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Agency |
Agency Services |
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Berks Women in Crisis
610-372-9540 (hotline)
610-375-7463 (Spanish line)
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Crisis intervention for victims;
Emergency/temporary shelter; Individual and group counseling. |
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Protection from Abuse
(PFA) Office
Berks County Services Center
633 Court Street, 1st Floor
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-6418
(610) 478-3455
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A PFA is
available to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
This civil order prohibits the offender from abusing, stalking, harassing,
threatening or attempting to use physical force. |
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Berks County District Attorney's
Office
Berks County Services Center
633 Court
Street, 5th Floor
Reading, PA 19601
-Victim/Witness Unit
(610) 478-6000
VictimWitness@countyofberks.com
-County
Detectives Domestic Violence Unit
(610) 478-7171
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Victim/Witness Unit Services
Assistance for victims of crime: Explanation of Judicial
System, case information and notification, referrals, and accompaniment to
all court proceedings.
County Detectives Domestic Violence Unit Services
Handles cases that may cross
jurisdictional boundaries or cases that may require extended amount of time
to investigate;
provides a
24-hour on-call service to the officers of the county to answer technical
questions related to their investigations.
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Berks County Juvenile Probation
Office Victim/Witness Unit
Berks County Services Center
633 Court Street, 10th Floor
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-3200
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Assistance for victims of crime: Explanation of Juvenile
Justice System, case information and notification, referrals and accompaniments to
all court proceedings. |
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For
Additional Organizations click the link below:
- Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
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| Program |
Program Services |
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Pennsylvania Address Confidentiality Program
For assistance: 1-800-563-6399 |
Provides an important
service to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The
program has two basic parts. First, the ACP provides a substitute address
for victims who have moved to a new location
unknown to their perpetrator. The second part of the program provides
participants with a free confidential first-class mail forwarding service.
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