The National Commission for Women and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai- in particular the Resource Center for Intervention on Violence Against Women (RCI-VAW) under the Center for Women- Centered Social Work, have been working in collaboration for the implementation of the ‘Violence Free Homes- A Women’s Right’ Project. Under the project the Special cells with trained social workers within police stations provide psycho-socio-legal services and serve as nodal point for women facing violence. The location of special cells within police stations helps them gain legitimacy and increase the accessibility for women to better coordinate the police response to violence. The special cells address victim’s immediate needs in crisis and work with a woman to empower her to take action and protect herself from violence in future, they also provide necessary referral for other services.