National Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline links individuals to help in their area using a nationwide database that includes detailed information on domestic violence shelters, other emergency shelters, legal advocacy and assistance programs, and social service programs. The Hotline may be reached toll-free by phone from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. One call to the Hotline summons immediate help, in English or Spanish, 24 hours a day, seven days each week, with interpreters available to translate an additional 139 languages.
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
News and information for advocates; the national perspective on legislation and public policy; advocates on the news; training, conference and employment opportunities; and other important issues for domestic violence advocates, policy makers, and others who encounter domestic violence in their work.
Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center
1-866-USWOMEN (879-6636)
The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center can be reached internationally toll-free from 175 countries. The center serves abused Americans, mostly women and children, in both civilian and military populations overseas.
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) designs, provides, and customizes training and consultation, influences policy, promotes collaboration and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NCADV is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of battered women and their children.
VAWnet
An online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children
Futures Without Violence
Futures Without Violence works to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world. Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, we train professionals such as doctors, nurses, athletic coaches, and judges on improving responses to violence and abuse. As well, we work with advocates, policy makers and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships – the relationships that all individuals, families, and communities need and deserve.
Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office
The Violence Against Women Office works with victim advocates and law enforcement in developing grant programs that support a wide range of services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including: advocacy, emergency shelter, law enforcement protection, and legal aid.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The NSVRC is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. This site provides a state-of-the-art database, toll-free information line, interface to a library database, technical assistance personnel and a searchable website. PCAR offers a Sexual Assault Response Team plan and newsletter.
Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. A continually growing resource for practitioners and victims, the Stalking Resource Center website provides diverse resources, including fact sheets on federal statutes, an annotated stalking bibliography, summaries of state stalking laws, a guide to online resources, statistical overviews, practitioner profiles, and more.
Praxis International
Praxis International, Inc. is a nonprofit research and training organization that works toward the elimination of violence in the lives of women and children. Visit their collection of articles, recommended books, and websites to find a wide range of information.