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Resources

This directory includes national hotlines as well as state-specific hotlines to connect you with local resources and support. It's important to remember that if you or someone you know is in immediate danger, you should call 911 or your local emergency services. 

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National Hotline DIrectory

RAINN - The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (US)

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

RAINN - The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (US)

 Phone: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 

Online chat: https://www.rainn.org/ 

National Domestic Violence Hotline (US)

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

RAINN - The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (US)

Phone: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 

TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Text: START to 88788 

Online chat: https://www.thehotline.org/

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

 Phone: 1-866-331-9474

 TTY: 1-866-331-8453 Text: LOVEIS to 22522

 Online chat: https://www.loveisrespect.org/ 

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (US)

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (US)

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (US)

 Phone: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453) 

Text: CONNECT to 800-422-4453 

Online chat: https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/ 

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (US)

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Phone: 1-800-668-6868 

Online resources: https://www.protectchildren.ca/ 

Assaulted Women's Helpline (CA)

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (US)

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Phone: 1-866-863-0511 

TTY: 1-866-863-7868 Mobile: #SAFE (#7233) 

Online chat: https://www.awhl.org/  

Kids Help Phone (CA)

Ending Violence Association of Canada

Ending Violence Association of Canada

 Phone: 1-800-668-6868 

Text: CONNECT to 686868 

Online chat: https://kidshelpphone.ca/live-chat/ 

Ending Violence Association of Canada

Ending Violence Association of Canada

Ending Violence Association of Canada

 Website: https://endingviolencecanada.org/ 

(Note: This website provides a list of provincial and territorial crisis lines, as there is no single national hotline in Canada.)

Rape Crisis England and Wales

Ending Violence Association of Canada

Rape Crisis England and Wales

 Phone: 0808 500 2222

 Online Resource: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ 

Rape Crisis Scotland

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

Rape Crisis England and Wales

 Phone:  08088 01 03 02 

 Online Resource:   https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ 

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

 Phone:  0808 802 1414 

 Online Resource:   https://www.womensaidni.org/  

Victim Support (UK)

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland

Phone:  08 08 16 89 111 

Online Resource: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

State-By-State Hotline Directory

Alabama

  • Alabama Coalition Against Rape (ACAR): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
  • Alabama Department of Human Resources Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
  • Alabama Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Helpline: 1-800-831-8825

Alaska

  • Standing Together Against Rape (STAR) 24-hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-478-8999
  • Alaska Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-478-4444
  • Alaska State Troopers Sex Offender Registration Unit: (907) 269-8140

Arizona

  •  Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence: (602) 279-2900 or (800) 782-6400 (24/7 hotline)
  • Arizona Child Abuse Hotline: (888) SOS-CHILD or (888) 767-2445 (24/7 hotline)
  • Arizona Human Trafficking Hotline: (888) 373-7888 (24/7 hotline)

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline: 1-844-SAVE-A-CHILD or 1-844-728-3224 (24/7 hotline)
  • Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) (24/7 hotline) 
  • Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Adult Protective Services: 1-800-482-8049 (24/7 hotline)
  • Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Program: 1-800-448-3014 (Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm)

California

  •  California Coalition Against Sexual Assault: 1-888-865-9863 (24/7 hotline)  
  • California Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-540-4000 (24/7 hotline)
  • California Office of Emergency Services Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 (24/7 hotline)
  • California Victim Compensation Board: 1-800-777-9229 (Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm)

Colorado

  • Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault: 1-888-557-4441 (24/7 hotline)
  • Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437) (24/7 hotline)
  • Colorado Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services Hotline: 1-844-CO-4-APS (1-844-264-2777) (24/7 hotline)
  • Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance: 1-800-261-2682 (Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm)

Connecticut

  •  Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence: 1-888-999-5545 (24/7 hotline)
  • Connecticut Department of Children and Families Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-800-842-2288 (24/7 hotline)
  • Connecticut Office of Victim Services Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-888-999-5545 (24/7 hotline)
  • Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-888-774-2900 (24/7 hotline)

Delaware

  • Delaware Helpline:  1-800-464-4357 
  • Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV):  1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
  •  Delaware State Police: (800) 842-8461 

Florida

  •  Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV):  1-888-956-RAPE (7273)
  • Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF):  1-800-962-2873 

Georgia

  •  Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (GNESA):  1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 
  •  Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL):  1-800-715-4225 
  •  Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV): 1-800-334-2836 

Hawaii

  •  Hawaii Sex Abuse Treatment Center (HSATC):  1-808-524-7273 
  •  Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC):  1-808-531-3771 
  •  Child Welfare Services (CWS): 1-808-832-5300 

Idaho

  •  Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence:  1-800-669-3176
  •  Women's and Children's Alliance (WCA):  1-208-343-7025 
  •  Idaho CareLine:  2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588 

Ilinois

  •  Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA):   1-888-293-2080
  •  Our Resilience: (312) 443-9603
  •  Illinois Domestic Violence Helpline:   1-877-863-6338

Indiana

  •  Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (ICESA):  1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 
  •  Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV): 1-800-332-7385 

Iowa

  •  Iowa Victim Service Call Center:  1-800-770-1650 
  •  Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP):  1-800-284-7821 
  •  Iowa Domestic Violence Helpline:  1-800-942-0333 

Kansas

  •  Kansas Crisis Hotline:  1-888-363-2287
  • Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV):    https://www.kcsdv.org/  

