Violence Intervention Program

What Violence Intervention Program does

Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit founded in 1984 by Dr. Astrid Heppenstall Heger that provides integrated medical, mental health, forensic, legal, and social services to victims of family violence, child abuse, neglect, and sexual assault. Its flagship is the Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center (CATC/HUB), the only 24/7 clinic for abuse and assault in Los Angeles County, which evaluates and treats over 70% of child abuse cases in the county and serves approximately 20,000 people per year. The HUB system links six health centers across LA County through a proprietary electronic medical tracking platform that follows suspected-abuse children across the network, preventing case loss between agencies; this is paired with school-based mental health services delivered in 24 local schools.

VIP's service portfolio extends well beyond the core CATC. Children and teen services include the Birth to Five early intervention program, the Adolescent Care & Transition (ACT) Clinic for foster youth, and Trauma-Focused CBT and Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Specialized vertical clinics include the FASD Program (the only dedicated Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders clinic in California) and The Alexis Project, an LGBTQ+-affirming clinic operated in partnership with the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation. Adult services cover domestic violence, the Medical Village, and a 24/7 Sexual Assault Center. The H.E.A.R.T. membership group and structured volunteer programs (mentors, tutors, child care providers) provide material support and contributed over 2,265 volunteer hours.

VIP operates as a public-private partnership with LA County, co-located with LAC+USC Medical Center and staffed with USC faculty. All services are provided free of charge; the organization has no product pricing and does not commercialize its HUB technology. Revenue is sourced from three streams: federal, county, and community-based grants and contracts (managed within an annual operating budget exceeding $10 million), corporate and foundation partnerships (40+ organizations including Baby2Baby, Ballmer Group, The California Endowment, Kaiser Foundation, and Wells Fargo), and individual donations (over 700 individual contributors in a recent year). VIP also runs an APA-modeled doctoral psychology internship that functions as a clinical training pipeline, and a separate donor-cultivation director leads fundraising and corporate partnership activity.

Name

Violence Intervention Program

Legal name

Violence Intervention Program

Website

https://violenceinterventionprogram.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Violence Intervention Program is a Los Angeles nonprofit, founded in 1984, that delivers integrated medical, mental health, forensic, and social services to victims of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault, serving approximately 20,000 people annually across a network of six HUB health centers and school-based programs under a public-private partnership with LA County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Victim Advocacy and Abuse Intervention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Child abuse intervention
• Family violence services
• Sexual assault treatment
• Forensic medical evaluation
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals supporting the mission to protect and treat victims of family violence and sexual assault. Over 700 donors contributed in a recent year.
2. Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: Funding from corporate sponsors and charitable foundations including Baby2Baby, Ballmer Group, The California Endowment, Kaiser Foundation, Wells Fargo, and over 40 other organizational donors.
3. Government Grants and Contracts: Federal, county, and community-based grants and contracts supporting operations. The COO manages an annual operating budget of over $10 million encompassing these funding sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit community mental health organization that delivers medical, mental health, forensic, legal, and social services to victims of child abuse, family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Its flagship Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center (CATC/HUB) is a 24/7 clinic and hub network of six health centers across LA County that integrates forensic evaluation, ongoing medical care, mental health therapy, case management, and advocacy in a single coordinated model.

Product overview

Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is a community mental health organization—not a software product company—that operates a multi-program service portfolio organized around a HUB-and-spoke care model. The core offering is the Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center (CATC/HUB), a 24/7 clinic evaluating over 70% of child abuse cases in Los Angeles County, which integrates medical, forensic, mental health, legal, and social services in one location. Around this hub, VIP delivers specialized clinical programs: Children & Teen Services (including Birth to Five and School-Based therapy), Adult Services (Medical Village and Sexual Assault Center), the FASD Program (the only specialized Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder clinic in California), and The Alexis Project (LGBTQ+ Clinic). Additional programs include H.E.A.R.T. (providing essential material support to clients), volunteer and mentorship programs, and a doctoral psychology internship. VIP does not offer a software product or developer-facing platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H.E.A.R.T. A membership group that works to raise funds for and offer support to the child victims of abuse receiving services at VIP. Through annual memberships and donations, H.E.A.R.T. members raise funds to cover the costs of essential nonessentials that allow VIP's families to continue on their path to healing.
• The Alexis Project

