repairing the world-through education, advocacy and action. Programs & Projects JWI's wide range of programs effect substantive, permanent change. Our life saving initiatives champion self-sufficiency for women and girls, educate Jewish communities and leaders about prejudice and family violence, assist abused women, and empower victims of family violence to help themselves.
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-857-1300
www.jwi.org