AEDV is a private, not-for-profit organization, formed in 1979 by two formerly battered women who saw a need for a domestic violence program in Carson City DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERAdvocates to End Domestic Violence (AEDV) believes that individuals and families are entitled to lives free of violence. To that end, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, and support services are provided to enable survivors to effect change in their lives and that of their children. AEDV provides crisis intervention and support services to survivors of domestic violence in Carson City and Storey County. AEDV provides crisis intervention and direct services to survivors of sexual assault in Carson City and Lyon County.