Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Hotlines:
YWCA Women's Advocacy Program
- Chesterfield: (804) 796-3066
- Richmond: (804) 643-0888
- 24 hours /7 days shelter, support, information, referrals & advocacy.
Virginia Family Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline
- 1-800-838-8238
- 24 hours / 7 days crisis, support, information and/or referrals.
Toll Free National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233
Crisis Centers
YWCA
- Chesterfield: (804) 796-3066
- Richmond: (804) 643-0888
- Shelter for women and children; individual crisis and support group counseling; referrals to
medical care, legal assistance, other community resources.
Support Groups
YWCA Women’s Domestic Violence Support Group: FREE
Call (804) 706-1272 for intake and information.
Prevention Services Children’s Group: FREE
- Children who have witnessed violence group, 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Monday evenings.
- For children in grades 1 through 5, call first for intake (804) 768-7204.
- Services are available for children of other age groups as well.
Legal Aid
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (Domestic Violence Unit)
- (804) 648-1012
- Legal advice and/or court representation for low-income victims.
- Handles protective orders, custody and visitation, and child/spousal court cases.
- Criminal cases are not taken.
- Call (804) 648-1012; ask for DV Intake; leave message; a return call will be made; no messages are left without permission.
- Web site: http://www.cvlas.org.
Statewide Domestic Violence Alliance
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Alliance (VSDVA)
Chesterfield County Resources
Chesterfield Victim/Witness Assistance Program
- Domestic Violence Unit: (804) 717-6179
- Provides information on victims' rights and court accompaniment.
- Sexual assault coordinator provides information and court accompaniment.
- Services available in Spanish.
- Web site available.
Chesterfield Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Prosecutor: Elizabeth Smyers (804) 748-1341
Web site available.
Chesterfield Police Department
Police Domestic Violence Coordinator: Sharon Lindsay (804) 751-4113
Web site available.
Chesterfield County Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Coordinator: Patricia Jones-Turner (804) 706-1272
- Victim Advocate: Courtney O’Hara (804) 706-1267
- Hispanic Outreach Worker: Daniel Bunn (804) 706-1281
- Services include assistance with protective orders, crisis intervention, individual counseling, group services, case management, court accompaniment, and community referrals for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
- Services available in Spanish.
- Web site available.
Chesterfield County Community Corrections & Pretrial Services
- (804) 706-1250
- Provides community based sanctions for local adult offenders, including supervision of batterer’s and referrals & monitoring of offenders in community based batterer’s treatment programs.
- Services available in Spanish.
- Web site available.
Chesterfield County Mental Health
Crisis Intervention - 24 Hours/Day (804) 748-6356
Call (804)768-7202 for Intake
Web site available.
Chesterfield County Mental Health Substance Abuse
Web site available.
Chesterfield County Mental Health Prevention Services
Web site available.
Chesterfield County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
(804) 276-7660
Web site available.
Offender Treatment Resources
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Intake coordinator (804) 285-5900
Domestic Violence Interventions
Connie Brown (804) 355-6341
Frank Manners and Associates
Frank Manners (804) 672-8390
- All Batterer Intervention Programs are 36 hours over 24 weeks.
- Fees: $50 Assessment and $20 per group session.
- Anger Management classes are also available.