• Discover alternative ways to manage anger
• Learn stress release alternatives
• Creating better communication skills

• Call the CEIS office during regular office hours to schedule an assessment – 336-776-0322. *Assessments may be in-person or virtual (Saturday and Sunday assessments by appointment only).*
• Following your assessment, you will begin attending classes at the assigned times as they are offered.
• All rules are to be followed precisely as your successful completion of this course requires your attendance, being on time, and participating fully.
• To complete this course, you must attend 15 group meetings.

• $50 intake fee
• $40 per class (price subject to change)
  Total for the course: $650

*Price change effective 1/1/25

• Call the CEIS office during regular office hours to schedule an assessment – 336-776-0322. *Assessments may be in-person or virtual (Saturday and Sunday assessments by appointment only).*
• Following your assessment, you will begin attending classes at the assigned times as they are offered.
• All rules are to be followed precisely as your successful completion of this course requires your attendance, being on time, and participating fully.
• To complete this course, you must attend 15 group meetings.

• Intake Fee: $50
• Cost Per Class: $20 (price subject to change)
  Total for the Course: $570

*Price change effective 1/1/25

No one deserves to be abused. If things get out of hand, it’s good to have a plan. Although each situation is unique, here are some suggestions to keep you safe.

• Move away from the kitchen, bathroom, or any place where there are dangerous sharp objects.
• Plan the easiest escape.
• Decide on a door or window to exit quickly and safely.
• Find a neighbor, friend, or family member you can trust to help you and your children or to call 911.

• Contact us for information on how to plan for safety, including moving out of your residence.
• Recognize that leaving is a process and may be risky for you and your children.
• Save as much money as possible. Even if you only save a little bit every week, you need to have some cash of your own.
• Make copies of important papers and leave them with a friend, neighbor, or church. Some important items to have: bank account numbers, checkbook or check stubs, social security numbers, insurance policies, marriage license, divorce/custody papers, and birth certificates.

• Change the locks on your door.
• Learn about your legal rights.
• Contact our office or Safe on Seven for assistance with a protective order. If you obtain a protective order (50B), keep it with you at all times.
• Tell neighbors, friends, landlords, or co-workers that you and your partner are no longer in a relationship.
• Have a safety plan for coming and going and share it with people you trust. Include your children in your safety plan and practice it with them. If your former partner harasses you at work, find someone to tell. Show a picture and ask them to call 911 if your former partner comes around.

Does your partner…

• Embarrass you with bad names and put-downs?
• Control what you do or where you go?
• Stop you from seeing or talking to friends/family?
• Make all the decisions including money matters?
• Tell you everything is your fault?
• Scare you? Stalk you? Intimidate you? Threaten you?
• Shove, slap, grab, hit, punch or force sex on you?
• Get upset when things don’t go his/her way?
• Harass you at your job, school, activities, or online?
• Call/text frequently to check up on you?
• Pressure you not to follow through with court actions?

If the answer is “yes” to even one of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship. No one deserves to be abused, and abuse is NEVER the fault of the victim. Everyone has the right to healthy, violence-free relationships. Typically, things will only get worse without help. For your safety and the safety of your child(ren), contact the Next Step crisis line for confidential assistance and someone to talk to about options.

Here are some quick tips to help you speak up to help loved ones affected by domestic violence or sexual assault.

• Start a conversation by telling your friends that one in three women and one in seven men have experienced domestic violence, and one in five women and one in 16 men have experienced sexual assault at some point in their lifetime. This is a great way to get the point across that these issues are serious and that many people we love have been affected by domestic and/or sexual violence.
• Speak up when you hear offensive comments that degrade women, men, or victims of abuse. If you are at a party or a social gathering, there’s a good chance that someone is going to make some inappropriate remarks. The best thing you can do is speak up and tell them that you’re not comfortable with that kind of talk. Simply doing that can help your friends understand that it’s not okay for them or anyone to degrade a person.
• If someone you know discloses that they are experiencing abuse now or have in the past, remember this could be the first time they’re telling someone. Reassure them that you believe them and that the abuse was not their fault. The most important thing you can do in this moment is to listen and support them. Most of all, make sure to be patient, non-judgmental, and respectful of their decisions. Ask them if they’d like to talk to a professional counselor, and offer to sit with them while they call a national or local hotline.
• Make sure that your friends know where to call for help.

