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
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (By appointment only from 4:30-7 p.m.)
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.)
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
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 740
Fairfax County, VA 22035
703-324-5730, Email
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Youth who are homeless face a higher risk of being victims of violence, especially sexual violence. In fact, recent research shows young adults experiencing homelessness are as much as 35% more likely to experience sexual violence than housed youth. But the relationship between sexual violence and homelessness is complicated: Sexual violence is both a contributor to homelessness and a factor resulting from homelessness. Understand more about the scope of this problem.
Getting a protective order can be confusing. On this County Conversation podcast episode, Ayaan Ali, victim advocate with Domestic and Sexual Violence Services’ Advocacy Services, and host Jim Person talk about the protective order process and how advocates stand beside victims to walk them through what can be a challenging time.
We are fortunate to have so many dedicated partners in Fairfax County who share our work and vision for helping our community thrive. Recently, at the “This Is Us” Wellness and Recognition Event, the Northern Virginia Family Services, SafeSpot, and The Women’s Center were recognized for their outstanding partnerships with Domestic and Sexual Violence Services.
To support families throughout the holidays, Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Advocacy Services seeks gift card donations (in $25 increments) for big-box and grocery stores. Gift cards can be dropped off or mailed to the Domestic Violence Action Center. To ensure families have enough time to do their holiday shopping, gift cards will be collected until Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Learn more information about donation needs.
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.
Survivors of domestic violence deserve to feel safe, and for those who chose to leave a violent relationship, securing housing is a crucial step in their healing journey. What many don’t know is that there is a direct connection between domestic violence, housing, and homelessness.
On this episode of Unscripted: Conversations about Sexual and Domestic Violence, host Kendra Lee sits down with Vanessa Cullers, senior victim advocate on Domestic and Sexual Violence Services’ Advocacy team, and Elisabeth Tropea, director, Artemis House Region I, about the crisis among domestic violence survivors seeking housing in Fairfax County and how to find available resources.
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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