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(DV Services for Families, DVSF) The Survivor and Children Support Services, (SCSS), focuses on supporting personal healing with families involved in both child welfare and domestic violence. SCSS provides an array of services to help families understand the difference between unhealthy and healthy family dynamics, strengthen parenting skills to include, learning how to better empathize with children's emotions, and become empowered by the use of community referrals. The SCSS Program's goal is to ensure and promote survivor safety and independence, and to strengthen child resilience.

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Developing Options to Violence (DOV) offers a full spectrum of services to women, men, adolescents, and children in the intervention and prevention of domestic violence. Professional counselors on call to help youth who are in psychiatric crisis or to supplement the efforts of their caregivers. Counselors can refer clients to specialized, short-term, out-of-home placement when needed. The following services are available to families experience domestic violence: Adult Programs

• Domestic violence interventions services for individuals who use physical, emotional, psychological and/ or sexual abuse in intimate relationships.
• Support groups for individuals who are experience emotional, psychological and/or sexual abuse in intimate relationships.
• Violence Control groups for individuals who have use violence towards other family members (parents, siblings)

Adolescent Program: To assist adolescents in understanding their behavior and how to make appropriate changes. Children's Group: To help children who have witnessed domestic violence understand it and deal with their feelings about it. Parents are required to participate in support group while children receive services.

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(Family Peace Center - Oahu, FPC) Oahu Family Peace Center teaches non-violent problem-solving skills for families struggling with adult aggression and behavioral dysfunction. The program emphasizes partnership, equality, and respect among families. The center provides support for survivors/victims and child witnesses of domestic violence that includes individual and group counseling, case management, parental classes, community referrals, and legal system advocacy. Support for offenders includes violence intervention groups. Community education and training for schools, community groups, and agencies available. Groups area available after hours in the evening. New Address: 1300 Halona Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

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(ATV, Alternatives to Violence) Professional counselors on call to help youth who are in psychiatric crisis or to supplement the efforts of their caregivers. Counselors can refer clients to specialized, short-term, out-of-home placement when needed. Offers a full spectrum of services to women, men, and children in the intervention and prevention of domestic violence.

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(FSS, Family Strengthening Service) This program helps families provide a safe home for their children, promote positive parenting, and prevent child abuse and neglect. Families receive free, short-term, home visiting services designed to provide support and help maintain and improve individual and family function by improving parenting skills. The program also provides information and linkages to community resources. Assists families that are referred to us by the Child Welfare Services. Strengthening the family's skills to help them provide a nurturing environment and connects them with community resources.

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Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (HSCADV) is a coalition of organizations that serve survivors of domestic violence and their families. We provide education and training on domestic violence to service providers, community partners, and businesses, and develop resource for advocates and the community. We engage in public policy to improve survivor safety. We do not provide domestic violence services directly, but make referrals to appropriate agencies.

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Prevents child abuse and neglect through public awareness, education and advocacy.

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Provides safety and shelter to women and their children in danger, due to domestic violence. Assists clients in obtaining medical, financial and legal services as needed. Provides transportation to access resources. Offers individual and group advocacy. Refers callers elsewhere who are in need of detoxification, intensive medical or psychological care. Provides transitional housing and support services. Temporary restraining order (TRO) preparation. Additional phone numbers: (808) 579-9581 Shelter Services Intake (808) 242-0775 Temporary Restraining Orders and Transitions Project (808) 661-7111 For services in West Maui (808) 565-6700 For services on Lanai (808) 866-2852 For services in Hana

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Dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse by providing direct legal services to clients, legal information, case management and support services, community education, and advocacy for system reform and other specialized services. Additional phone numbers: (605) 956-5680 Text Help Line COVID-19 Update to Services: DVAC Help Line is still open on weekdays, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Clients can now text the help line at (605) 956-8680 Crisis Services and Support Groups

• Chat feature has been added to https://www.domesticviolenceactioncenter.org
• Support groups are conducted via zoom
• Advocates in all DVAC programs are working

ONSITE COURT ADVOCACY

• Kapolei - to respond to the needs of petitioners filing ex parte petitions for restraining order.
• Kapolei - accompany survivors through their Order to Show Cause hearing for obtaining Orders for Protection
• Punchbowl Circuit Court - petitioners filing for ex parte restraining orders.

LEGAL SERVICES

• New cases are being accepted
• Representation in all restraining order matters is ongoing.

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Provides family strenthening services to families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect in the Puna District including home visiting, information, advocacy, child development issues, etc. Abuse and neglect risk also includes high absenteeism at school, economic hardships putting families at risk for homelessness, poverty to the point where unable to meet family's basic needs. minors under 18 - prevention program

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Our Child Protection Center (CPC) is the state leader in identifying, treating and helping children and families recover from child abuse. Founded in 1969 in collaboration with the State of Hawaii, the CPC has been helping Hawaii’s children for over 45 years. We take a multidisciplinary approach to care and prevention, treating the child and his or her family. We also educate and train professionals in all disciplines, from doctors and nurses to social workers and law enforcement professionals. Provides short term counseling, anger management classes, supportive living services and wraparound support services for families at risk of child abuse and neglect. Provides community networking and informational services on child abuse and neglect. Provides multi-disciplinary team conferences and services to persons referred by the assigned Child Protective Service (CPS) caseworker including psychological/psychiatric consultations, evaluations, pediatric consultations, nurse home visits and consultations, me

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Conduct education/support groups to strengthen families to prevent or treat problems of family dysfunction, violence and behavior problems. Hold parenting and family life skills education workshops. Hold Professional Workshops based on child abuse and neglect issues.

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Provides an array of family skill building, child abuse and neglect prevention services within the Kalihi. Both Centers offer information and referral. Both Family Centers focus on parents, school and community involvement to work together to improve academic achievement for children. The Center also offers opportunities to prevent homelessness, promote literacy and English language skills, and build employment skills through volunteer opportunities. Families and individuals may use the Computer Technology Centers to access their email and internet, type or print documents. The Kaneohe Community Family Center offers community activities, information and referral, and under age drinking and drug use prevention programs. [email protected] Kaneohe Community Family Center: [email protected]

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Provides education on child abuse and child neglect. Also provides parenting education. Works and provides information and referrals to families in the community.

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Provides an array of family skill building, child abuse and neglect prevention services within the Kalihi. Both Centers offer information and referral. Both Family Centers focus on parents, school and community involvement to work together to improve academic achievement for children. The Center also offers opportunities to prevent homelessness, promote literacy and English language skills, and build employment skills through volunteer opportunities. Families and individuals may use the Computer Technology Centers to access their email and internet, type or print documents. The Kaneohe Community Family Center offers community activities, information and referral, and under age drinking and drug use prevention programs. [email protected] Kaneohe Community Family Center: [email protected]

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(LISS) Parents And Children Together (PACT) provides families in need on Lanai a number of services including comprehensive counseling and support services, voluntary case management, family strengthening services, foster care and adoption support, and supervised visitation. After hours appointments/groups available.

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Conduct education/support groups to strengthen families to prevent or treat problems of family dysfunction, violence and behavior problems. Hold parenting and family life skills education workshops. Hold Professional Workshops based on child abuse and neglect issues.

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Strengthens families to prevent child abuse and neglect through developing and supporting family-centered, community programs by advocating for improved child welfare services.

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