This is the primary resource in Forsyth County for victims of domestic violence. By contacting this agency, victims are provided with access to many of the resources they need to effectively deal with their situation. Agency services provided by the Clerk of Court, Legal Aid Society, Forsyth Co. Sheriff’s Office, Winston-Salem Police Dept., Dept. of Social Services, NC Dept. of Community Corrections

Visit here

201 N. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

We offer moving assistance if the need arises for you to move from your residence for your safety. Contact us for details.

• Intake Fee: $50
• Cost Per Class: $20
• Total 11 Session Cost: $220

These classes are also available in Spanish

Contact us for dates & times. Call 336-776-0322 for additional information.

*Price change effective 1/1/25

We try to keep our costs low so that families are able to enjoy being together. With that being said, we will try to work with any family’s budget so that they can enjoy time with their kids.

• Assessment Fee: $50

Cost for Visits:

• $45 / hour Monday through Friday
• $55 / hour for weekend visits (Saturday and Sunday)
• All off site visits are 100.00 plus hourly and admission cost if any to that facility.
• Visits are available 7 days/week. Contact CIES for details.

*We assume the visiting parent is paying for services. However, if there have been other arrangements made between the guardian and visiting parent, we would need to be informed of that when the initial assessment is set up.

*Price change effective 1/1/25

• Monday : 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
• Friday: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Saturday after 2 p.m.: 2:30 – 7:00 p.m.
  (Must make prior two week arrangements if going past 5 p.m.)
• Sunday: Subject to availability

*Times involving our therapist will require special times and days.

We do our best to work around both the guardian and the visiting parents’ schedules for the child(ren) sake. We are flexible with our schedule if there is a unique situation.

Any off-site visits have to be approved two weeks prior. There is an additional cost depending on how far staff has to travel. If there is a need to request a home visit at the guardian’s home, we must have written permission from the court or the legal guardian. There is an additional fee for any home visits.

We have partnered with the following locations to ensure the safety of your child or children. Depending on the circumstances, we can go to any of the areas listed. If the visiting parent wants to go elsewhere, prior approval is required.

• Children’s Museum
• Carmike Cinema, Hanes Mall Blvd
• The Grand Theater, University Parkway
• Kaleideum North Museum, Hanes Mill Road
• Bounce, North Point Blvd

We do our best to work around both the guardian and the visiting parents’ schedules for the child(ren) sake. We are flexible with our schedule if there is a unique situation.

We have three large rooms, exclusively for supervised visitation. We have snack and drink machines, an infant changing table, access to TV, movies, games, and art activities. We also have an area outside our office that we use as a picnic area. If there is a special toy, Wii game, or PlayStation game, you are welcome to bring it.

We have cameras inside our building and inside our rooms. They also have voice recording capability and can be used at our discretion. We have the added measure of being inside the WSPD community service building and can alert them if any concerns arise. At times, we ask a plain clothes officer to be present at on and off-site visits. Our staff is CPR trained and certified.

In addition to safety, we keep notes on how the child(ren) is engaging with the visiting parent or guardian.

Some cases require a child(ren) to have a therapist to help gauge the visit. If that is needed, please let us know so that we can request our Child Trauma Therapist.

Supervision of the child(ren) transferring from one parent to the other is limited to the actual transfer with the remainder of the visit being unsupervised, may be required. It works similar to our Supervised Visit program, with the main goal being safe interaction with the child(ren).

The process will work the same. You will be asked a number of questions to determine schedule availability. A short intake questionnaire will be given to help our staff set up the most positive and nurturing way to safely make the exchange with the child(ren). We will coordinate with the custodial parent and the Supervised Visit Specialist to find a time that works for everyone.

The exchange takes place at our office: 1225 East 5th Street, Winston-Salem NC 27101. Video cameras are located inside and outside of the building, and we have immediate access to the Winston-Salem Police Department. All safe exchanges must be completed during available office hours, and cannot be amended to reflect hours we are not in operation. 

Cost for the Exchange Program: Monthly fee $50

• Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Tuesday & Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Sunday: Subject to availability

CIES has the right to refuse and / or terminate visitation or exchange at any time. CIES will not accept a case if reasonable safety for all family and staff members cannot be ensured. If families do not comply with stated terms and conditions, CIES reserves the right to terminate services.

Call 336-776-0322 for additional information.