Children's Domestic Violence Response Team (CDVRT)

The SOUND Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Teams are specially equipped two-person units, traveling in vans, staffed by behavioral health professionals and certified peer counselors. They are designed to de-escalate mental health and substance use crises, provide immediate support, and connect individuals to long-term care.

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The Children’s Domestic Violence Response Team (CDVRT) is here to support you, your child, or your family if you have witnessed or experienced domestic violence. We provide compassionate, trauma-informed behavioral-health services that help children, youth, and non-abuser parents feel safe, supported, and guided on their path to healing.

Who These Services are For

CDVRT services are available to children, youth, and non-abuser parents of all races, genders, religions, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientations who have been affected by domestic violence. We support individuals and families experiencing:

• Emotional or psychological distress

• Behavioral changes or disruptions

• Trauma responses

• Substance use connected to experiences of domestic violence

• Instability or disruptions in daily life

Our goal is to help you strengthen your wellbeing, restore safety, and build toward a future rooted in confidence and possibility.

How We Support You

Our team specializes in trauma-informed care for survivors of domestic violence and abuse. We honor your experiences, meet you where you are, and support you in making choices that feel right for your healing.

We work closely with community domestic violence organizations including DAWN, LifeWire, and New Beginnings to ensure families receive coordinated, comprehensive care that addresses both behavioral-health needs and safety considerations.

CDVRT offers a range of supports, including:

• Individual therapy for children and youth

• Family therapy and parent support

• Safety and stabilization planning

• Trauma informed behavioral-health interventions

Coordination with domestic violence advocates and community partners

Our Goals

Witnessing domestic violence can significantly affect a child’s sense of safety and wellbeing. CDVRT’s work focuses on breaking cycles of harm by offering early, supportive, trauma-informed mental-health care. Our team strives to help children, youth, and families feel:

• Safe

• Seen

• Heard

• Validated

• Empowered

We emphasize recovery, stability, personal growth, resilience, and building the skills needed for long-term self-direction and healing.

Where Services Are Provided

To protect the safety and privacy of families, CDVRT services are offered at confidential locations throughout King County. Our team will work with you to determine the safest and most comfortable setting for support.

Contact us

For more information or to access services, call 206-901-2000

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