To get help now, please call our 24-hour Family Violence Hotline

During this public health crisis NAM is committed to keeping the Family Violence Center open.

Please call the 24 hour hotline.

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The Family Violence Center is dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence by assisting victims of domestic and sexual violence through crisis intervention, long-term support services, and through community violence and awareness prevention education.

The hope for a better life and the courage to take the first step must come from within, but NAM’s Family Violence Center (FVC) provides the resources to help clients find safe places, and offers support and the services to begin again on new paths.

The FVC offers a variety of services to victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, including 24-hour hotline, telephone crisis counseling, access to emergency shelter, emergency food, clothing, transportation, medical assistance, professional counseling services for adults and their children, community outreach, information and referrals for battering intervention programs, as well as community and legal referrals. 

When fleeing an abusive home, individuals often leave everything behind to enter a world of financial and emotional upheaval. NAM’s multiple social service programs meet their basic needs while they work through the physical and emotional trauma they have experienced. Caring volunteer Peer Advocates provide support to clients as they recover their strength and self-esteem, and begin the daunting task of moving toward self-reliance.

The FVC continues to offer innovative programming to meet the needs of our clients. Play Therapy and Art Therapy services are a part of our support services directed toward children and adolescents. As the needs of our clients continue to grow, support from our community allows the FVC to grow and meet those needs.

In partnership with the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the FVC helps assure the safety of all household pets through the PetSafe Project. With a referral from a family violence shelter or program, the SPCA will keep families’ pets, free of charge, while family members at risk seek safe refuge.

Domestic violence cuts across all social, economic and educational lines.  It affects all ages, ethnic groups and genders. Domestic violence has been identified as the number one reason for homelessness among women. Community education is an important tool in making our homes safer for all.  NAM’s FVC provides a Speakers’ Bureau, teen dating seminars and evening domestic violence education meetings for English- and Spanish-speaking groups.

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La esperanza de tener una vida mejor y el valor de dar el primer paso debe venir de sí mismo, pero el Centro de Violencia Familiar (FVC) de NAM proporciona los recursos para ayudar a los clientes encontrar lugares seguros y ofrece apoyo y los servicios para comenzar de nuevo.

El Centro de Violencia Familiar (FVC) ofrece una línea telefónica las 24 horas, asesoramiento de crisis telefónica, refugio de emergencia, acceso a refugio de emergencia, ropa, transporte, asistencia médica, servicios para adultos y sus hijos, alcance comunitario, información y referencias para programas de intervención de maltrato, policiales en la oficina, referencias legales y asesoramiento profesional  de acompañamiento de corte.

Para utilizar a estos servicios simplemente llame a la línea de la FVC al (281) 885-4673.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Each year, the entire month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about Teen Dating Violence (TDV). This month, which is honored nation-wide, is essentially a call to action to shatter the silence and engage in difficult conversations. While this is a month-long awareness campaign, the second week of the month is TDVAM’s Respect Week. The big day is, Tuesday, February 9, which is known as “Go Orange Day” as orange is the awareness color for TDV! We extend an invitation to you to join us this month in raising awareness about TDV. Show us your support on social media by using the hashtags #NAMGoesOrange, #YouAreNotAloneDV, #tdvam, #teendatingviolence.

Below are some materials and videos with more information on TDVAM. Thank you for your continuous support. We really cannot bring about change without you! If you would like more information about teen dating violence or our Prevention Education programs please contact our Violence Prevention Educator, Marina Montemayor at [email protected], or our Community Outreach Specialist, Cynthia Butler at [email protected].

To honor Respect Week (February 7 - 13), we have created short videos for each day of the week covering various topics to get teens inspired by the movement. The videos are short and to the point, but can have lasting impacts. Our hope is that you will share these videos each day during Respect Week:

Monday, February 8: I Need Space: Unhealthy Relationships and Boundaries

Tuesday, February 9: Break the Silence, Stop the Violence: Wear Orange Day. On this day we will ask the community to join us in wearing orange and spread awareness.

Wednesday, February 10: The G.O.A.T Kind of Love: Healthy Relationships

Thursday, February 11: Don’t Hate, Communicate: Expressing Yourself

Friday, February 12: Happiness Looks Good on You: Self-Care and Safety Planning

TDVAM Toolkit

Support the Purple Postcard Campaign

A purple postcard is a powerful way for Texans to send a strong united message to our legislators declaring that we stand with survivors and ask for full funding for services for victims of family violence.  Purple Postcards from all over the state will send an amplified call to the Texas Legislature to support critical funding for family violence services.  The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) will be delivering your postcard, along with others, directly to your legislators!

Current funding for family violence centers does not begin to address the dangerously growing capacity crisis. Last year, approximately 1 out of 2 survivors were turned away due to lack of space. Although shelters and programs maximize scarce resources to save lives, they’re still unable to support a significant number of survivors’ needs.

Without even enough funding for emergency services like shelter, programs lack the resources to meaningfully invest in prevention efforts in their communities and to offer the types of services, like legal and housing assistance, that help support survivors on the road to long-term stability for their families.

To make Texas communities safer, we must secure full funding for these vital support services. 

This year the TCFV is excited to launch the “Supporting Survivors: No Postage Required” campaign—an easy and digital way to reach out to our legislators who make the critical decision about funding for family violence programs.

The goal is to collect and “deliver” one card for every one of the 71,000 strong survivors, who sought services from family violence programs in the past year. To do this we need over 71,000 cards so please help by completing a card!

Click here to complete the virtual postcard below and let your state representatives and senators know that fully funding these life-saving services should be a top priority this legislative session. Also, share this link far and wide to agency supporters, partners, friends, and family compete as well.

Take a tour of NAM's Family Violence Center

DATING WITH RESPECT VIRTUAL LEARNING

For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're introducing our Dating with Respect Curriculum, for youth to learn about teen dating violence. We invite educators to contact us, to access the full virtual learning video! Watch the trailer below, or for more info call 281-885-4673.

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