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Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.

Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.

Specialized treatment services and groups include:
--Severe and persistent mental illness
--Depression and mood disorder
--Urgent outpatient mental health care
--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
--Counseling for sex offenders
--Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems
--Sexual abuse support groups
--Substance use disorder
--Adolescent decision-making groups
--Post-adoption issues
--Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
--Coping Skills Groups

Categories

Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Child Guidance
General Counseling Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Sex Offender Counseling
Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.

Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.

Specialized treatment services and groups include:
--Severe and persistent mental illness
--Depression and mood disorder
--Urgent outpatient mental health care
--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
--Counseling for sex offenders
--Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems
--Sexual abuse support groups
--Substance use disorder
--Adolescent decision-making groups
--Post-adoption issues
--Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
--Coping Skills Groups

Categories

Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Child Guidance
General Counseling Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Sex Offender Counseling

Offers services that range from crisis intervention counseling, legal, medical and/or personal advocacy, safe shelter and safety planning, transitional and emergency housing, community education and outreach. CIAC staff and volunteers will travel to meet victims in order to accommodate their needs. Advocacy is provided with landlords, schools, employers, and other professionals to secure their rights, stop eviction or utility shut off and/or safety. All services are free, voluntary, confidential and available to all without discrimination.

Categories

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Abuse Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Support group for victims of domestic violence. Open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced abuse in an intimate relationship, including individuals who are still involved in the abusive relationship. Transportation available.

Categories

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Categories

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Shelters
Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through abuse or a sexual assault situation. Services include a 24 hour crisis line, support services, crisis intervention, resources, support groups for adults, teens and children, medical and legal advocacy court accompaniment, prevention training and education, crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter, transportation to safety and other housing options.

Categories

Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Shelters

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Categories

Domestic Violence Shelters
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Offers a crisis line for families and survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse or any other violent crime. A specially trained advocate will answer the crisis line and assist in any matter pertaining to sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or any other violent crime by listening and providing information, support and referrals. The crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Provides emotional support, individual counseling, support groups and therapy. Offers support and information for significant others, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, children's individual and group counseling, sheltering and housing services, along with general advocacy to help all community systems enhance their response to domestic abuse, sexual abuse or any other violent crime victims.

Categories

Abuse Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
A division of the Polk County Department of Community, Family and Youth Services that provides assistance to victims of crimes and includes the following programs: Violent/Personal Crime Assistance Program; Rape/Sexual Assault Care Center; Child Sexual Abuse Resource Coalition (C-SARC); Intra-Family Sexual Abuse Program (IFSAP) and Volunteer Program.

SART - Mid-Iowa Sexual Assault Response Team - assists in sexual assault cases to aid the victim. The purpose of SART is to provide quality, compassionate and consistent care to victims of sexual assault. Free service.

COPING AFTER SUICIDE support group for families and/or friends of suicide victims

FREE COUNSELING and advocacy services for anyone affected by a violent crime or sexual assault (children and adults).

CASE COORDIANTION provided for Child Sexual Abuse Resource Coalition (C-SARC) and Intra-Family Sexual Abuse Program (IFSAP) cases. Volunteers and interns are trained to assist victims by providing crisis intervention, court advocacy, phone counseling and support group facilitation.

VIOLENT CRIME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM provides crisis intervention for victims, witnesses and their families in cases who have suffered emotional or physical trauma resulting from violent crimes. Purpose is to assist the victims and their families through support, counseling, advocacy, and agency liaison; as well as assisting the criminal justice system by helping the victim to become a good witness. Special services available to families of homicide victims.

TEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT GROUP / SIG-NA is a group for teen sexual assault at various high schools, on various days and times. Call for more information.

Categories

Sexual Assault Counseling
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Sexual Assault Treatment
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Crime Victim Support
Families/Friends of Homicide Victims Support Groups
Child Abuse Support Groups
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Suicide Loss Survivors Support Groups

Offers a support group for men and women wounded by religious and institutional authority figures. The program offers support in person (via monthly self-help group meetings), over the phone, online and at national meetings.

Des Moines Contacts

Contact: Paul A. Koeniguer
Phone: 515-865-9673
Email: [email protected]

Contact: John S. Chambers
Phone: 515-277-8436
Email: [email protected]

Support Group Meetings: Please contact any of the above for place and times of local meetings.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Support group for victims of domestic violence. Open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced abuse in an intimate relationship, including individuals who are still involved in the abusive relationship. Transportation available.

