NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW?
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Free, confidential support is available by phone, text, and online chat.
Call: 1-800-799-SAFE
Call: 1-800-799-7233
Text: Send the word START to 88788
Online chat: Visit the website below and select “Chat with a Live Advocate.”
You do not need to have a complete plan, commit to leaving, or explain everything perfectly before contacting an advocate.
CREATE A PERSONALIZED SAFETY PLAN
Use the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s planning resources to explore steps you may take while still living together, preparing to leave, or protecting yourself after leaving.
Personalized safety-planning tool:
Find domestic-violence programs and services near you:
The safest plan will depend on the reader’s circumstances and may need to change as conditions change.
TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL PRIVACY
Phones, accounts, vehicles, location services, cloud storage, cameras, trackers, and other connected technology may reveal private information.
Technology Safety Plan:
Technology Safety and Privacy Toolkit:
When possible, access these resources from a safer device. Speak with an advocate before making noticeable changes if you believe your technology is being monitored.
LEGAL INFORMATION
Women's Law
Women's Law provides plain-language, state-specific information involving protection orders, custody, divorce, housing, immigration, firearms, court preparation, and related legal concerns.
Legal information by state:
Women's Law Email Hotline:
The Email Hotline provides basic legal information, referrals, and emotional support. It does not provide legal representation or replace advice from an attorney.
FINANCIAL SAFETY
These resources address financial control, banking, credit, debt, income, benefits, employment, housing, and preparing for greater financial independence.
Financial Safety Planning: www.nnedv.org/content/financial-safety-planning
Financial Abuse Toolkit: www.nnedv.org/resources-library/financial-abuse-toolkit
Financial changes may affect safety or create legal complications. When possible, discuss your specific circumstances privately with an advocate or qualified professional.
WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Childhelp provides confidential guidance, crisis support, information, and help understanding reporting options. It is not an emergency-response service or an official child-abuse reporting line.
Call: 1-800-422-4453
Text: Send the word GO to 1-800-422-4453
Online chat: Visit: www.childhelphotline.org
Counselors are available 24 hours a day. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911 when it is safe to do so.
Safety planning with children: www.thehotline.org/resources/safety-planning-with-children
WHEN PETS ARE PART OF THE PLAN
Safe Havens for Pets
Safe Havens for Pets is a searchable national directory of programs that may provide temporary shelter, foster care, referrals, or other assistance for pets belonging to people experiencing domestic violence or homelessness.
Programs operate differently, and availability is not guaranteed. Contact a listed program before depending on it as part of a plan.
IF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS PART OF YOUR EXPERIENCE
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Free, confidential support is available 24 hours a day.
Call: 1-800-656-HOPE
Call: 1-800-656-4673
Text: Send the word HOPE to 64673
Online chat and additional contact options: www.rainn.org/help-and-healing/hotline
Being married to, dating, or previously consenting to someone does not give that person permanent access to your body.
WHEN THE WEIGHT FEELS UNBEARABLE
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential emotional-crisis support is available at any time.
Call: 988
Text: Send any message to 988
Online chat: www.988lifeline.org
A person does not have to be actively suicidal to contact 988. Domestic-violence advocates can separately assist with relationship danger, safety planning, shelters, and local services.
SPECIALIZED AND ACCESSIBLE SUPPORT
StrongHearts Native Helpline
StrongHearts provides confidential and anonymous domestic- and sexual-violence support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Call or text: 1-844-7NATIVE
Call or text: 1-844-762-8483
Online chat: www.strongheartshelpline.org
Support is available 24 hours a day.
The Deaf Hotline
The Deaf Hotline provides ASL-accessible support for Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-hearing survivors experiencing relationship abuse.
Video phone: 855-812-1001
Website: www.thedeafhotline.org
ASL-accessible support is available 24 hours a day.
Love Is Respect
Love Is Respect provides confidential support for teens, young adults, and the people who care about them.
Call: 1-866-331-9474
Text: Send the word LOVEIS to 22522
Online chat: www.loveisrespect.org
Advocates are available 24 hours a day.