For immediate support and more information please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or at TTY 1-800-787-3224.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline creates access by providing 24-hour support through advocacy, safety planning, resources and hope to everyone affected by domestic violence.
The Hotline serves as the only domestic violence hotline in the nation with access to more than 4,000 shelters and domestic violence programs across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Advocates receive approximately 23,500 calls each month. The Hotline is toll-free, confidential and anonymous. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in more than 170 different languages through interpreter services, with a TTY line available for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing. The staff at The Hotline is also available to provide assistance and guidance in a variety of areas including media, public relations, fundraising, public policy, legal advocacy and public education and training.
GET HELP
Hotline Services Include:
- Crisis intervention, safety planning, information about domestic violence and referrals to local service providers
- Direct connection to domestic violence resources available in the caller’s area provided by a Hotline advocate
- Assistance in both English and Spanish with Hotline advocates having access to more than 170 different languages through interpreter services
- Assistance through e-mail on the contact page
- Informational materials on such topics as domestic violence, sexual assault, battering intervention and prevention programs, working through the criminal justice system and related issues
Find help in your area
- To find help in your state, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
- To find out more information about domestic violence in your state, call or write to one of the following state coalitions. Details here
Safety Planning
Safety planning for someone involved in an abusive relationship is a necessary and important step. Planning can be used while you are still with your abuser or after the relationship has ended. While still in an abusive relationship, your safety is of primary importance.
- Personal Safety with an Abuser
- Getting Ready to Leave
- General Guidelines for Leaving an Abusive Relationship
- After Leaving the Abusive Relationship
- For a Printable Personal Safety Plan Click Here
- These safety suggestions have been compiled from safety plans distributed by state domestic violence coalitions from around the country. Following these suggestions is not a guarantee of safety, but could help to improve your safety situation.
STAY SAFE – RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS of ABUSE
- Am I being abused? Learn how to recognize abuse
- Am I abusing others? Learn how to recognize whether you are an abuser
- Is your teen being abused? Learn to detect the signs of teen abuse
More information from the National Domestic Violence Hotline
Krista says
I have left my husband. I have a job and i am in school. I have a 8 month old. I dont know where to go from here.
Stefanie Godfrey says
Krista…
You just keep on going….! Congratulation’s! Your taking the steps to give your child the best life. You are working towards a career and soon once you find yourself at a place in your life that when its starting to feel more natural and not so routine and out of place you will attract things that bring you personal joy. Your sense of accomplishment in thriving and succeeding will give you value &worth and raise your self esteem. Within this your going to attract the things you deserve and want. Keep your expectations and standards high, the boundaries your willing to make and assert will teach the people you allow into your life how to treat you!… Don’t worry, it wont push away the good ones, it will make them respect you even more and want to be around you even more. The value you place on yourself is attractive. The less you hold true to your boundaries the more the wrong people will take advantage and surely they will begin to treat you the way we teach and allow them to. Keep your value on self high and your child is also watching and learning that mommy is strong and solid! Keep on going, you’ll find yourself making the right choices as the next decision comes each time. Keep close to a higher power and work towards self actualization as you help others along the way….GOD BLESS!