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Illinois Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics
There are 70 organizations in Illinois that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 69 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 98%. These programs can be found in 51 different cities.
Click on any of the 51 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Illinois, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.
The most common category of service in Illinois – based on the likelihood of each program to offer all the services within a category – is "emergency services", while the least common category of service is "housing services".
The two most common individual services within any category of service in Illinois are "safety planning and resources and referrals" while the two least common services are "mobile advocacy and sex offender counseling".
Spanish is spoken at 63% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is French at 8% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .
Illinois Cities with Domestic Violence Programs
- Addison
- Aledo
- Alton
- Aurora
- Belleville
- Bloomington
- Cairo
- Cambridge
- Canton
- Carbondale
- Carlinville
- Charleston
- Chicago
- Danville
- Decatur
- DeKalb
- Des Plaines
- Elgin
- Evanston
- Forest Park
- Freeport
- Galena
- Galesburg
- Hennepin
- Homewood
- Jacksonville
- Joliet
- Kankakee
- La Grange Park
- Metropolis
- Mt. Carroll
- Olney
- Palatine
- Park Ridge
- Peoria
- Princeton
- Quincy
- Riverdale
- Rochelle
- Rochester
- Rockford
- Round Lake Beach
- Springfield
- Sterling
- Streator
- Tinley Park
- Urbana
- Waukegan
- Wheaton
- Woodstock
- Worth
- Zion
Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in Illinois
Emergency Services
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Safety planning65 locations
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Domestic violence education62 locations
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Case management59 locations
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Crisis intervention services59 locations
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Food and clothing48 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment48 locations
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Emergency shelter46 locations
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Emergency cell phones38 locations
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Confidential shelter location28 locations
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Emergency local transportation25 locations
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Safe home network6 locations
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Mobile advocacy3 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Assistance with orders of protection62 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy58 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance53 locations
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Financial empowerment training41 locations
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Legal resource planning38 locations
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Attorney referral for family court34 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders33 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases29 locations
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Immigration services26 locations
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Legal clinics16 locations
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Legal representation15 locations
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Child custody services14 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney14 locations
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In-shelter financial aid11 locations
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Expert testimony9 locations
Counseling Services
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Non-resident counseling51 locations
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Peer support groups46 locations
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Shelter resident counseling41 locations
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Counseling for friends and family39 locations
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Sexual violence support groups28 locations
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Counseling for batterers20 locations
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Incest counseling17 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling15 locations
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Substance abuse counseling13 locations
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Sex offender counseling5 locations
Housing Services
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Transportation30 locations
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Transitional family housing29 locations
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Alternative housing counseling28 locations
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Transitional individual housing25 locations
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Relocation services24 locations
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Permanent individual housing14 locations
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Permanent family housing13 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals63 locations
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Goal planning assistance58 locations
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Parenting skills training46 locations
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Job search/placement38 locations
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Medical accompaniment36 locations
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Job skills training36 locations
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Health and wellness programs30 locations
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Pet Shelter27 locations
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Spiritual services13 locations
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Onsite medical services11 locations
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Onsite mental health services10 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children55 locations
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Youth counseling52 locations
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Educational programs37 locations
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Child care during support groups37 locations
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Child development33 locations
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School liaison31 locations
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Teen activity program26 locations
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Child abuse services22 locations
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Tutoring services19 locations
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Art/music therapy18 locations
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After school programs17 locations
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Summer camp12 locations
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Daycare facility11 locations
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Pet therapy8 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams7 locations
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Onsite schooling6 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops53 programs
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Speaker's bureau31 programs
Other
Languages
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English69 locations
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Spanish44 locations
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French6 locations
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Korean2 locations
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Chinese2 locations
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German2 locations
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Sign language1 locations
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Vietnamese1 locations
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Tagalog1 locations
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Russian1 locations
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Portuguese1 locations
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Italian1 locations
Populations Served
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Women65 locations
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Individuals54 locations
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Teens50 locations
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Elderly47 locations
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Families46 locations
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Men43 locations
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Non-Binary16 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)2 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)1 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Immigrant41 locations
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LGBTQ38 locations
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Military37 locations
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Prostituted persons36 locations
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Disabled36 locations
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Trans women/men35 locations
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Trafficked persons35 locations
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Rural35 locations
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Deaf35 locations
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Developmentally disabled32 locations

