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Travis County Domestic Violence Resource Center

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Domestic Violence Resources List (.pdf)

Travis County Attorney's Office - (512) 854-9498
A two year protective order and representation in court at no charge if your case is accepted.

Safeplace - (512) 267-SAFE (7233)
SafePlace is located in Austin, with a hotline answered 24 hours a day. Call them to create a Safety Plan, to get counseling for you or your children, or if you have left home and your family needs a place to stay. SafePlace also has counseling for rape survivors and provides legal advocacy.

Texas Advocacy Project - formerly known as Women’s Advocacy Project - 1-800-374-HOPE (4673)
Assistance for victims of teen dating violence through the Teen Justice Initiative.

Political Asylum Project of Austin - (512) 478-0546
Resource advocacy and legal assistance for immigrant victims of domestic abuse.

Texas Council on Family Violence
Protective Orders, Restraining Orders, and Peace Bonds - how they work (.pdf requires Acrobat Reader)
Request for Protective Order Kit (.pdf requires Acrobat Reader)

FAMILY VIOLENCE LEGAL LINE
800-374-HOPE (Statewide)
512-476-5770 (In Austin)

FAMILY LAW HOTLINE
800-777-FAIR (Statewide)
512-476-1866 (In Austin)

SEXUAL ASSAULT LEGAL HOTLINE
800-296-SAFE (Statewide)
512-225-9290 (In Austin)

Since 1989, Constable Bruce Elfant has worked alongside others concerned with family violence in Austin including the Austin Police Department, the Center for Battered Women (now SafePlace), the Sheriff’s office and Travis County Judges, Municipal Judges, and the District and County Attorney’s offices.

Over the past 19 years, this group has increased its membership, adding Lifeworks and the Women’s Advocacy Project, as well as several counseling groups for offenders. Now the coalition, the Austin/Travis County Family Violence Task Force, meets once a month to network and collaborate on projects such as creating Austin’s only Family Violence Court (Court 4) and public awareness campaigns with Capitol Metro and the Austin Independent School District.