The resources on this page can help with restraining orders and the situations that make the necessary, including domestic violence (DV), elder abuse, and other types of abuse and harassment.

Resources on this page, related to abuse:

1. Victim crisis support and shelters
2. Treatment programs victims and batterers
3. Elder abuse prevention/reporting resources
4. More resources

1. Victim Crisis Support and Shelters
   
   

   Asian Women's Home (AACI)	San Jose: English, Cambodian, Cantonese, Korean, Lao-Mien, Laotian, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese. 24-hour crisis line.	Office: 408/975-2730  Crisis: 408/975-2739
   Community Solutions	Located in Gilroy. English, Spanish, La Isla Pacifica. 24-hour crisis line.	Court-referred services: 408/846-4715  Office: 408/779-2113  Crisis: 408/683-4118
   MAITRI	Crisis line, counseling, transitional housing. Located in Sunnyvale (English, South Asian Languages)	408/436-8393  (office) 408/436-8398  or 888/862-4874  (crisis line staffed 9-1)
   National Domestic Violence Hotline	Call any time	800/799-SAFE
   Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence	Central County: English, Spanish, Persian. 24-hour crisis line. Transitional housing for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.	Office: 408/501-7550  Crisis: 408/279-2962  (toll-free hotline: 800/799-SAFE )
   S.A.V.E.	Located in Fremont. English, Spanish. 24-hour crisis line. Shelter services, counseling, children's program.	Office: 510/574-2250  Crisis: 510/794-6055
   Support Network for Battered Women	Located at 1257 Tasman Drive, Suite C, Sunnyvale, CA 94089; English, Spanish 24 hours; Cantonese/Mandarin weekdays.	Crisis: 800/572-2782  Office: 408/541-6100  Fax: 408/541-1333
   Woman, Inc.	For updated information on shelter vacancies. Spanish	415/864-4722
   Women's Crisis Support	Located in Santa Cruz. English, Spanish. 24-hour crisis line. Legal and shelter services.	Office: 831/425-4030  Crisis: 831/685-3737

   
   
2. Treatment Programs for Victims and Batterers
   
   Most of the organizations listed above provide counseling, or counseling referrals. For additional counseling resources, see below.
   
   

   CHAC (Community Health Awareness Council)	Individual, group (Latino women's) and family counseling. Eng., Span., Mandarin and Cantonese (sliding fee). Located at 711 Church St. Mt. View CA	650/965-2020
   Community Solutions	English, Spanish. Women's groups.	408/846-4715 (court referred services) 408/842-7138  (general) 408/683-4118 (crisis)
   Domestic Violence Counseling & Intervention Services	English. Women's groups.	408/261-5890
   Family Service Mid-peninsula	English, Spanish. Women's groups.	650/326-6576
   Harbor Light Counseling	English. Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian. Women's groups	408/297-3143
   Lighthouse Counseling Center	English, Spanish. Learning disabled.	408/264-5877
   MAITRI	Referral Service for South Asia women. Located in Sunnyvale	408/436-8393  (office) 408/436-8398  or 888/862-4874  (crisis line staffed 9-1)
   New Beginnings	English only	408/615-7865
   Proyecto Primavera	English, Spanish, Vietnamese. Women's groups.	408/278-9031
   Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services	English, Spanish, Tagalog. D.F.C.S., Juvenile Court clients.	408/441-5682
   Tino Esparza Community Counseling	Spanish. Women's groups.	408/296-3998
   Turning Point Counseling & Educational Services	English, Spanish, Cantonese. Women's groups.	408/739-2171

   
   
3. Elder Abuse Prevention/Reporting Resources (Local, State, and National)
   
   
   • Adult Protective Services - Elder Adult Protective/Reporting Center: (408) 928-3860 , or (800) 414-2002  (toll-free)
   • Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) (408) 295-5991  in San Jose (650) 969-8656  in North County (408) 847-7252  in South County. http://www.sala.org/ 
   • Long-term care ombudsman for dependent and/or elder adults in care facilities: During the day, call (408) 944-0567 . After 5 pm call the local police in an emergency, or toll free (800) 231-4024 
   • Center on Aging, UC Berkeley: http://garnet.berkeley.edu/~aging 
   • National Center on Elder Abuse (Administration on Aging): http://www.ncea.aoa.gov 
   • California State Dept. of Aging: http://www.aging.ca.gov/ 
   • National Institute on Aging: http://www.nih.gov/nia 
   • Citizen’s Guide to Preventing and Reporting Elder Abuse, from the CA Attorney General’s Crime and Violence Prevention Center: http://ag.ca.gov/bmfea/pdfs/citizens_guide.pdf
   • California Bar Association consumer pamphlet: What I Should Know About Elder Abuse 
   • National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life: http://www.ncall.us/ 
   • To report abuse in another California County: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/pdf/apscolist.pdf 
4. More Resources
   
   

   In addition to the resources above, resources for families can also be found on this website on the following pages:

   • Family Court Services (FCS) list of resources
   • Family Resource Centers on the Self-Help Family Resources page
   • Resources for Minors (Children) in Self-Help Probate
   • Resources on the Juvenile Justice/Juvenile Dependency Self-Help pages
   • Free & Low-Cost Legal Help

   You may also want to check the County's page on DV resources