Domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy and therapeutic services program offered through a multi-year grant from the State Office of Justice Programs. Services include: - Case management and resource referrals - Emotional support and coping skills - Group therapy - Individual therapy including art therapy, Narrative Exposure Therapy, play therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Information about victim rights and resources - Learning about abuse, its effects, and opportunities for healing - Legal Advocacy: Court and law enforcement interview accompaniment; applying for an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order - Safety planning

Individual and group counseling is offered for both youth and adults who have been affected by sexual assault: - Individual counseling is provided one-on-one with a license therapist - Art Group: weekly open group that utilizes art for healing - Yoga Group: trauma-informed yoga practice specifically designed for survivors PAVSA routinely adds new support groups according to need

Supervised visitation or exchanges of children of families separated due to domestic violence.

Represents people who meet the financial and case priority guidelines when the case has legal merit and fits within the program. Family law cases handled include: - Cases for victims of abuse where the courts or law enforcement are not following rules or laws - Cases for victims of abuse or primary caretakers that challenge racial or other illegal discrimination - Indian Child Welfare Act cases (Ramsey County only) Legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking: - Custody - Divorce - Harassment Restraining Orders (HRO's) - Orders for Protections (OFP's) - Paternity (if can't obtain court-appointed counsel) Primary Caretakers: - Child-snatching - Custody modifications and restricted parenting time when the child is in danger - Responding to divorce or custody petitions where the other parent is seeking custody May accept a custody case on behalf of a friend or family member if: The child will otherwise be placed in fostercare; The child is in danger in the parents' care; The friend or relative has been the child's primary caretaker for at least 6 months (if the child is under 3 years old) or one year (if over 3 years old)

- Advocacy - Community education on sexual assault and healthy relationships - Hospital outreach - Professional training on sexual assault, professional boundaries with clients, etc. - Support groups for survivors of rape, adult survivors, parents of survivors

Supervised visitation or exchanges of children of families separated due to domestic violence.

Assistance and legal advocacy provided throughout the criminal court process including: - Victim follow up after a domestic or sexual assault has occurred - Attendance and accompaniment to criminal court hearings - Information regarding victim rights, reparations and the criminal court process - Resource referrals - Safety planning and support Also provides legal advocacy and assistance with completing paperwork for Orders for Protection and Stalking/Harassment Orders as well as limited legal representation in proceedings.

Provides investigative and intervention services for child abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. Services include: - Accepts reports of abuse - Assessment of the initial referral - Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse - Consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem - Dependency investigation - Explanation of reporting statutes and answer questions regarding agency practices - Ongoing support services for children and their families - Temporary placement of children who are removed from the home - Works with the family toward unification or reunification

The Secure unit is a twelve bed detention center. Youth must be at least 10 years old and not older than 19 years of age unless they have remained under the courts' extended juvenile jurisdiction. - Programming is available for males and females. - Encouraged to attend school provided by ISD 318 as well as recreational activities. - Access to chemical health education and mental health services. - Consequence Based Programming - Flexible - Short or long term - Daily use of behavioral rating scales - Availability of urine analysis - Cognitive behavioral groups and individual work

- Services provided for Individuals (adolescents and adults) Addressing issues including: - Anxiety/Panic - Depression - Chronic Pain - PTSD - Grief and Loss - Stress-related disorders - Low Self-Esteem - Women's Issues - Life Transitions - Trauma and Abuse - Spirituality issues - Christian/Biblical counseling available

Supervised visitation or exchanges of children of families separated due to domestic violence.

Accepts and responds to and/or investigate reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. Services may include: - Accept reports of abuse - Assessment of the initial referral - Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse - Consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem - Dependency investigation - Ongoing support services for children and their families - Temporary placement of children who are removed from the home - Works with the family toward unification or reunification NOTE: In addition to taking reports, child protection screeners are available to explain the reporting statues, answer questions regarding agency practices and discuss other resources and strategies when reports do not meet criteria for assignment for child protection investigation.

