Causes: Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Family Services, Health, Human Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment, Protection Against Abuse, Public Health
Mission: To promote and support healthy individuals, families and communities by creating opportunities for them to identify and address their own strengths, needs and concerns, and successfully realize their potential.
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treatment programsdomestic violence prevention & treatmentfamily peace centers promote family peace by teaching non-violent skills to assure victim and child safety, offender accountability, and to break family cycles of violence. The program emphasizes partnership, equality, and respect among and between all family members. Violence and intervention groups for offenders are provided on oahu, maui and lanai. There are support groups for victims/survivors; support for children who have witnessed domestic violence; and parenting skill-building groups as well as tro services. Through the family peace center, pact is a direct service provider of crisis intervention and case management services to victims of sex trafficking. Family visitation centers provide a safe setting for children to visit with their non-custodial parents, or to transition from one parent to the other. Families experiencing separation, divorce, or family violence are served on oahu and kauai. Referrals to other domestic violence programs are also available. Ohia domestic violence shelter offers a safe and confidential facility for victims of domestic violence and their children who can no longer remain in their homes because of danger from a partner. Crisis response is available 24/7.Trained staff assists women with safety and future life-planning, and make referrals for housing, legal and medical needs. Harry & jeanette weinberg lehua transition house offers transitional housing for up to 1 year to domestic violence survivors. Residents must have no children, or have lost custody of their children, and are working towards reunifying with their children. Lehua assists survivors who have left a domestic violence relationship and are seeking job training, schooling, or are returning to work. Trained staff assists women with developing self-sufficiency including the location of safe permanent housing in the community.