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Programs
Abuser Treatment Program
In 2002, the N.C. Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission was granted the
authority to approve the abuser treatment programs utilized by the North
Carolina court system. The abuser treatment programs re-educate offenders on
their behavior and help them to develop new methods of interacting with family
and acquitances.
View Program Rules (pdf)
View Rules Process (pdf)
View Application Procedures (pdf)
View New Program Application Form (pdf)
View Annual Renewal Form Application (pdf)
Download Statistical Form (pdf)
Displaced Homemaker Program
North Carolina
General Statute § 143B-394.4 defines displaced homemakers.
Displaced homemaker programs are designed to assist people who provide unpaid household services to their
home and are unable to secure employment due to lack of training or experience.
Services are also available to people who were dependent on the income of
another household member and no longer is supported by that income. Funding from
the N.C. Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission to displaced homemaker
programs provides the following mandated services: Job Counseling, job training
and job placement services, health education and preventative health care
counseling, financial management services and educational services.
Domestic Violence Program
North Carolina General Statute §50B-1 defines
domestic violence as attempting to cause
bodily injury or placing a victim or a member of the victim’s family
in fear of serious bodily injury or continued harassment resulting in
significant emotional distress. The definition includes stalking, rape and
sexual offenses. The N.C. Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission
provides funding to domestic violence programs which provide shelter services, counseling, twenty-four hour
crisis line services, transportation, court and advocacy services and assistance
to children who witnessed violence.
Sexual Assault Program
North Carolina General Statutes § 14-27.2-14.27.7 define rape and other sexual
offenses. Sexual assault programs provide the following: counseling, twenty-four hour crisis line coverage,
hospital, referral, court and advocacy services.
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