Restraining Order Resources
Restraining Order Resources
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:
- Victim crisis support and shelters
- Treatment programs victims and batterers
- Elder abuse prevention/reporting resources
- More resources
- 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:
408/975-2739Community Solutions Located in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister. Spanish. Confidential shelter. 24-hour crisis line. Office:
408/779-2113
Crisis:
877/363-7238 (877/END-SADV)MAITRI Crisis line, counseling, transitional housing. Located in Sunnyvale (English, South Asian Languages) Office:
408/436-8393
Crisis:
408/436-8398 or
888/862-4874National 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:
510/794-6055Woman, 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:
831/685-3737YWCA Silicon Valley, Domestic Violence Support Services Services in English and Spanish. Located at 375 South Third Street, San Jose, CA 95112. Crisis:
800/572-2782
Office:
408/295-4011 - 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
SolutionsEnglish, Spanish. Women's groups. Court referred services:
408/846-4715
General:
408/842-7138Crisis:
877/363-7238 (877/END-SADV)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 Office:
408/436-8393
Crisis:
408/436-8398 or
888/862-4874New 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 - 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. Click for website .
- 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
- National Council for Aging Care: http://www.aginginplace.org/guide-to-recognizing-elder-abuse/
- California State Dept. of Aging: http://www.aging.ca.gov/
- National Institute on Aging: https://www.nia.nih.gov/
- 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.cdss.ca.gov/Reporting/Report-Abuse/Report-Elder-Abuse
- National Center on Elder Abuse: https://ncea.acl.gov/
- More Resources
In addition to the resources above, resources for families can also be found on this website on the following pages:
- Legal Resources for Families Facing Domestic Violence
- Free Legal Advice Clinics for victims of domestic violence by Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley
- 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
- Families for Peace program
You may also want to check the County's page on DV resources