Categories

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides free and confidential support to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and homicide or other violent crimes. Advocates meet with clients where the client is in Boone, Greene, Marshall, Story, and Tama counties. A 24-hour crisis hotline and shelter for victims of domestic violence are also available.

Housing Access offers a multitude of services and programs to assist survivors in gaining permanent housing.

Categories

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Treatment
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Shelters
Offers a crisis line for families and survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse or any other violent crime. A specially trained advocate will answer the crisis line and assist in any matter pertaining to sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or any other violent crime by listening and providing information, support and referrals. The crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Provides emotional support, individual counseling, support groups and therapy. Offers support and information for significant others, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, children's individual and group counseling, sheltering and housing services, along with general advocacy to help all community systems enhance their response to domestic abuse, sexual abuse or any other violent crime victims.

Categories

Abuse Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.

Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.

Specialized treatment services and groups include:
--Severe and persistent mental illness
--Depression and mood disorder
--Urgent outpatient mental health care
--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
--Counseling for sex offenders
--Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems
--Sexual abuse support groups
--Substance use disorder
--Adolescent decision-making groups
--Post-adoption issues
--Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
--Coping Skills Groups

Categories

Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Child Guidance
General Counseling Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Sex Offender Counseling

Services for domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking clients include:

--24 hour emergency and support services for victims of family violence and sexual assault

--Shelter

--Emergency and support transportation

--Medical assistance

--Food and clothing

--Court support and advocacy


Support groups:

--Adult Violence Survivor Support Group in English and Spanish

--Children's and Adolescent Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault Support

Categories

Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines

Provides a 24 hour crisis line staffed by staff and trained volunteers who provide immediate access to crisis counseling and information and referral services to victims and secondary others of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

Protection order application assistance and criminal justice legal advocacy.

Call for domestic violence/sexual abuse support group availability.

Categories

Domestic Violence Support Groups
Women's Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.

Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.

Specialized treatment services and groups include:
--Severe and persistent mental illness
--Depression and mood disorder
--Urgent outpatient mental health care
--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
--Counseling for sex offenders
--Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems
--Sexual abuse support groups
--Substance use disorder
--Adolescent decision-making groups
--Post-adoption issues
--Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
--Coping Skills Groups

Categories

Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Child Guidance
General Counseling Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Sex Offender Counseling

All services provided to sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors and their families are free, confidential, and victim-centered.

Services include:

-- Legal Advocacy/Orders of Protection.

-- Medical Advocacy.

-- Counseling.

-- Support Groups.

Categories

Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Provides a creative expressions group to minimize the impact of abuse on participants bodies, minds and futures that includes painting, movement, music, theater and more to build self-esteem, healthy relationships and resiliency.

Categories

Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.

Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.

Specialized treatment services and groups include:
--Severe and persistent mental illness
--Depression and mood disorder
--Urgent outpatient mental health care
--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
--Counseling for sex offenders
--Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems
--Sexual abuse support groups
--Substance use disorder
--Adolescent decision-making groups
--Post-adoption issues
--Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
--Coping Skills Groups

Categories

Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Child Guidance
General Counseling Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Sex Offender Counseling
Services for victims of domestic assault, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking.

Crisis counseling, 24 hour hotline, safe shelter, and support groups.

Support services include financial assistance and advocacy.

Prevention and education materials.

Children's program, including information on bullying and a support group.

Categories

Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Shelters
Bullying Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Categories

Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Human Trafficking Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Human Trafficking Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Offers a crisis line for families and survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse or any other violent crime. A specially trained advocate will answer the crisis line and assist in any matter pertaining to sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or any other violent crime by listening and providing information, support and referrals. The crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Provides emotional support, individual counseling, support groups and therapy. Offers support and information for significant others, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, children's individual and group counseling, sheltering and housing services, along with general advocacy to help all community systems enhance their response to domestic abuse, sexual abuse or any other violent crime victims.

Categories

Abuse Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Provides free and confidential support to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and homicide or other violent crimes. Advocates meet with clients where the client is in Boone, Greene, Marshall, Story, and Tama counties. A 24-hour crisis hotline and shelter for victims of domestic violence are also available.

Housing Access offers a multitude of services and programs to assist survivors in gaining permanent housing.

Categories

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Treatment
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Shelters

Provides domestic abuse and sexual assault intervention services to those in need. Services include short term emergency shelter, support groups for adults and children affected by abuse, assistance with protection orders and referrals for financial and material assistance.

Categories

Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Dating Violence Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention