ABUSE & VIOLENCE


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
To make a report call
(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
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."
(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.
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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
Sexual Assault Hotline:  (760) 568-9071
email howfoundation@aol.com


Nightingale Manor
Emergency Shelter
Palm Springs
(760) 345-2668


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.
73555 Alessandro Dr.
Palm Desert, CA 92255-4155
(760) 328-7233
(760) 770-7582 Fax
Outreach Center                
Desert Hot Springs     (760) 288-3313
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.
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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