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For the healing and prevention of domestic violence, Mujeres offers crisis intervention, a 24 hour crisis line, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, court advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to shelters and other resources.

Services

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Allows victims to be notified when offenders are released from prison or parole.

Services

Crime Victim Notification Services
Assists victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with court issues. Helps file paperwork for no contact and orders of protection. Provides continued support in the courtroom and connection to legal services. **Orders of protection can now be filed virtually. Application can be done over the phone and clients can be seen in a virtual courtroom**
Life Span attorneys provide civil legal services to victims of sexual assault and their families in order to provide them with safety and perpetrator accountability. Legal Services covered include divorce, child custody/visitation/child support, orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and more.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Divorce Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Offers a healthcare-based violence intervention program for survivors of violent crimes. Provides up to 16 treatment sessions to help survivors heal and overcome the effects of trauma. Comprehensive services include: - Case management - Individual and group therapy - Psychiatry - Medication management - Support and advocacy groups - Safety and self-care guidance
Provides the following mental health services for individuals impacted by the Highland Park shooting: - Short-term counseling - Case management - Resource and referral service - Assistance in navigating Victims Compensation
Provides information, assistance, and support to victims of crime. All services are confidential.
Compensates victims and their families up to $45,000 for expenses accrued as a result of a violent crime.
Provides services to crime victims and witnesses who are involved in cases that are being prosecuted by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Services include: - Victim and witness notification - Prosecution assistance - Victim rights advocacy - Crime victim compensation - Referrals for counseling and social services
Provides assistance to crash victims in the State of Illinois, such as: - Emotional support to crash victims and families - Informal legal guidance - Assistance with victim impact statements and victim compensation applications - Financial assistance through the Victim Assistance Fund (established in 1991) - Accompany victims to court - Track case outcomes and ensure justice and rights are upheld
Provides the following mental health services for individuals impacted by the Highland Park shooting: - Short-term counseling - Case management - Resource and referral service - Assistance in navigating Victims Compensation
Centers For New Horizons Violence Prevention and Intervention (VPI) department has a comprehensive, trauma-informed approach to violence prevention that works to reduce the impact of continued exposure to traumatic stress from community violence.

Services

Crime Victim Support Groups
General Crime Victim Assistance
The Humboldt Park Outreach Program (HPOP) focuses its bilingual services on adults and children living in the community to increase their safety, self-esteem, and better understand the resources available to assist them. HPOP is a community-based counseling outreach program for those victims of domestic violence who either have left a shelter and begun independent living or have not yet made the decision to leave their abuser. Clients who are deemed eligible for this program after the intake process may also access free diapers from the agency.

Services

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Crime Victim Safety Planning
In Person Crisis Intervention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Crisis Center of South Suburbia court advocates inform victims of domestic or dating violence of their rights under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, serve as a liaison in the judicial system, prepare orders of protection, and provide follow-up services to review safety plans and court cases. Informational materials about other legal remedies and victim resources such as Crime Victims' Compensation, Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, Safe Homes Act and Automated Victim Notification are also provided.

Services

Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Individual Advocacy
The Domestic Violence Advocacy program staff connects with the community to identify people impacted by domestic violence. They assist with safety planning and immediate support, offer information about Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, and related resources as well as facilitate access to appropriate Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse programs and services.

Services

Crime Victim Safety Planning
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Life Span attorneys provide civil legal services to victims of sexual assault and their families in order to provide them with safety and perpetrator accountability. Legal Services covered include divorce, child custody/visitation/child support, orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and more.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Divorce Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Safety Planning
For the healing and prevention of domestic violence, Mujeres offers crisis intervention, a 24 hour crisis line, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, court advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to shelters and other resources.

Services

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
The resiliency services team is composed of two departments: victim advocacy and case management. Victim advocates walk with families and individuals directly affected by violence. They attend to the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual well-being of victims on their journey towards healing. Case managers work with participants to achieve their employment, educational, and housing goals. They provide connections to community resources, intense engagement, advocacy, and mentorship.
Provides financial support to those who have been a victim or witness to a violent crime.
Provides supportive services to those who have been affected by drunk or drugged driving through legal advocacy, accompanying the survivor to court, assisting in the preparation of a victim statement, referrals to area support groups, and providing educational materials.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides legal services to immigrant crime survivors
The Basta! (Enough!) Domestic Violence Program provides a wide range of counseling and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence. The top priority of the program is to keep victims and their vulnerable family members safe. They operate under a trauma-informed, strength-based model that emphasizes empowerment and independent decision-making. Participants are given information, encouragement, and support in order to rebuild their lives and achieve safety, self-sufficiency, and peace for themselves and their families.

Services

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Provides assistance to crash victims in the State of Illinois, such as: - Emotional support to crash victims and families - Informal legal guidance - Assistance with victim impact statements and victim compensation applications - Financial assistance through the Victim Assistance Fund (established in 1991) - Accompany victims to court - Track case outcomes and ensure justice and rights are upheld
Chicago Cultural Performing Arts & Media Alliance has developed a comprehensive violence prevention strategy where neighborhood institutions and community leaders come together to coordinate resources and services to make a safer community. Street outreach workers will be employed to mediate conflicts and prevent retaliatory violence between those who are at risk to commit or to become the victims of firearm violence. Victim services workers/advocates helps families and victims of violence recover from physical and emotional trauma caused by the violence by empowering them with skills, services, and opportunities. Case management services also offered.

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Youth Violence Prevention
General Crime Victim Assistance