DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES 

Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC) – Counseling and Advocacy

Website:  www.helpabusedwomen.org

27 Congress St., Salem MA 01970     (978) 744-8552

23 Central St., Lynn, MA 01901         (781) 592-9900

Hotline number:                            (978) 744-6841

Contact:  Salem: Sue Drake            sued@helpabusedwomen.org       

            Lynn:  Natalia Quinones    lynn@helpabusedwomen.org

Services:  Counseling and advocacy services include a 24 hour confidential hotline, individual short term advocacy and support groups

Ages Served:  No limitations  Languages Served:  English, Espanol, Portuguese, Russian                                 

Eligibility restrictions:  No income eligibility restrictions; participants must be victims of domestic violence

Fees:  All services are free

Hours of operation:  Hotline operates 24 hours per day/7 days per week; office hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm

North Shore Rape Crisis Center                                               

156 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915                               (978) 927-4506

24-hour hotline number:                                       1-800-922-8772            

Services:24 hour anonymous hotline counseling,advocacy at police station,hospital,court,individual crisis counseling,educational workshops/trainings,suppoet groups for adolescent and adult surrivers of rape,child sexual abuse, and incest,referrals for continued support 

Ages Served: All ages                       

Eligibility restrictions: None

Project COPE, Inc. – Batterers Intervention Program               Website:  www.projectcope.com                  

181 Union Street, Suite B, Lynn, MA 01901                    (781) 581-9270, ext 341

Contact:  Wendy Kessler                                            wkessler@projectcope.com              

Services: State certified, 40 week program for individuals referred due to intimate partner violence, including legal charges of assault or violation of a restraining order

Ages Served:  18+                                Languages Served:  English, Espanol 

Eligibility restrictions:  None

Fees: This is a self-pay program, not billable to insurance; $100 for initial intake, $45 per weekly group session; fees may be negotiated in the event of financial hardship

Hours of operation:  Monday to Thursday, 9:00am - 8:00pm; Fridays 9am - 4pm; evening groups

Tri City Mental Health and Retardation Center – Impact Program

52 Sharon Street, Malden, MA 02148               (781) 338-8829 (Malden); (781) 581-4452 (Lynn)

Contact: Dan Ellis                             

Services:  40 week psychoeducational program for court ordered and self-referred perpetrators of domestic violence.  The curriculum is designed to increase the ability of participants to recognize and accept responsibility for coercive, abusive, and violent behaviors and to learn nonviolent alternatives

Ages Served:18+                        Languages Served:  English

Eligibility restrictions:  None

Fees:  Fees are not covered by third party insurance and are the responsibility of the perpetrator.  Services for indigent perpetrators may be supported by funds from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health