Resources for Help and Support
Finding Help
If you are experiencing abuse, seek help as soon and as safely as possible. For immediate danger, call 911. If you are experiencing a crisis or seek guidance, consider a 24/7 hotline.
Important: Every community has a local domestic/sexual violence agency. These locations offer free counseling and support services. There are local hotlines as well. Simply search “your town/city” and “domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, etc.” to find your nearest options.
Note: All resources on this page are based in the US. The list has been adapted from www.ncadv.org.
24/7 HOTLINES
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
Text: START to 88788
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call: 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)
Chat: https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-online-hotline
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Call: 1-866-331-9474
Text: LOVEIS to 22522
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TRAFFICKING
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
www.ndvh.org
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)
www.rainn.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-537-2238
www.nrcdv.org and www.vawnet.org
Futures Without Violence: The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-888-792-2873
www.futureswithoutviolence.org
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
1-312-726-7020 ext. 2011
www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org
National Center for Victims of Crime
1-202-467-8700
www.victimsofcrime.org
National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project
Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)
www.polarisproject.org
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE
National Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
www.loveisrespect.org
Break the Cycle
202-824-0707
www.breakthecycle.org
CHILD ABUSE
National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
www.childhelp.org
Childhelp USA/National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
www.childhelpusa.org
Children’s Defense Fund
202-628-8787
www.childrensdefense.org
Child Welfare League of America
202-638-2952
www.cwla.org
National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Child Protection and Custody/Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-527-3233
www.ncjfcj.org
Center for Judicial Excellence
info@centerforjudicialexcellence.org
www.centerforjudicialexcellence.org
MENTAL HEALTH / HOMELESSNESS
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Coalition for the Homeless
1-202-737-6444
www.nationalhomeless.org
LGBTQ+
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
1-212-714-1184
www.ncavp.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1-202-393-5177
www.ngltf.org
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860
www.translifeline.org
MEN
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
1-720-466-3882
www.nomas.org
A Call to Men
1-917-922-6738
www.acalltomen.org
Men Can Stop Rape
1-202-265-6530
www.mencanstoprape.org
Men Stopping Violence
1-866-717-9317
www.menstoppingviolence.org
ABUSE IN LATER LIFE
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
1-608-255-0539
www.ncall.us
National Center for Elder Abuse
1-855-500-3537
www.aginginplace.org
LEGAL RESOURCES
Battered Women’s Justice Project
1-800-903-0111
www.bwjp.org
Legal Momentum
1-212-925-6635
www.legalmomentum.org
Womenslaw.org
www.womenslaw.org
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
1-800-903-0111 x 3
www.ncdbw.org
Legal Network for Gender Equity
nwlc.org/join-the-legal-network/
DISABLED
Domestic Violence Initiative
(303) 839-5510/ (877) 839-5510
www.dviforwomen.org
Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN)
Email:Â Hotline@deafdawn.org
VP: 202-559-5366
www.deafdawn.org
BY RACE, CULTURE, ETHNICITY
The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project
(202) 274-4457
http://www.niwap.org/
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
1-510-465-1984
www.nnirr.org
Casa de Esperanza (Latina/Latino)
Linea de crisis 24-horas/24-hour crisis line
1-651-772-1611
www.casadeesperanza.org
National Latin Network for Healthy Families and Communities
1-651-646-5553
www.nationallatinonetwork.org
Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
1-415-954-9988
www.apiidv.org
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV)
1-212- 473-6485
www.caaav.org
Manavi
1-732-435-1414
www.manavi.org
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
1-877-643-8222
www.dvinstitute.org
The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute
1-770-909-0715
www.bcdvi.org
Women of Color Network
1-800-537-2238
www.wocninc.org
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
incite.natl@gmail.com
www.incite-national.org
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
855-649-7299
www.niwrc.org
Indigenous Women’s Network
1-512-258-3880
www.indigenouswomen.org
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