CADV Services

 BPSOS provides the following services for free:

• Understanding and support
• Interpretation and translation assistance
• Accompaniment to the court
• Immigration assistance
• Assistance with shelter, food, and other needs
• Safety planning

The legal process can be scary.

We are here to walk you through it.

Help Center & Resources

You and your family have the right to lead a

violence-free life

If you are immediate danger call the police - 911

Dial 9-1-1 to get the police immediately anywhere in the U.S. When calling the police say "Vietnamese translator please" and the operator will connect you to a Vietnamese speaking person.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

• 24/7 Help
• Information and referrals to local services throughout the U.S.
• Assistance in any language
• Free calls from any phone (including pay phones)

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to speak to someone Vietnamese, call the BPSOS National Hotline: 1-866-883-9556

You can also contact BPSOS at one of the following locations:

Mai Tam Nguyen

6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 100

Falls Church, Virginia

703.647.6471

maitam.nguyen@bpsos.org

Kim Dung Nguyen

7411 Riggs Road, Suite 328

Adelphi, Maryland

301.439.0505

kimdung.nguyen@bpsos.org

Cindy Le

1452 Park Road 2nd Floor

Washington D.C.

202.234.3598

cindy.le@bpsos.org

What Can You Do?

• You can go to a free shelter
• You can get a protective order from a civil court to stop the abuser from entering your home, contacting you and your family, abusing you, and other protections.
• You can call the police for immediate help.
• You can file immigration applications in your own name.

Awareness is the first step, but it's not always as easy to find as we may think. Where are you in the process of awareness?

• I have come to a full awareness that I am being abused and things are out of control.
• I am ready to take the next step.
• I have come to a full awareness that I am being abused and things are out of control.
• I am frightened and don't know what to do next.
• I think I am being abused but am confused about it. I suspect that I am being abused but feel helpless to change it.
• I don't know if what I am experiencing is abuse,
• I just don't like what is happening.

Wherever you are in the process, or however you feel, we are here to listen.

CADV Outreach Materials

Community Outreach Brochure
English
Tiếng Việt

Service Provider Brochure
English

Useful Resources

DOJ State Administering Agencies

Domestic Violence Program Evaluation Project

The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Hotlines & Resources

Maryland Crime Control Prevention

What is Domestic Violence?

What is Domestic Violence?

A pattern of physical, emotional, or psychological abuse used to assert power and control over another by a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, intimate partner or parent. It may include any of the following:

• Name calling or put downs
• Isolation from family or friends
• Withholding of your money
• Hiding your papers
• Not allowing you to learn English or work
• Threatening deportation
• Hitting, punching, slapping
• Threatening to hit or punch

• Domestic violence is a crime and you have the right to be protected by the police. The police will enforce this law if they know someone is being hurt or threatened.
• The police could arrest the abuser and he/she could be sent to jail. If the police officer does not speak your language, you can ask to have an interpreter.
• You should ask for a copy of the report from the police officer.
• If you partner is arrested, he/she could be released in 24 hours or less. You can use this time to find a safe place and to get help.
• Police do not report victims of domestic violence to USCIS (formerly INS).