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Domestic Abuse / Sexual Assault

Click here for the Spanish version of this page

Updated 4.9.25

Send all Legal referrals (Health Justice related and other - immigration, family, housing, employment...etc.) directly to Sachin at sachin.gupte@wisc.edu and advocacy@cpp.wisc.edu  Include the patient's name; contact info; and issue.

Domestic Abuse Intervention Services updated 4.10.25

Location / Contact:

2102 Fordem Avenue

Madison, WI 53704

(608) 251-4445 (help line) or text (608) 420 4638

Office: 608-251-1237

email for legal services: daisies.1977@gmail.com

Please leave a detailed message, including a safe phone number, and a Legal Advocate will return your call between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

About:

  • The DAIS Legal Program provides support, information, advocacy and court accompaniment to people who are experiencing intimate partner violence or stalking. 

  • DAIS legal services include assistance with restraining orders, family law, criminal law, immigration and other legal matters.  

  • The DAIS Legal Program provides support, information, advocacy and court accompaniment to people who are experiencing intimate partner violence or stalking. DAIS legal services include assistance with restraining orders, family law, criminal law, immigration and other legal matters. Legal advocates work with people by phone, in individual meetings, in court, and assist victims with safety planning, information, and referrals to community partners. Legal advocates also provide information and referrals to victims of other types of abuse and concerned community members. Legal advocates are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.

Rape Crisis Center  updated 4.10.25

Location:

2801 Coho St, Suite 301

Madison, WI 53713

Contact:

  • (608) 251-5126

  • ​24 Hour Crisis Service/Help Line: (608) 251-7273

  • Spanish Line: (608) 258-2567

Legal Assistance:

Advocates can support and guide  with compassion and care through part or all of the following processes:

  • Reporting an assault to the police

  • Filing a temporary restraining order

  • Acting as a witness in a court case

Please note that they do not have lawyers on staff and cannot give legal advice, but are able to contract with outside lawyers when possible.

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Eligibility:

Anyone in Dane County with an action involving sexual assault.

 

Rise Law Center

Location / Contact:
1245 E Washington Ave #102
Madison, WI, 53703

info@riselawcenter.org

(608) 256-1015​

About:

  • A non-profit law office that aims to facilitate access and serve under-served communities in Wisconsin. Partners with community agencies, other non-profits, law enforcement, and local domestic and sexual abuse service programs.

  • Areas of law include family law, immigration law and domestic abuse/child abuse.

Unidos Against Domestic Violence

Location:

128 E Olin Ave #201 

Madison, WI 53713 

(609) 256-9195

 

Services Provided:

  • Training and Technical Assistance​

  • Cultural Awareness

  • Community organizing around DV/SA issues

  • Working with immigrant survivors of DV/SA

  • Legal Advocacy

 

Mujeres Adelante:

Includes support groups and leadership activities for Latina survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Groups are active in Dane and Rock counties. Activities include English as a Second Language, Computer Skills, Knitting, Budgeting, Parenting and many other classes. 

UNIDOS LA RED

24/7 Help Line: (800) 510-9195

https://unidoswi.org/en/get-help

Updated 4.9.25

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