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Family Violence Prevention and Intervention
Groups for Conflict (Anger) Management, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Through Positive Solutions, adults learn to build healthy relationships with their partners, children, and families.
Services: (en español)
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Conflict Accountability Groups
Anger is an emotion; it is not good or bad. What matters is how we use it. Participants in this group learn to express anger in appropriate ways and positive ways to interest with others in a supportive environment. 16 weeks. |
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Domestic Violence Offender Groups (also known as Batterer's Intervention)
Certified by Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, this 52-week program teaches members about power and control, non-violent behavior, healthy communication, and role definition. Groups are offered separately for men and for women. Participants may join throughout the year. Hombres de Honor is a Spanish-language support group for men who have completed the program. |
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Outreach & Groups for Fathers
Through the support of the Fatherhood Collaborative of San Mateo County, Family & Children Services is offering targeted outreach to fathers in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Year-round Family & Children Services participates in community fairs and educational events focused on family violence and abuse.
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Parenting Education & Child Abuse Treatment
We offer a 16-week Parenting without Violence program and a 52-week Child Abuse Treatment program. The 52-week program is certified by Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to meet court-mandated requirements. Participants meet in groups and learn about anger management, positive discipline, nonviolent communication, child development, and stress management.
Through funding from the Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County, we are offering Nurturing Parenting workshops for parents and children at select locations in Santa Clara County.
We are also available to teach workshops for parents on positive discipline, family communication, and anger/conflict management. Especially for dads, we offer the 16-week Fathering program. |
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Violence Prevention
Services are available at schools, churches, and various locations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. |
Languages:
Groups are offered in English and Spanish. Groups form to meet client need.
Locations and Fees:
Groups meet in our San Jose and Palo Alto offices and in community locations. A Spanish-language Domestic Violence group for men meets in East Palo Alto.
By arrangement, groups are added that meet in community-based locations.
Fees are set on a sliding fee scale. For information, please call our Intake Coordinator.
For information:
Call 650-326-6576 or 408-292-9353, and ask for the Positive Solutions Intake Coordinator.For general information by email, please complete our online Contact Form. Se habla español.
Positive Solutions Program Assistant: Dunia Barron
Program Director: David Duran, Ph.D.
Our Client Privacy Policy is available to view and to print in our Legal section.
For more on our child abuse prevention and intervention services,
please visit our Child Abuse Prevention page.
You may also be interested in abuse prevention and treatment services provided through:
• Early Childhood Services
• The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
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