Department of Family Services – Domestic and Sexual Violence Services

CONTACT INFORMATION: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
703-324-5730 TTY 711
12011 Government Center Parkway, Pennino Building, Floor 7, Suite 740
Fairfax, VA 22035
Keesha Coke
Director

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Domestic and Sexual Violence Services

The Department of Family Services' Domestic and Sexual Violence Services offers compassionate and comprehensive state-accredited programs for adults, teens, and children who have been impacted by domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking.

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 ServicesThe DSVS 24-hour hotline is still available 703-360-7273.


National Resources

State Resources

Local Resources

  • Fairfax County Police Department
    Emergency: 911
    Non-Emergency: 703-691-2131
  • Magistrates
    Issues emergency protective orders.
    Fairfax: 703-246-2178
  • Community Services Board
    Provides services for people with mental illness or substance use disorders.
    Emergency Services: 703-573-5679; TTY 711
    Entry & Referral: 703-383-8500; TTY 711
  • Child Protective Services
    703-324-7400; TTY 703-222-9452
  • Adult Protective Services
    703-324-7450; TTY 703-449-1186
  • Coordinated Services Planning
    Information and referral to human services resources in the community.
    703-222-0880, TTY 703-802-7914

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.


Find Out the Latest News in DSVS

Interested in more articles about Domestic and Sexual Violence programs, services and resources? Check out the DSVS news page or variety of helpful topics.

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Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Advocacy Services

Lydia Guirguis and Jim PersonOn this episode of the County Conversation Podcast, Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Advocacy Services Supervisor Lydia Guirgis talks with County Conversation Podcast host Jim Person about the many ways Advocacy Services uplifts and supports survivors of interpersonal violence.

 


Domestic and Sexual Violence Services LGBTQIA+ Resources

Domestic and Sexual Violence ServicesLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning individuals experience intimate partner violence at higher rates than heterosexual and cisgender people due to stigma and barriers to accessing support. If you or someone you care about is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence, you are not alone and there is help available through these resources.
 


Unscripted: Conversations about Sexual and Domestic Violence

unscripted-logoUnscripted: 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.

Domestic violence is complex. So, it makes sense that recognizing it and responding to it can be equally complicated—even for professionals. Nowhere is this made more evident than on the recent Netflix documentary “American Murder: Gabby Petito.” On this episode of Unscripted, host Kendra Lee, ADAPT Supervisor Jennifer Perkins, and Victim Services Specialist Kacey Kirkland analyze the challenges of responding to domestic violence using the Gabby Petito case to guide the discussion. 


Top 5 Reasons to Work with Fairfax County DSVS Division

hands embracingDomestic 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. 



All services are confidential, free, and provided regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

For media inquiries, contact Department of Family Services' Public Information Officer Amy Carlini by email, office phone 703-324-7758 or mobile phone 571-355-6672.



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