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Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

Pennsylvania

There are 66 organizations in Pennsylvania that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 63 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 95%. These programs can be found in 57 different cities.

Click on any of the 57 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Pennsylvania, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.

The most common category of service in Pennsylvania – based on the likelihood of each program to offer all the services within a category – is "emergency services", while the least common category of service is "housing services".

The two most common individual services within any category of service in Pennsylvania are "resources and referrals and goal planning assistance" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and onsite schooling".

Spanish is spoken at 50% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is French at 6% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .

Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in Pennsylvania

  • Safety planning
    62 locations
  • Domestic violence education
    60 locations
  • Crisis intervention services
    60 locations
  • Case management
    58 locations
  • Emergency shelter
    57 locations
  • Danger/lethality assessment
    57 locations
  • Food and clothing
    56 locations
  • Emergency cell phones
    48 locations
  • Emergency local transportation
    41 locations
  • Confidential shelter location
    38 locations
  • Safe home network
    11 locations
  • Mobile advocacy
    8 locations
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
    62 locations
  • Assistance with orders of protection
    59 locations
  • Financial empowerment training
    48 locations
  • Court/legal lay assistance
    47 locations
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
    44 locations
  • Legal resource planning
    33 locations
  • Attorney referral for family court
    33 locations
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
    32 locations
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
    31 locations
  • Legal representation
    25 locations
  • Immigration services
    24 locations
  • In-shelter financial aid
    21 locations
  • Child custody services
    14 locations
  • Expert testimony
    10 locations
  • Legal clinics
    9 locations
  • Non-resident counseling
    56 locations
  • Counseling for friends and family
    55 locations
  • Peer support groups
    52 locations
  • Shelter resident counseling
    48 locations
  • Sexual violence support groups
    35 locations
  • Incest counseling
    28 locations
  • Ritual abuse counseling
    20 locations
  • Substance abuse counseling
    19 locations
  • Counseling for batterers
    10 locations
  • Sex offender counseling
    10 locations
  • Relocation services
    50 locations
  • Transportation
    41 locations
  • Transitional family housing
    34 locations
  • Alternative housing counseling
    33 locations
  • Transitional individual housing
    30 locations
  • Permanent family housing
    18 locations
  • Permanent individual housing
    18 locations
  • Resources and referrals
    63 locations
  • Goal planning assistance
    62 locations
  • Medical accompaniment
    52 locations
  • Parenting skills training
    45 locations
  • Job search/placement
    32 locations
  • Job skills training
    32 locations
  • Health and wellness programs
    29 locations
  • Pet Shelter
    24 locations
  • Onsite mental health services
    15 locations
  • Spiritual services
    13 locations
  • Onsite medical services
    8 locations
  • Safety planning for children
    55 locations
  • Youth counseling
    52 locations
  • Educational programs
    50 locations
  • Child care during support groups
    35 locations
  • Teen activity program
    34 locations
  • Child abuse services
    32 locations
  • School liaison
    24 locations
  • Art/music therapy
    21 locations
  • Child development
    20 locations
  • Summer camp
    19 locations
  • After school programs
    18 locations
  • Tutoring services
    17 locations
  • Pet therapy
    12 locations
  • Daycare facility
    11 locations
  • Onsite schooling
    8 locations
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
    7 locations
  • Domestic violence workshops
    55 programs
  • Speaker's bureau
    35 programs

Other

  • English
    63 locations
  • Spanish
    32 locations
  • French
    4 locations
  • Russian
    3 locations
  • Chinese
    2 locations
  • Korean
    1 locations
  • German
    1 locations
  • Vietnamese
    1 locations
  • Italian
    1 locations
  • Sign language
    1 locations
  • Women
    63 locations
  • Individuals
    54 locations
  • Teens
    54 locations
  • Families
    53 locations
  • Elderly
    53 locations
  • Men
    49 locations
  • Non-Binary
    20 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
    3 locations
  • Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
    2 locations
  • LGBTQ
    48 locations
  • Disabled
    48 locations
  • Immigrant
    47 locations
  • Rural
    45 locations
  • Military
    45 locations
  • Trans women/men
    44 locations
  • Deaf
    44 locations
  • Developmentally disabled
    43 locations
  • Trafficked persons
    42 locations
  • Prostituted persons
    38 locations