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Illinois Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics
There are 71 organizations in Illinois that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 70 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 98%. These programs can be found in 52 different cities.
Click on any of the 52 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 62% 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
- Oak Forest
- 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 planning66 locations
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Domestic violence education63 locations
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Case management60 locations
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Crisis intervention services60 locations
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Food and clothing49 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment49 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 protection63 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy59 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance53 locations
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Financial empowerment training42 locations
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Legal resource planning39 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 groups47 locations
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Shelter resident counseling42 locations
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Counseling for friends and family40 locations
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Sexual violence support groups29 locations
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Counseling for batterers21 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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Transportation31 locations
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Alternative housing counseling29 locations
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Transitional family housing29 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 referrals64 locations
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Goal planning assistance59 locations
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Parenting skills training47 locations
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Job search/placement39 locations
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Medical accompaniment37 locations
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Job skills training37 locations
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Health and wellness programs31 locations
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Pet Shelter27 locations
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Spiritual services14 locations
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Onsite medical services11 locations
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Onsite mental health services11 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children56 locations
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Youth counseling53 locations
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Educational programs38 locations
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Child care during support groups38 locations
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Child development33 locations
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School liaison32 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 workshops54 programs
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Speaker's bureau31 programs
Other
Languages
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English70 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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Women66 locations
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Individuals55 locations
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Teens51 locations
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Elderly48 locations
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Families47 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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Immigrant42 locations
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LGBTQ38 locations
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Prostituted persons37 locations
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Military37 locations
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Trafficked persons36 locations
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Disabled36 locations
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Trans women/men35 locations
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Rural35 locations
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Deaf35 locations
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Developmentally disabled32 locations

