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The Violence Intervention Program is a non-profit, hospital-based program located in East Los Angeles at the LAC+USC Medical Center whose mission is to protect and treat all victims of violence. As the first Family Advocacy Center in the United States, VIP is a multi-disciplinary public-private partnership that offers medical, mental health, forensic, and support services to victims of interpersonal violence as well as organizing community and school-based violence prevention and early intervention programs.
VIP offers a very comprehensive and successful group therapy program through the VIP Community Mental Health Center. It is just one of the many innovative interventions available for clients.
People in crisis, who have been abused physically and emotionally by someone they share a personal relationship with, need someone to stand beside them - to make sense of the information and options, the doctors and police officers, social workers and shelters. They need someone to encourage them to walk out of the emergency room with a plan to be safe.
The VIP 24-Hour Domestic Violence Response Team is a group of dedicated and highly trained Advocates that respond anytime, day or night, to every victim of domestic violence that comes into the emergency rooms at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. By responding to victims in a crisis situation, we can reach out to them and support them when they are most vulnerable, educate them about the cycle of violence, assess the level of danger in the relationship, prevent a recurrence, and protect children.
In addition, VIP Advocates emphasize the need for and offer access to mental health services at the VIP-Community Mental Health Center, if children are involved. Ongoing mental health services help the victims and their non-offending family members heal from trauma, raise their awareness about the cycle of violence, and empower and encourage them to build new lives.
Violence Intervention Program
1721 Griffin Avenue
Los Angles, CA 90031
Telephone: 323.226.2095
www.violenceinterventionprogram.org
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