Offers advocacy and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, pick-up and hate crimes. Provides short term counseling, accompanies victims to police headquarters and court, makes referrals for legal services and offers opportunities to meet with support groups. Also provides educational workshops for health and human service providers.

Offers various support groups for men and women who have experienced the effects of sexual violence due to pornography. Call for more information.

Offers referral for support groups for victims of domestic violence and child support issues, conducts legal awareness seminars, and provides advocacy, information and referral, and assistance with entitlement.

Provides advocacy in criminal and family court for sexually victimized adults and children and their non-offending family members. Also offers a Court-School Program to familiarize children and their non-offending family members of the courtroom experience. Call for more information.

Casa Salva provides temporary housing to homeless survivors of victims of domestic violence and their families fleeing from abusive relationships. Assists individuals to secure housing and provide a rent subsidy for a time-limited basis, with the goal of achieving housing stability and self-sufficiency.

Dedicated to the promotion of public awareness and understanding of sexual addiction, compulsivity and offending. Website provides links to a variety of sexual addiction 12-step support group programs including co-dependency, incest, survivor groups and offender services.

Advocates provide victims with crisis intervention counseling, help petition for orders of protection and accompany victims to court. Advocates act as a liaison between the victim and the criminal justice system and help individuals understand basic legal proceedings. Referrals are made to appropriate agencies for additional needs.

Provides residential alcohol/drug abuse treatment program to hearing impaired or deaf adults. Offers individual and group counseling which includes relapse prevention, assertiveness, grief, and vocational counseling. Also offers educational lectures, films, group discussions, Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings, Concerned Others Program and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings.

Provides information and referral for domestic problems related but not limited to, child abuse/neglect, family violence and elder abuse.

Provides general information on domestic violence and referrals to local assistance. For Public Policy information: 2000 M Street, NW, Ste 480, Washington, DC. Phone: (202)467-8714.

A 24hr. national hotline providing callers with immediate intervention assistance and information about shelters, counseling, health care centers.