Products and services

• Children & Teen Services Comprehensive clinical, forensic, mental health, and case management services for children and youth experiencing abuse, neglect, or trauma, including the CATC/HUB 24/7 clinic, Birth to Five early intervention, school-based therapy, mental health services (TF-CBT, CPP, individual/group/family therapy), and the Adolescent Care & Transition (ACT) Clinic for foster teens.
• Adult Services Medical, mental health, advocacy, and forensic services for adults experiencing domestic violence, family violence, or sexual assault, delivered through the Medical Village and Sexual Assault Center, including 24/7 forensic exams and ongoing trauma recovery support.
• FASD Program (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Specialized medical screening, diagnosis, caregiver education, behavioral support, and family support services for children with prenatal alcohol exposure, including the Families Moving Forward intervention program, delivered through California's only dedicated FASD clinic.
• The Alexis Project (LGBTQ+ Clinic) LGBTQ+-affirming clinic providing primary care, mental health services, gender-affirming hormone therapy, reproductive health, case management, and legal and housing assistance for transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse youth and adults.
• H.E.A.R.T. Program Membership-based support program that funds and delivers essential nonessentials such as clothing, shoes, glasses, housing assistance, and school supplies to child abuse victims and their families receiving services at VIP.

Quantifiable outcome

• VIP provides care for 70% of children going into foster care in Los Angeles County
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alexis Arquette Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to operate The Alexis Project, providing comprehensive, affirming care for LGBTQ+ community including medical, mental health, and support services.
• Los Angeles County DCFScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership with the Department of Children and Family Services for child welfare system strengthening and referrals.
• Los Angeles County Department of Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with DHS to operate the CATC/Hub clinic at LAC+USC Medical Center.
• University of Southern California (USC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Dr. Heger as Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC; training programs and medical education.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• STAR (Services * Treatment * Advocacy * Recovery) Center, San Jose: California-based nonprofit providing comprehensive trauma-informed services for sexual assault and child abuse survivors through forensic, medical, and mental health services. Directly comparable to VIP's integrated medically-based CAC model.
• Center for the Vulnerable Child (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland): Bay Area child advocacy center that provides medical evaluations and mental health services for maltreated children—the same medically-based CAC model VIP pioneered. Operates as a hospital-affiliated child advocacy center with overlapping services to abused children.
• Sanctuary for Families: NYC-based nonprofit serving survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related trauma through shelter, counseling, and legal services. Comparable to VIP as an integrated social/medical/legal services provider for abuse victims, differing primarily by geography.
• LA County Elder Abuse Forensic Center: County-run multidisciplinary center for elder abuse assessment located in LA County. Operates a forensic center model parallel to VIP's CATC/HUB for children but for elderly victims; VIP runs a related Elder Abuse Forensic Center line.
• Jenesse Center: LA-based nonprofit providing domestic violence services including shelter, counseling, and case management to survivors. Directly comparable to VIP's Adult Services and domestic violence program given the same metro area, similar client population, and overlapping service categories.
• Peace Over Violence: Los Angeles nonprofit providing crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Direct peer to VIP's Adult Services in the same geography with overlapping client base and service model.

Regional players

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Center for Violence Prevention: CHLA's hospital-based violence prevention and intervention programs for youth in LA County. Comparable to VIP as a LA-based pediatric trauma/violence intervention provider, though hospital-anchored rather than community-clinic-anchored.
• YWCA of Greater Los Angeles: LA branch of the national YWCA network providing domestic violence services, housing, and advocacy for women and families. Operates in the same LA market as VIP with overlapping domestic violence programming, but with a broader community-services portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• National Children's Alliance: National membership body accrediting and supporting Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the U.S. Directly comparable to VIP's flagship HUB/Child Advocacy Center model, since VIP was the first medically-based CAC in the world and remains in this category.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest national anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Comparable to VIP as a leading nonprofit addressing sexual assault and abuse victim services, though RAINN operates nationally as a hotline/advocacy body rather than as a direct medical/forensic provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vip_cares
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnz0IcuxNQt5cAzl0DMLdQg
• Facebookfacebook.com/violenceinterventionprogram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/violence-intervention-program
• Instagraminstagram.com/vip_cares

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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