Provides confidential counseling with a mental health professional for victims of domestic violence. Offers counseling for children who have witnessed or experienced some type of abuse or violence. Provides family therapy and parent education focused on helping the household to recover from past abuse, violence, or other traumatic events. Seeks also to prevent abuse within families who may be at risk due to a variety of stressors including: large family size, teenage single parenting, financial problems, drug problems, special needs children, etc. Teaches how to deal with child and parent anger issues, to handle conflicts and manage stress, to recognize cues from children and address their needs, to administer reward and punishment, and to build better communication among family members.

Provides crime prevention services for the Village of Highland Hills.

The Athens County Victim Assistance Office provides services for victims in the aftermath of a crime. Services include: - Support - Information regarding the criminal justice system and proceedings - Information regarding the rights of crime victims - Court escort - Assistance with victim impact statements - Assistance with applying for crime compensation, if eligible - Assistance with petitioning for civil protection orders - Notification concerning case status and upcoming court dates - Information and referral - Representation through interaction with court personnel, social service agencies and other victim service personnel.

Receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults age 60 and older, and evaluates the need for protective services.

Provides enforcement of all laws and ordinances, preventing crimes, investigating criminal activity, apprehending, arresting, and detaining suspects, presenting evidence, regulating traffic, investigating traffic accidents, and engaging in other activities that protect lives and property and preserve peace.

Handles reports of harmful or potentially harmful issues or events that would affect students and schools in the Parma City School District. Calls are confidential and callers may remain anonymous.

Offers fire protection services, emergency medical services, fire inspection, smoke alarms for low-income families, carbon monoxide testing, fire prevention education, and general safety information. Also provides a juvenile firesetters program.

Offers cash rewards of up to $1,000 for anonymous tips on crimes in Newark, Granville, Heath and surrounding areas. The ultimate goal is two fold: to offer rewards for apprehension of criminals and to focus on crime as a problem that must be continually addressed by the community. Each caller is guaranteed anonymity with various codes and keywords used for identification purposes and rewards are offered in cash.

Provides rape crisis services including a 24-hour hotline, advocacy for both teenagers and adults during legal proceedings, short-term crisis intervention, support groups, referrals for counseling, and community education on bystander intervention. Services for victims of human trafficking are also available. All services are confidential.

Volunteer based program that regularly checks on the safety and well-being of clients. Determines if there is a follow-up referral to an appropriate agency to improve the client’s quality of life is needed. Assists in providing any immediate help needed, within program guidelines, during actual visitation. Also checks residences at the request of citizens that are away from their homes for extended periods of time.

Periodically checks the residences of people who are on vacation to ensure that nothing has been disturbed.

Respond to reports of illegal activity or accidents that occur within the City of Lancaster - child abuse (even just suspected) can be reported to Child Protective Services or to the police on weekends and after CPS office hours. For areas outside the city limits call the Fairfield County sheriff or other city agency.

To assist victims of felony-level crime with out of pocket expenses for medical and work loss by means of reparations by the State of Ohio (Victim of Crimes Compensation). Serves as a source of information through the court process of the case; serves as a court liaison and support system; contact source for Parole Board information, etc.

Respond to reports of illegal activity or accidents that occur within the City of Reynoldsburg - child abuse (even just suspected) can be reported to Child Protective Services or to the police on weekends and after CPS office hours. For areas outside the city limits call the Fairfield County sheriff or other city agency.

Dispatches police officers within German Township to the scene of a crime in progress or a police emergency incident (call 911).

Handles foreclosure, partition, and quiet title cases. Foreclosure is an attempt by the holder of the mortgage or lien to have the property sold to satisfy the mortgage or lien. Partition involves two or more persons owning property together who cannot agree on how to sell the property. Quiet Title claims occur when a party claims an interest in property which is disputed by others and the claim negatively impacts the title of the property such as encroachments by fences or buildings. Answers general procedural questions, but does not give legal advice.

Provides a hotline number to speak with an attorney and get advice on evictions; virtual clinics provided on Tuesdays at 4pm. can call in or join from computer to get general information on the eviction process or speak with an attorney; online toolkit walks renters through whatever stage of the eviction process they are in, helps them prepare for court, and provides template documents.

Counseling and psychiatric services for adults and transitional age youth. CPST available for adults. Individual, marital, family and group counseling.

Provides and coordinates violence and bullying prevention efforts using both school-based and community-based intervention to reduce aggressive behavior.

Offers adult and child fingerprinting, assistance in locating missing persons, maintenance of public police records and a property identification program.

Dispatches officers to the scene of a crime in progress or a police emergency incident (call 911).

Provides reporting and investigation of violations of United States federal statutes in a number of areas, including anti-terrorism (domestic/international) activities. Also investigates mortgage fraud (falsifying documents--includes false property appraisals, false statements regarding income and other personal facts, etc. when applying for a home loan), kidnapping, bank robberies, Internet crime, organized crime, hate crimes, and public corruption. Mortgage fraud investigation is part of a task force with the county prosecutor and other law enforcement officials. Internet crime is any illegal activity involving one or more components of the Internet (chat rooms, web sites, and/or e-mail).

Helps people who may be vulnerable to rape, molestation, or other forms of sexual assault become aware of the general precautions that can be taken to reduce the risk of becoming a victim. Provides alternatives for handling the situation should they be approached or attacked.

Provides a hotline the public can use to report instances where applicants, policyholders, claimants, providers, agents, or insurance company employees have made false statements or otherwise intentionally misrepresented the facts during the process of buying, using, selling, or underwriting insurance.