More than 10 million men and women experience sexual assault and domestic abuse each year, estimates the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). You are not alone and what you are going through is not your fault. Here is a list of resources for survivors.
National Hotlines
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233 (SAFE)
www.ndvh.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233 (SAFE)
www.ndvh.org
National Sexual Assault Hotline
800-656-4673 (HOPE)
www.rainn.org
National Dating Abuse Helpline
866-331-9474
www.loveisrespect.org
Pathways to Safety International
833-723-3833 (833-SAFE-833) (international and toll-free)
www.pathwaystosafety.org
National Center for Victims of Crime
855-484-2846 (4-VICTIM)
www.victimsofcrime.org
The following is a list of culturally specific hotlines.
Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN)
email: hotline@deafdawn.org
202-559-5366 (video relay services)
www.deafdawn.org
National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities
a project of Casa de Esperanza
800-799-7233 (national)
651-646-5553 (Minnesota)
www.nationallatinonetwork.org
The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project
202-274-4457
www.niwap.org
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
415-954-9988
www.apiidv.org
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV)
212- 473-6485
www.caaav.org
Manavi
732-435-1414
www.manavi.org
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
651-331-6555
www.idvaac.org
The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
800-799-7233
www.ujimacommunity.org
National LGBTQ Task Force
202-393-5177
www.thetaskforce.org
The Northwest Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse
206-568-7777
www.nwnetwork.org
Outside of calling a hotline, many survivors often need legal resources. While advocates can often connect you to an agency that provides legal services, here are some individuals you can contact directly.
Legal support American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
202-662-1000
www.abanet.org/domviol
Battered Women’s Justice Project
800-903-0111
www.bwjp.org
Legal Momentum
212-925-6635
www.legalmomentum.org
WomensLaw.org
www.womenslaw.org
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
800-903-0111 x 3
www.ncdbw.org
Legal Network for Gender Equity
www.nwlc.org
