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Provides culturally specific and trauma-informed services to individuals experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or human trafficking, with a focus on the immigrant and refugee communities. Both advocacy and legal services are available. The advocate may be able to help with crisis and long-term safety planning, counseling referrals, financial planning, support and referrals to shelter, case management, filing for a Civil Protection Order (CPO), and other services. Attorneys are available when applicable to meet with clients to discuss any legal concerns. If qualified, attorneys can help with a divorce, CPO representation, Marsy's Law, immigration, custody, and so forth. Provides a holistic approach model of assigning one advocate and one attorney to help the client through all their needs, which is beneficial for all survivors, preventing the survivor from having to relive their trauma over and over again by telling multiple people the same story. Offers support groups for different ethnic communities and education/outreach to community members, service providers, and others specializing in cultural humility education. Service is not for those in immediate emergencies, please call 911 if in immediate danger.

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Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Case/Care Management
Human Trafficking Support Groups
AVC is a dual domestic violence and rape crisis center, providing 24 hour crisis intervention, aducation and community awareness. Including shelter, court advocacy, support groups, parenting classes sexual assualt exams.

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Sexual Assault Hotlines
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Domestic Violence Shelters
Houses several Mahoning county offices including court of common pleas, domestic relations court, probate court, clerk of courts, county recorder and county treasures offices.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Probate Courts
Marriage Licenses
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Counseling
Veterans Courts
Civil State Trial Courts
Criminal State Trial Courts
Houses several Mahoning county offices including court of common pleas, domestic relations court, probate court, clerk of courts, county recorder and county treasures offices.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Probate Courts
Marriage Licenses
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Counseling
Veterans Courts
Civil State Trial Courts
Criminal State Trial Courts
Provides legal advocate services to assist individuals in navigating the court system, filing criminal charges and obtaining protection orders.
Orders investigations as part of divorce actions, custody evaluations, child visitation arrangements, marriage conciliations, and home studies upon request of the judge.

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Divorce/Custody Investigation
Family Law Courts
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Contested Divorce Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Law Enforcement Community Engagement/Outreach
Divorce Counseling
Self Representation Assistance
Assists victims of intimate partner violence as they access and maneuver through the legal system. Legal Advocates are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice.
Assists survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and stalking. Services include the following: * Protection orders for sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence * Custoday and visitation rights * Divorce * Issues concerning physical, mental, and financial abuse * Legal issues that hinder survivors independence from abuser Partners with community organizations to provide wraparound services.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
General Legal Aid
Divorce Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Trained advocates provide emotional support, information, and offer accompaniment in the following areas for all survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking. *Law Enforcement Accompaniment: may include information on victim rights, developing a safety plan, or accompaniment during police reports *Legal Accompaniment: may include information, support, and accompaniment for civil or legal actions such as divorce, protection orders, applying for legal fee assistance, and emergency custody *Medical Accompaniment: offers accompaniment to hospital examinations and follow-up appointments for individuals that wish to seek or require medical attention *Title IX Accompaniment: may include assistance and accompaniment for students wishing to file Title IX complaints or seeking educational accommodations *Workplace Accompaniment: may include assistance and accompaniment for individuals wishing to file workplace related complaints or protection orders

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Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Advocates are available every morning in the Miami County Municipal Court House to assist victims on the third floor, or they can be reached by calling during office hours.
Provides legal representation to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in civil protective order procedures. This includes proceedings for an Emergency Protective Order (EPO), Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVO), or Interpersonal Protection Order (IPO).
Provides agency advocates as available to respond at municipal courts to domestic violence victims, offering information and referrals.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Issues
Provides emergency short-term shelter and aid for women and their children fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault. Offers a wide variety of programming to help women and children improve personal safety, encourage self-sufficiency and enable women to survive, cope and re-enter the community safely. Services include: 24/7 crisis hotline, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, safety planning, intense case management, legal advocacy and support to file charges and obtain legal protections, outreach, support and educational groups, goal planning, individual advocacy, food, clothing and personal care items, transportation support and follow-up case management and referrals.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Offers legal advocacy for victims of sexual, domestic, or intimate partner violence. Assists with criminal and civil legal concerns.
Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Northeast Ohio.

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Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
General Legal Aid
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Houses several Mahoning county offices including court of common pleas, domestic relations court, probate court, clerk of courts, county recorder and county treasures offices.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Probate Courts
Marriage Licenses
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Counseling
Veterans Courts
Civil State Trial Courts
Criminal State Trial Courts
Victims’ rights advocates can help answer questions regarding custody, criminal charges, protection orders, dissolution and divorce and property issues. Advocates can help victims understand the judicial process and attend legal and court appointments with the victim as requested. While the victims’ rights advocates are not attorneys, they can provide referrals to affordable or even free legal services.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides legal assistance which may include information, advice, or representation as well as online resources to help with the following issues: *Domestic violence *Termination of marriage (Divorce or Dissolution) *Child custody and Child support *Kinship care *Right to counsel *Adult and Minor name changes

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Foster Care Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Divorce Assistance
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Provides shelter, accompany to hospital for medical exams, support groups, legal advocate, for domestic violence & sexual assault victims. Also court ordered programs of BIP and WWUF that are referral based only.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Provides free legal assistance to victims of crime, including direct representation in the criminal justice system to uphold crime victims' rights. Does not perform civil work (i.e. divorce or child custody matters). Also provides informational and technical assistance to attorneys, victim service providers and legislators on crime victims' rights laws.

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Outreach Programs
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Crime Victims
Criminal State Trial Courts
Provides trained clergy advocates to accompany victims of domestic violence to local court.
Evaluates cases for possible assistance with civil protection order and where one of the following is true: - The applicant or minor child has experienced an incident of abuse within the last 60 days; - The abuser has threatened to kill or physically harm applicant or commit suicide within the last 60 days coupled with severe physical violence in the past year; - The abuser is subject to charges or protection order for offense of violence within the past 60 days or a CPO has been issued against abuser; - The abuser is incarcerated for offense of violence and has made new threats of abuse to applicant and incarceration will end in less than 12 months; - Juvenile court custody matter where unmarried biological mother is seeking custody or incident of abuse towards minor child was alleged but not substantiated, or applicant is concerned about complying with court-ordered custody or visitation due to COVID-19.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Provides legal advice and representation to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in civil protective order procedures. This includes proceedings for an Emergency Protective Order (EPO), Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVO), or Interpersonal Protection Order (IPO).

Provides legal assistance for the state of Ohio and its departments in legal matters, responsible for collecting debts owed to the state. The AG works to protect Ohio citizens through various programs and services

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Children's Protective Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Consumer Education
Adult Protective Services
Legal Information Services
Medicaid Fraud Reporting
Older Adults
Organized Crime Reporting
Environmental Law
Workers Compensation
Civil Rights Issues
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Lawyers
Addresses civil legal issues dealing with the family including domestic violence and obtaining civil protection orders, divorce (limited), child custody (limited), child support (limited) and spousal support (limited). Ability to provide services is often limited due to high volume of need.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance