Domestic
Violence
Resources for Families
Here you will find links to hotlines and websites about domestic violence.
- National
Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC).
Hotline for information
and referrals to local services
for victims of all types of crime.
Information is available
in more than 180 languages. Telephone:
(800) 394-2255 (FYI-CALL); (800)
211-7996
(TDD).
- National
Domestic Violence Hotline.
Crisis intervention, safety
planning, information about domestic
violence, and referrals
for local services to victims
of domestic violence and those
calling on their behalf. Telephone:
(800) 799-7233 (799-SAFE);
(800) 787-3224 (TDD).
- National
Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. Support
and resource referrals by trained peer advocates 24 hours a day for teens experiencing dating
abuse. Telephone:
(866) 331-9474; (866) 331-8453 (TDD).
Or chat online from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00
a.m., CST.
- Rape,
Abuse & Incest National Network
(RAINN): National
Sexual Assault Hotline. Free,
confidential counseling 24 hours
a day in partnership with rape crisis centers
across the country. Telephone: (800)
656-4673 (HOPE).
The hotline also offers an online
interface. Or search by state or zip code
to find a local
crisis center.
- American
Bar Association (ABA): Commission on Domestic
Violence.
Safety
tips in English, Spanish,
Chinese,
Japanese,
Korean, and Vietnamese as well as guides to
finding a lawyer and legal rights.
- Family
Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF). Fact
sheets, safety
tips, and other resources for victims and families.
- MedlinePlus:
Domestic Violence. Links to information in English, Spanish, Arabic,
Bosnian, Russian, and Somali.
- National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV).
Information about getting help, safety
plans, workplace safety, hiring an attorney,
Internet safety, and protecting your identity.
Presents a set of fact sheets on topics that
include abuse in later life, reproductive health
and pregnancy, children and custody, dating
violence,
and women
with
disabilities who experience domestic violence.
- womenshealth.gov:
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence.
Information in English and Spanish. Includes
a safety planning list.
- WomensLaw.org. Legal information and online support for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
Learn more about domestic violence and children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence among adolescents, and violence between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender partners.
Need more information? Use the collection of resources that library staff have put together for you and your family.
Domestic Violence: Family Resource Brief. (August 2010). (Updated: April 2011).
Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., MCH Library.
Reviewers: Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library.
Editor: Ruth Barzel, M.A., MCH Library.
