Counseling Services

General Counseling Services

Juvenile Aggression Management (JAM):

For young people 8 - 18 and their families
6-week psycho-educational program addressing aggression management
Group format
English and Spanish services are available
Client will need an appointment to register

Individual Services:

For men, women, and children who have experienced an abusive relationship
This is a free service
Call for available appointments
English and Spanish services are available

Women's Support Groups

For women who have experienced an abusive relationship
This is a free service
No appointment necessary
English and Spanish services are available
Childcare available by reservation

Children's Services:

Free childcare is offered on a limited schedule while Moms and Dads are receiving services
This service is staffed by volunteers

Batterer's Services

Violence Intervention Program (VIP):

For men
20-week psycho-educational program addressing personal responsibility to stop violence in the family
Sensitive to men's issues as well as cultural issues
Group format
English and Spanish services are available
Client will need an appointment to register

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Changing Behavior through Choice (CBC):

For women
20-week psycho-educational program designed to promote personal responsibility to stop violence in the family
Sensitive to women's issues as well as cultural issues
Group format
English and Spanish services are available
Client will need an appointment to register

Child Protective Services Group (CPS):

For women
12-week psycho-educational program designed to promote personal responsibility & to stop parent to child violence
Sensitive to women's issues, children's issues as well as cultural issues
Group format
English and Spanish services are available
Client will need an appointment to register

Collaboratives with other Agencies

Safe Heavens
Protecting the children of families in transition

The Safe Havens project was formed out of a collaborative effort by the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Domestic Relations Office, Family Service Association's Kidshare Program, San Antonio Kids Exchange Program, The Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. and the San Antonio Police Department. The Safe Havens project targets parents who have children under the age of 18 and have issues related to domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. The Safe Havens project allows for appropriate levels of expertise and safety measures to be in place at our current locations for parents who require supervised visitation and choose safe exchange services. The Safe Havens collaborative identified the Prue Police Substation in Northwest San Antonio as a new and third location to provide child-focused safe exchanges only and in the effort to meet the needs of families in this area. The Safe Havens project is fully operational and if interested you may contact either Family Service Association's KidShare Program at 210-299-2476 or San Antonio Kids Exchange at 210-733-3349 to set up services at either of the office locations or at the Prue Substation.

This project was supported by Grant number 2005-CW-AX-0016 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Helping Children Cope with Divorce
(TransParenting/Co-parenting)

A collaboration with Family Service Association, Jewish Family and Children's Service, and Family Violence Prevention Services
4-hour seminar that fulfills a requirement by the Courts for divorcing parents who have children
For a map of seminar location, click here Map This Location
For registration information, click here

C.A.R.E.

Collaborative program with Alamo Children's Advocacy
For those with domestic violence issues along with sexual abuse issues