Adult Protective Services (APS)
APS intervenes on behalf of elder or dependent
adults residing in the community who are a danger to
self or others or who may be the victims of abuse,
neglect or exploitation either by others or through a
lack of ability to care for themselves.
68-625 Perez Road, Suite 2
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 770-2450
(800) 491-7123
Access Program
Riverside County on Aging
Non-emergency elder concerns like malnutrition,
unsanitary living conditions or isolation
(800) 510-2020
73750 Catalina Way
Palm Desert, CA
(760) 841- 0401
email aging.lmolberrg@co.riverside.ca.us
Barbara
Sinatra Children Center
The mission of the non-profit Barbara Sinatra
Children's Center is to counsel physically, sexually and
emotionally abused children and to focus on breaking the
generational cycle of abuse. Out-patient counseling is
provided regardless of a family's ability to pay for
services. Adult support groups include Adults Molested as
Children, Mothers of Abused Children and Grandparents who
are raising their grandchildren. The Center is located on
the Eisenhower Medical Center campus in Rancho Mirage.
Eisenhower Medical Center
39-000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 340-2336
(760) 340-1851 Fax
CASA for Riverside County
Provides trained people to be court appointed
special
advocates for abused, neglected and abandoned children
who are "dependents of the court."
82-675 Highway 111, Suite 3100
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 863-7424
Child Protective Services
They investigate children that have been abused.
68-625 Perez Road, #2
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 773-6710
Council to Prevent
Child Abuse
(Now called: Prevent Child Abuse Riverside County)
Child abuse awareness education and advocacy.
16-801 Van Buren
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 862-5630
email mgauley@co.riverside.ca.us
Elder Abuse
To report, call: (760) 836-1606
Click
here to read the Mizell Senior Center Focus Article on Elder Abuse.
Click here to print Report
of Suspected Dependant/Elder Abuse form.
(This is a .pdf file. You must have the free Acrobat
program installed. Click this button to get it free.)
Friends of the Family
Offers crisis intervention/violence prevention
counseling for households at risk of family violence.
81-711 Highway 111, Suite #101
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-2398
Harvest
of Wellness (HOW) Foundation, Inc.
Provides 24-hour crisis intervention and support to
victims of sexual assault in the Coachella Valley and
Morongo Basin. Counseling for both children and adults.
Rape prevention education programs.
Violent Crime Response Program with a hotline and a
Sexual
Assault Services Program with hotline. Provides services
to
survivors and family members of homicide victims. Free.
45-691 Monroe, Suite 10
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 568-9071
(760)
347-0595 Fax
Violent Crime Hotline: (760) 366-2166
Sexual Assault Hotline: (760) 568-9071
email howfoundation@aol.com
Prevent Child Abuse - Coachella Valley
Educates the community in recognizing, reporting,
and
preventing child abuse.
81-711 Highway 111, Suite 101
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-2398
Rape Crisis Information
Emergency shelter to provide direct and adjunctive
services to women and their children fleeing domestic
violence
(800) 775-6055
24-Hour Crisis Hotlines (760) 328-7233 and (760) 328-Safe
Shelter From The Storm
They provide direct and adjunctive services to women and
their children fleeing domestic violence. They also
provide rape counseling referrals, emergency shelter for abused
women and children, and assistance for battered women.
This assistance includes mental health, physical health,
and personal hygiene services and helps battered women
acquire life skills to establish non-violent households.
P.O. Box 14155
Palm Desert, CA 92255-4155
(760) 328-7233
(760) 770-7582 Fax
Outreach Centers:
Coachella
(760) 398-7811
Desert Hot Springs (760) 251-3445
Indio
(760) 863-7871
Palm Desert
(760) 674-0400
Palm Springs
(760) 318-0140
Victim's Hotlines
Victims of Crime Resource Center
The Center's 1-800-VICTIMS service can help fill this
information gap. State Bar-certified law students under
attorney supervision provide crime victims with
comprehensive information on compensation, restitution,
their role and rights in the criminal justice system,
and counseling and referral.
Mc George School of Law
University of the Pacific
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
(800) 842-8467
Victims Witness Division/District Attorney's Office
Physical, sexual, financial, neglect, mental
suffering, abandonment, isolation, abduction, DPSS, APS,
social workers, investigation, assessment, intervention.
82-675 Highway 111, 4th Floor
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 863-8408
Village
Counseling
Village Counseling is a California Family
Counseling Corporation started in 1980. A highly
experienced team of family and chemical dependency specialists provide a full range of treatment services.
Village is the Desert's largest counseling clinic.
Coachella - (760) 398-8055
Palm Desert -(760) 773-0669
Desert Hot Springs - (760) 288-3123
Violent Crime Response Program
Provides services to victims of assault, robbery,
kidnapping, carjacking, stalking and hate crimes. Free
advocacy program, counseling, accompaniment, assistance
with legal and medical systems, sexual assault
prevention, and presentations to schools.
(760) 366-2166
Rape: (760) 568-9071
Vitalco
Living
Partnership
The Partnership, in collaboration with the community,
produces educational videos that present topics of
particular interest to older adults, persons with
disabilities, their families and friends, caregivers and
service providers. Each video is distributed free of
charge to public libraries, senior and community
centers, support groups, service agencies, religious and
other organizations throughout Riverside County.
Video titles include: "How to Recognize, Avoid, and
Report Elder Abuse"
The Partnership to Preserve Independent Living
6296 Rivercrest Drive, Suite K
Riverside, CA 92507
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