The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 17, 2026

So for those who aren't familiar, what is Safe House?

Safe House is a comprehensive domestic violence organization located in Henderson.

We do serve all of Clark County.

And we provide a variety of services, which include a 24-hour crisis hotline, an emergency shelter in a confidential location, advocacy, counseling, as well as outreach and education.

Wow, that's great.

So just to put it into perspective, as far as the need for organizations like Safe House, how does Nevada rank for domestic violence?

So currently, Nevada ranks second for domestic violence.

And since I've worked at Safe House, which is about 17 and a half years, we have consistently been in the top five.

I believe only one year did we not rank in the top five for domestic violence.

Wow.

So you've been with the organization for 17 years, but how long has Safe House been around?

So Safe House was founded in 1994, and our emergency shelter was opened in 1996.

So We've been around 32 years and our shelter has been open for 30 years.

Wow, that's great.

So over those three decades, how has the organization grown or changed?

So the organization, I would say, has developed its services and how we render those services.

We've really focused in on the type of services that we provide and doing it in a trauma informed way so that we're ensuring that we're meeting our survivors where they are.

And we've also grown in our outreach capacity and reaching the community to make sure people know that we are here and we are available to help.

Yeah, okay.

Now, of course, there's a few domestic violence organizations here in the Valley.

What does Safe House offer that fills a void?

There are three organizations in Clark County that serve victims of domestic violence.

Those are Safe Nest, Shake Tree, as well as ourselves, Safe House.

We are the only organization located in Henderson with the only shelter located in Henderson.

While we serve all of Clark County, that provides a excellent resource for those people who are either living locally in Henderson or they need to escape their abusive partner who's in Las Vegas, and it may be safer for them to come to the Henderson location.

So for those who aren't familiar, what is Safe House?

Safe House is a comprehensive domestic violence organization located in Henderson.

We do serve all of Clark County.

And we provide a variety of services, which include a 24-hour crisis hotline, an emergency shelter in a confidential location, advocacy, counseling, as well as outreach and education.

Wow, that's great.

So just to put it into perspective, as far as the need for organizations like Safe House, how does Nevada rank for domestic violence?

So currently, Nevada ranks second for domestic violence.

And since I've worked at Safe House, which is about 17 and a half years, we have consistently been in the top five.

I believe only one year did we not rank in the top five for domestic violence.

Wow.

So you've been with the organization for 17 years, but how long has Safe House been around?

So Safe House was founded in 1994, and our emergency shelter was opened in 1996.

So We've been around 32 years and our shelter has been open for 30 years.

Wow, that's great.

So over those three decades, how has the organization grown or changed?

So the organization, I would say, has developed its services and how we render those services.

We've really focused in on the type of services that we provide and doing it in a trauma informed way so that we're ensuring that we're meeting our survivors where they are.

And we've also grown in our outreach capacity and reaching the community to make sure people know that we are here and we are available to help.

Yeah, okay.

Now, of course, there's a few domestic violence organizations here in the Valley.

What does Safe House offer that fills a void?

There are three organizations in Clark County that serve victims of domestic violence.

Those are Safe Nest, Shake Tree, as well as ourselves, Safe House.

We are the only organization located in Henderson with the only shelter located in Henderson.

While we serve all of Clark County, that provides a excellent resource for those people who are either living locally in Henderson or they need to escape their abusive partner who's in Las Vegas, and it may be safer for them to come to the Henderson location.