Designed to help families avoid placing a child outside the home through emphasis on prevention using the family's strengths; works with families to develop real life management skills and assist in keeping the child from being placed outside the home by providing: - Nutrition planning - Budgeting - Child care and discipline - Skills building Family issues could include: - Adolescent conflict - Parenting help - Emotional problems and concerns of parents and/or children - Abusive relationships, physical, sexual, and/or emotional - Child neglect - Behavioral problems of children and/or parents - Reunification of families when a child is returning from home placement Program provides: - Family therapy - Individual and marital therapy - Parent education and training - Community resource mobilization, referral, and development - Supportive counseling - Client and family advocacy - Crisis intervention - Comprehensive assessments and recommendation

Focuses on providing youth and young adults with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to help them make healthy decisions. Provides youth and young adults with the skills to identify and address the underlying causes of harmful behavior and resolve conflicts peacefully while teaching them how to recognize the warning signs of domestic and intimate partnership violence. The goal is for the youth to develop healthy coping skills and build meaningful relationships.

Offers the following supportive services: - Individual support - Court assistance - Prevention/early intervention education - Parenting information and guidance - Safety planning for children, youth and/or parents - Coordination of assistance with schools and other agencies - Accompaniment when meeting with law enforcement, county attorney staff or social services

24-hour hotline answered by trained sexual assault advocates, providing support and education

Offers the following mental health services: - Adolescent/youth and child therapy - Adult and child sexual assault counseling - Anger management - Cultural transition counseling - Disability counseling - Disaster counseling - Divorce counseling - Employment transition/retirement counseling - Gender identity counseling - Grief counseling - Health problems counseling - Individual,couple and family therapy - Intergenerational therapy - Juvenile delinquency diversion - Marriage counseling - Mental health presentations - Parent counseling - Play therapy - Postabortion counseling - Premarital counseling - Psychiatric assessment - Psychiatric disorder counseling - Runaway counseling - Sexual orientation counseling - Sexuality counseling - Terminal illness counseling - Therapeutic services for children, adolescents, families and adults

The shelter program provides emergency housing to female survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children. 24-hour advocacy and supportive services are provided in the shelter as well as through community-based victim service programs.

- Provides prompt, objective, and age-appropriate forensic interviews in cases of child/delayed adult sexual abuse and child witness to violent crimes - Coordinates services among agencies mandated to respond to child sexual abuse - Assures the coordination of legal, social, and therapeutic services for child abuse victims and their families - Conducts non-acute medical examinations of child sexual abuse victims - Provides free, voluntary family services to caregivers of children, adolescents and vulnerable adults who complete a forensic interview with CornerHouse including a caregiver support group, families and kids support group and home visiting

The shelter program provides emergency housing to female survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children. 24-hour advocacy and supportive services are provided in the shelter as well as through community-based victim service programs.

Specialized emergency shelter, supportive housing, and mental health services to youth who are commercially sexually exploited, trafficked, or at high risk of sexual exploitation. DHS-licensed housing programs for eligible youth include emergency shelter (The Loft) and group residential housing (Sol House) Mental health support services: - Trauma-informed therapy - Substance abuse recovery support - Peer support groups

Supervised visitation or exchanges of children of families separated due to domestic violence.

Assists, advocates, and coordinates mental health services for American Indians. Services: - Individual, family, and group counseling - Specialized services for youth/adolescents and children - Anger management - Grief counseling - Family violence counseling for child abuse, elder abuse, parent abuse, spousal abuse, and for adult incest survivors - Runaway counseling - Child sexual assault counseling - Play, art, and recreation therapies - Therapist referrals

Provides safe harbor services to victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking, including culturally specific, trauma informed care for Indigenous men and women before, during, and after periods of exploitation. These services include case management with a focus on using culture as a means for healing and access to additional Safe Harbor and sexual health resources.

Mental health services with a specialty in serving children and adolescents and their families on issues of: - ADHD - Anger management - Chemical abuse - Divorce, separation - Family Relationships - Parenting - Runaways - Sever and persistent mental illness - Sexual identity - Violence