Can you imagine a home where a woman constantly lives in fear?
Can you imagine a home not being a safe place for a child?
For victims of domestic violence - fear is a part of everyday life.
RACHEL COALITION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Rachel Coalition is a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, and a partnership of nine northern New Jersey organizations working together to provide services and support programs for victims of domestic violence in Essex and Morris County. Services include:
Individual domestic violence counseling provided by licensed clinical social workers
Domestic violence support groups
Children's services, including individual & group counseling
24-hour crisis response line
Legal services
Access to shelter (w/kosher provisions)
Access to medical & vocational services
Information & referral
Community education & outreach
Professional & volunteer training
Volunteer opportunities
Batterer Intervention Services: The RESPECT Group
COUNSELING SERVICES
The experience of being in an abusive relationship is emotionally confusing. Often, the abusive partner alternates between times of being loving and times of being abusive. Abuse comes in many forms: physical, verbal, psychological, financial and sexual. Often a victim needs help sorting through the many troubling dynamics of her relationship. Our counseling program helps clients clarify and sort out issues in order to identify potential solutions. Rachel Coalition provides access to shelter, medical, vocational and legal services as well as support groups and children's services.
Victims of relationship abuse feel isolated and full of self-doubt and our domestic violence support groups help victims feel that they are not alone. In our groups, victims receive validation for their feelings, discover their inner strength and learn useful coping strategies from one another. Day and evening groups available; child-care provided.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Rachel Coalition provides individual counseling for the children of adult victim clients. Since 2009, Rachel Coalition has offered Kids Corner, a group for children ages 5 to 12 with a concurrent parenting group for their mothers. This group allows children to express and explore their feelings about having been exposed to domestic violence within their homes. The group reduces the shame and confusion that domestic violence has created for these children. The children improve their communication and conflict resolution skills. The mothers meet in their own group to find support and information to assist them as single parents coping with the effects of domestic violence. The group runs for 12 weeks and is offered on a weekday early evening.
For more information email the Rachel Coalition.
LEGAL SERVICES
Rachel Coalition provides legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence in Essex, Union, Hudson, and Morris Counties. The Rachel Coalition legal department provides direct representation and counsels eligible clients about domestic violence matters in family court. Through a joint program with Partners for Women and Justice, Rachel Coalition trains and mentors pro bono attorneys to assist victims of domestic violence in final restraining order hearings. The Rachel Coalition Court Advocacy Program provides a bilingual court advocate to work with victims in the domestic violence unit of Essex County Family Court. Our Court Advocacy Volunteer Program trains individuals in Essex County to help victims navigate the court process, access information and referrals, and it provides supportive listening for victims. Our legal committee coordinates with local and statewide organizations to improve the laws and legal system for victims of domestic violence.
For more information please contact via email.
RESPECT - MEN'S GROUP
RESPECT Men's Group serves men who have been abusive toward an intimate partner or another family member. Participants include those who are court-ordered and those who join voluntarily. This 26-session program helps men take responsibility for their choices and behaviors in relationships. The group is co-led by a male/female team of mental health clinicians and meets weekly. There is a fee for the group. All meetings take place in Livingston.
For more information, contact 973-765-9050 ext 1742.
