Coalition For Family Harmony | History

Coalition For Family Harmony | History

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HISTORY

Prevention • Intervention • Support • Education

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Coalition Against Household Violence

1976

The Coalition Against Household Violence is formed.

Bilingual Crisis Hotline

1977

The 24-hour bilingual crisis hotline becomes available.

Women’s Support and Batterer’s Treatment Groups

1978

The Coalition is incorporated as a non-profit organization, the first women’s support and batterer’s treatment groups are formed.

Emergency Shelter

1982

The Coalition opens its emergency shelter for battered women and their children.

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Counseling Department

1983

The Counseling department is established, providing family, individual and couples counseling.

Parenting Classes

1985

Parenting classes are added to later become, “Family Harmony”.

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Children’s Programs

1986

Children’s programs are added at the shelter.

Rape Crisis Center

1992

Rape Crisis Center is formed (only center in Ventura County).

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Domestic Violence Response Team

1994

Teen Empowerment groups are added and Domestic Violence Response Team is formed (one of only 12 originally in the State).

Batterer’s Treatment Group For Women

1999

Created the County’s (what is still today) only Spanish-language batterer’s treatment group for women.

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Child Abuse Intervention Program

2004

Added the 52-week Child Abuse Intervention Program (one of two in the county, and the only one in Spanish).

Family Harmony

2006

Added Family Harmony, a comprehensive 12-week parenting program with an in-home mentoring component and chosen as the pilot program for county differential response.

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Coalition For Family Harmony

2011

Agency name is changed to Coalition for Family Harmony to more accurately reflect our new, varied services and programs.