Services provided:
24-Hour Crisis Line:
24-hour crisis intervention services providing emotional supportadvocacy and information for victims of domestic violence sexual assaultShelter:
Emergency and transitional shelter on-site for women and children. Referrals to shelter for male victims of domestic/sexual violence. Short and long-term transitional housing program for families. Advocacy and support provided to families enabling them to move into independent living. Legal Advocacy:
Assistance in obtaining protective orders against a partner or spouse. Accompaniment to the courthouse for hearings and other legal proceedings related to domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Advocacy and support with criminal cases involving domestic violence and/or sexual assault situations. Medical Advocacy:
Accompaniment and advocacy for victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault at the hospital, emergency room and/or doctors office. Counseling and Support Groups:
Individual counseling for adult victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Support group for adult female survivors of domestic violence. Individual counseling for children impacted by domestic/sexual violence. Offender Re-education:
Based on nationally recognized best practices, CAV provides a 52-session offender re-education program called "CHANGES." Participants may be self- or court-referred. Childrens Programs:
Resources and referrals for parents, short-term childcare, information on the effects of domestic/sexual violence on children, therapeutic activities and various playgroups for child witnesses of domestic/sexual violence. Information and Referral:
To medical, legal, substance abuse, mental health services housing resourcesfood and clothing resourcesoff-site support groups, VOCA information and forms, and other related resourcesPrevention:
Education and prevention programs provide age appropriate, culturally relevant presentations for schools and community groups topics related to the prevention of and response to domestic/sexual violence. Thrift Store: CAV Thrift Store receives donations of items for resale or use by CAV clients. All sales proceeds go to fund CAV programs and services. Taos Childrens Saferoom Program:
Forensic interviews of child victims/witnesses of abuse that support legal investigations of suspected child abuse and help minimize long-term, negative impact on children.
