Domestic violence resources

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Domestic violence can happen to anyone. It’s important to understands the commons signs of violence, but please know that if you are concerned, even if what you are experiencing is not on this list, seeking help is always warranted.

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, signs of domestic violence may include:

• Tells you that you can never do anything right
• Shows extreme jealousy of your friends and time spent away
• Keeps you or discourages you from seeing friends or family members
• Insults, demeans or shames you with put-downs
• Controls every penny spent in the household
• Takes your money or refuses to give you money for necessary expenses
• Looks at you or acts in ways that scare you
• Controls who you see, where you go, or what you do
• Prevents you from making your own decisions
• Tells you that you are a bad parent or threatens to harm or take away your children
• Prevents you from working or attending school
• Destroys your property or threatens to hurt or kill your pets
• Intimidates you with guns, knives or other weapons
• Pressures you to have sex when you don’t want to or do things sexually you’re not comfortable with
• Pressures you to use drugs or alcohol

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please consider seeking help in a way that makes you feel safe.

National phone numbers

Emergency services: 9-1-1

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1−800−799−7233

• 24/7
• TTY: 1−800−787−3224
• Video Phone Only for Deaf Callers: 1-206-518-9361

Love is Respect: 1-866-331-9474

• Text option also available. Text LOVEIS to 22522

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

• 24/7

Office of Women’s Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Service): 1-800-994-9662

• Monday-Friday, 9 am – 6 pm EST

National websites

National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Online chat available

Love is Respect

• Interactive safety guide to planning

RAINN

• Online chat available

Office of Women’s Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Service)

State services

Per Office of Women’s Health website:

Alabama

• Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Montgomery, AL)

Alaska

• Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Juneau, AK)

Arizona

• Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV) (Phoenix, AZ)
• Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Program (Tucson, AZ)

Arkansas

• Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Little Rock, AR)
• Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Fayetteville, AR)

California

• California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Sacramento, CA)
• California Partnership to End Domestic Violence(link is external) (Sacramento, CA)

Colorado

• Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Denver, CO)
• Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) (Denver, CO)

Connecticut

• Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS) (East Hartford, CT)
• Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) (East Hartford, CT)

Delaware

• Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) (Wilmington, DE)
• ContactLifeline, Inc.(link is external) (Wilmington, DE)
• Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Wilmington, DE)

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Washington, DC)
• D.C. Rape Crisis Center (Washington, DC)

Florida

• Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) (Tallahassee, FL)
• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Tallahassee, FL)

Georgia

• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Decatur, GA)
• Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (Atlanta, GA)

Hawaii

• Sex Abuse Treatment Center (Honolulu, HI)

Idaho

• Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (Boise, ID)

Illinois

• Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) (Springfield, IL)
• Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Springfield, IL)

Indiana

• Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Indianapolis, IN)

Iowa

• Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Iowa CASA) (Des Moines, IA)
• Rape Victim Advocacy Program (Iowa) (Iowa City, IA)
• Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Des Moines, IA)

Kansas

• Kansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Topeka, KS)

Kentucky

• Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (Frankfort, KY)
• The Center for Women and Families (Louisville, KY)

Louisiana

• Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (Hammond, LA)
• Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Baton Rouge, LA)

Maine

• Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Augusta, ME)
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (Augusta, ME)
• Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center(Winthrop, ME)

Maryland

• Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (Bowie, MD)
• Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. (Arnold, MD)

Massachusetts

• Jane Doe, Inc. – Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Boston, MA)
• Abby’s House (Worchester, MA)

Michigan

• Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Okemos, MI)

Minnesota

• Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (St. Paul, MN)
• Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (St. Paul, MN)

Mississippi

• Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Jackson, MS)
• Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Jackson, MS)

Missouri

• Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Jefferson City, MO)

Montana

• Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Helena, MT)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Coalition to end Sexual and Domestic Violence (Lincoln, NE)

Nevada

• Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence (Reno, NV)

New Hampshire

• Women’s Information Service (WISE) (Lebanon, NH)
• New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Concord, NH)
• Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (Conway, NH)

New Jersey

• New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Trenton, NJ)
• New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (Trenton, NJ)

New Mexico

• New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Albuquerque, NM)
• New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (Albuquerque, NM)

New York

• New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Albany, NY)
• NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, NY)
• New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Albany, NY)

North Carolina

• North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Durham, NC)
• North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Raleigh, NC)

North Dakota

• North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services/Coalition Against Sexual Asualt (Bismarck, ND)

Ohio

• Ohio Domestic Violence Network (Columbus, OH)
• ACTION OHIO Coalition for Battered Women (Columbus, OH)
• Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (Columbus, OH)

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Oklahoma City, OK)

Oregon

• Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Portland, OR)

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Harrisburg, PA)
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (Enola, PA)

Puerto Rico

• Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres (San Juan, PR)
• Puerto Rico Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer, Inc/Coalición Puertorriqueña contra la Violencia Doméstica y la Agresión Sexual) (San Juan, PR)

Rhode Island

• Day One Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center (Providence, RI)
• Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Warwick, RI)

South Carolina

• South Carolina Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence (Columbia, SC)

South Dakota

• South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Pierre, SD)
• South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault (Sioux Falls, SD)

Tennessee

• Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Nashville, TN)

Texas

• Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (Austin, TX)
• Texas Council On Family Violence (Austin, TX)

Utah

• Utah Domestic Violence Council (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Salt Lake City, UT)

Vermont

• Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Montpelier, VT)

Virgin Islands

• Women’s Coalition of St. Croix (Christiansted, VI)

Virginia

• Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (Richmond, VA)

Washington

• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Seattle, WA)
• Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (Olympia, WA)

West Virginia

• West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services, Inc. (WV FRIS) (Fairmont, WV)
• West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Elkview, WV)

Wisconsin

• End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (Madison, WI)

Wyoming

• Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Laramie, WY)