Family Advocacy Program

The Family Advocacy Program (FAP) provides clinical assessment, treatment and services for Service Members, their intimate partners, and family members involved in allegations of domestic abuse and child abuse.

The goal of the Family Advocacy Program is to prevent domestic violence by encouraging people to examine their own behavior and take steps to learn and practice healthier behaviors. The FAP provides a variety of interventions and treatment services to meet the needs of individuals and families. It provides counseling, clinical case management, treatment groups, and refers families to military and civilian resources as appropriate.

When abuse does occur, the FAP works to ensure the safety of victims and helps military families overcome the effects of violence and change destructive behavior patterns. FAP staff members are trained to respond to incidents of abuse and neglect, support victims, and offer prevention and treatment.

To make a report of Domestic Violence or Child Abuse, please contact your installation Family Advocacy Program at the number(s) listed below:

NAWS China Lake 24/7 FAP Victim Advocate: 901-930-8354

NAWS China Lake FAP Case Manager / FFSC Counselor:

  • Office: 760-939-8319
  • Duty Phone:760-382-8228

For Life Threatening Domestic Violence and/or Child Abuse, call 9-1-1.

 

LOCAL RESOURCES

24/7 Kern County Child Protective/Welfare Services Hotline:

     *  Ridgecrest – (760)375-6049

     *  Kern County wide – (661)631-6011

Women's Center-High Desert: 760-371-1969

     * 24-Hr. Hotline Domestic Violence 760-375-7525

     * 24-Hr. Hotline Sexual Assault 760-375-0745

- Provides shelter and support to both men and women.

China Lake Police Department Dispatch: 760-939-3323

 

FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) RESOURCES:

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (TTY 1-800-787-3224). 

  • Available 24 hours a day for safety planning and referrals for local resources.
  • Website: www.thehotline.org  

National Child Abuse Hotline/Child help: 1-8004-A-CHILD (1-800-422 4453). 

Creating a Safety Plan: https://www.the hotline.org/plan-for-safety/create-your-personal-safety-plan

  • A safety Plan is a set of actions that can help lower your risk of being hurt by your partner. It includes information specific to you and your life that will increase your safety at school, home and other places that you go on a daily basis

Military OneSource: https://www.militaryonesource.mil

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE). Website: https://www.rainn.org

Women's Law / National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): https://www.womenslaw.org

Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention: 1-888-511-3522. 

National Center for Victims of Crime: 1-202-467-8700. Website: https://www.victimsofcrime.org

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1-800-537-2238. 

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health: 1-312-726-7020 ext. 2011. 

National Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474. 

Pathways to Safety International: (24/7) 1-833-SAFE-833 (1-833-723-3833). 

Futures Without Violence: The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1-888-792-2873. 

National Coalition for the Homeless: 1-202-737-6444. 

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: 1-510-465-1984. Website: https://www.nnirr.org

National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project: 1-888-373-7888 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). 

 

CHILDREN & TEENS RESOURCES:

ChildHelp USA/National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453. 

Children's Defense Fund: 1-202-628-8787. 

Child Welfare League of America: 1-202-638-2952. 

National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges: Child Protection & Custody / Resource Center on Domestic Violence:  1-800-527-3233. 

Love is Respect: 1-866-331-9474. 

Break the Cycle: 1-202-824-0707. 

Website: https://www.breakthecycle.org