Resources
Where to get help
Organized by what you need, not by who provides it.
Before you call
Every organization listed here serves two callers. The person living through the relationship, and the person who loves them. If you are worried about a friend, a sibling, a coworker or your child, these numbers are yours to call. A trained advocate will help you understand what you are seeing, what to say, what to avoid, and how to help without increasing anyone's risk. The person you are worried about does not need to know you called.
There is no threshold you must meet. You do not have to be in danger tonight. You do not have to be ready to leave. You do not have to describe yourself as a victim. Uncertainty is reason enough.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Take it with you
Before It Has a Name is a two-page guide covering the signs of emotional abuse and domestic violence, what to do next, and where to get help. Free, no email required.
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Start here
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Anyone, anywhere in the U.S. More than 200 languages.
1-800-799-7233
Text START to 88788 · Chat at thehotline.org · TTY 1-800-787-3224
For anyone living through it, and for anyone worried about someone else. They will help you think it through, whether or not anything is happening right now. Ask them to connect you with an advocate near you.
love is respect
Teens and young adults, dating relationships
1-866-331-9474
Text LOVEIS to 22522 · loveisrespect.org
StrongHearts Native Helpline
Native American and Alaska Native communities
1-844-762-8483
strongheartshelpline.org
Trans Lifeline
Trans and questioning callers, peer support
1-877-565-8860
translifeline.org
WomensLaw
Plain-language legal information, state by state
womenslaw.org
Orders of protection, custody, divorce and immigration options explained for your specific state. Email legal questions confidentially.
Safety Net · NNEDV
Technology safety and privacy
nnedv.org/safetynet
Phone monitoring, location tracking, shared accounts, and how to check a device without tipping anyone off.
Anywhere in the United States
Every state has a domestic violence coalition that keeps a current directory of local programs, including counseling, advocacy, legal help and shelter. Find yours through thehotline.org, or ask the hotline to connect you directly.
Summit and Medina counties, Ohio
Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center
Akron, Ohio · Intimate partner violence, sexual violence, human trafficking
330-374-1111 24/7 hotline
hopeandhealingresources.org
Crisis support, advocacy, counseling, safety planning and shelter across Summit and Medina counties, for survivors and for the people who care about them. They will also help callers outside their service area find support close to home.
Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
Journey Center for Safety and Healing
Domestic violence and child advocacy, Cuyahoga County
216-391-4357 24-hour helpline
Call or text · journeyneo.org
Emergency shelter, trauma therapy, support groups, safety planning, court advocacy and housing help.
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Sexual violence, Cuyahoga and surrounding counties
216-619-6192 24-hour
clevelandrapecrisis.org
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Statewide directory and advocacy
odvn.org
New York City and Westchester
New York State Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline
Statewide, 24/7, multi-language
1-800-942-6906
Text 844-997-2121 · Chat at opdv.ny.gov · Deaf or hard of hearing: 711
Safe Horizon
New York City, all five boroughs
1-800-621-4673 24/7
Chat at safehorizon.org · TDD 1-866-604-5350
Crisis counseling, safety planning, help finding shelter, and legal representation. Translation in more than 25 languages.
NYC Anti-Violence Project
LGBTQ+ survivors, bilingual Spanish and English
212-714-1141 24/7
avp.org
Bronx Family Justice Center
Walk-in, no appointment, Bronx
(718) 508-1220
198 East 161st Street, 2nd Floor · Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Legal help, counseling, safety planning and the District Attorney's office in one place. Free, open regardless of immigration status, and childcare is available for ages 3 and up while you are there.
Violence Intervention Program (VIP)
Latinx-led, bilingual, Bronx and citywide
1-800-664-5880
Monday to Friday, 8am to 11pm · vipmujeres.org
Live bilingual counselors in Spanish and English, with interpretation in other languages. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, safety planning and court advocacy. Not a 24-hour line — for overnight help, call 1-800-621-4673.
WARM (We All Really Matter)
Harlem, survivor-led, serving all of New York City
(917) 736-1046
Also (917) 736-0680 · (917) 736-1621 · weallreallymatter.org
Founded in 2010 by a Harlem survivor. Shelter referrals, court advocacy, support groups, benefits assistance, safety planning and holistic wellness services.
NYC Family Justice Centers
Legal, counseling and advocacy in one place
Call 311 · nyc.gov
Free, in every borough, open to anyone regardless of immigration status.
My Sisters' Place
Westchester County, residential and non-residential
1-800-298-7233 24/7
mspny.org
Hope's Door
Westchester County, residential and non-residential
1-888-438-8700 24/7
hopesdoorny.org
Westchester County Family Justice Center
Legal, counseling and advocacy in one place
914-995-1880
Westchester County Office for Women: 914-995-5972 · Spanish 914-995-6581
Pace Women's Justice Center
Free legal help, Westchester
914-287-0739 helpline
Walk-in clinic 914-422-4188
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This directory is maintained by Recognize to Rise and reviewed regularly. Last verified: August 2026. For a directory of resources available nationwide, visit thehotline.org.