Site Begins Revealing Insights into Domestic Violence Services Nationwide

DENVER, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of the ten most commonly provided services by domestic violence programs in the U.S., half fall within the category of emergency services, according to data compiled by and powering domesticshelters.org, the first online and mobile searchable database that helps people find assistance faster and easier when experiencing domestic violence.

The three most common in-house emergency services, based on the percentage of domestic violence programs offering them, are safety planning (90.0%), domestic violence education (87.3%) and case management (86.6%). The least common emergency services are providing emergency cell phones (66.1%) for use by victims and survivors and offering a safe home network (21.2%), although 77.9% offer emergency shelter.

The other emergency services tracked by domesticshelters.org include case management (86.6%), providing food and clothing (84.2%), offering a 24/7 hotline (77.8%), lethality assessments (74.3%) and emergency local transportation (70.1%).

The data shows that the five states where domestic violence organizations score highest for comprehensiveness of emergency services – based on the frequency with which each type of emergency service is being provided by each domestic violence program – are Wyoming, Alaska, Rhode Island, Virginia and Nebraska.

Learn more about these findings.

SOURCE National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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