Kentucky

  •  Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP):  1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
  •  Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA):   1-800-926-2150

Louisiana

  •  Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV):  1-888-411-1333 
  •  Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA):  1-888-995-7273
  • Louisiana Child Abuse Hotline:  1-855-452-5437 

Maine

  •  Sexual Assault Support Hotline:  1-800-871-7741 
  •  Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA): 1-800-871-7741 
  •  Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): 1-800-452-1999 

Maryland

  •  Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA):  1-800-422-0009
  •  Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center (MCVRC):  1-877-887-4357 
  •  Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS):  1-800-332-6347 

Massachusetts

  •  Massachusetts Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-841-8371 
  •  Jane Doe Inc.:   https://www.janedoe.org/  
  •  Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA):  1-844-878-MOVA (6682) 

Michigan

  •  Michigan Sexual Assault Hotline:  1-855-864-2374
  •  Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence:  1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 
  •  Michigan Department of Health and Human Services:  1-855-444-3911 

Minnesota

  •  Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA):  1-800-964-8847 
  •  Minnesota Day One Crisis Hotline:    1-866-223-1111 
  •  Minnesota Child Abuse Hotline:   1-800-627-3529 

Mississippi

  •  Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MSCASA):  https://www.mscasa.org/ 
  •  Mississippi Child Abuse Hotline:    1-800-222-8000 

Missouri

  •  Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV):   1-800-491-1114 
  •  Missouri Department of Social Services:   1-800-392-3738 

Montana

  •  Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (ICESA):  1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 
  •  Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV): 1-800-332-7385 

Nebraska

  •  Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition (NDVSAC):   1-877-215-0167 
  •  Nebraska Child Abuse Hotline:    1-800-652-1999

Nevada

  •  Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV):   1-800-992-5757 
  •  Nevada Sexual Assault Hotline:   1-888-737-7684
  •  Nevada Child Abuse Hotline:   1-833-900-SAFE (7233) 

New Hampshire

  •  Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS):   1-888-747-7070 
  •  New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV):   https://www.nhcadsv.org/ 
  •  New Hampshire Child Abuse Hotline:   1-800-894-5533 

New Jersey

  •  New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA):   1-800-601-7200 
  •  New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV):   1-800-572-SAFE (7233) 
  •  New Jersey Child Abuse Hotline:    1-877-NJ-ABUSE (1-877-652-2873) 

New Mexico

  •  New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (NMCSAP):   1-888-883-8020 
  •  New Mexico Crisis and Access Line:   1-855-662-7474 
  •  New Mexico Child Abuse Hotline:   1-855-333-SAFE (7233) 

New York

  •  New York State Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline:   1-800-942-6906 
  •  NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault:   1-212-514-SAFE (7233)
  •  Safe Horizon:  1-800-621-HOPE (4673) 

North Carolina

  •  North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA):   1-877-NC-4-HELP (1-877-624-4357) 
  •  North Carolina Child Protective Services:  1-800-662-7030 

North Dakota

  •  North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services (CAWS):    1-800-472-2911 
  •  North Dakota Department of Human Services:   1-800-245-3736 

Ohio

  •  Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV):    1-844-OHIO-HELP (1-844-644-6435) 
  •  Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN):   1-800-934-9840 
  •  Ohio Child Abuse Hotline:    1-855-O-H-CHILD (1-855-642-4453) 

Oregon

  •  Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV):   1-888-235-5333 
  •  Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force (SATF):   https://www.satf-or.org/ 
  •  Oregon Child Abuse Hotline:   1-855-503-SAFE (7233) 

Pennsylvania

  •  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR):   1-888-772-7227 
  •  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV):    1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 
  •  ChildLine:   1-800-932-0313 

Rhode Island

  •  Day One:   1-800-494-8100 
  •  Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV):    1-800-494-8100 
  •  Rhode Island Child Abuse Hotline:   1-800-RI-CHILD (1-800-742-4453) 

South Carolina

  •  South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA):   1-800-868-2632 
  •  South Carolina Department of Social Services:   1-888-CARE4US (1-888-227-3487) 

South Dakota

  •  South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault:    1-800-572-9196 
  •  South Dakota Child Protection Services:   1-877-244-0864 

Tennesse

  •  Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (TCEV):   1-800-356-6767 
  •  Tennessee Child Abuse Hotline:   1-877-237-0004 

Texas

  •   Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA):   1-800-656-4673 
  •  Texas Department of Family and Protective Services:   1-800-252-5400 

Utah

  •  Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (UCASA):    1-888-421-1100 
  •  Utah Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:   1-855-323-DCFS (3237) 

Vermont

  •  Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence:   1-800-228-7395 
  •  Vermont Department for Children and Families:    1-800-649-5285 

Virginia

  •   Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance:   1-800-838-8238 
  •  Virginia Department of Social Services Child Abuse Hotline:   1-800-552-7096 

Washington

  •   Washington State Sexual Assault Helpline:   1-888-99-VOICE (1-888-998-6423) 
  •  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Child Protective Services:   1-866-363-4276 

West Virginia

  •   West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV):   1-800-681-8663 
  •  West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (WV FRIS):   1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 
  •  West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Child Protective Services:   1-800-352-6513

Wisconsin

  •  Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA):   1-800-656-4673 
  •  Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:   1-800-Children (1-800-244-5373) 

Wyoming

  •  Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (WCADVSA):              1-800-990-3877 
  •  Wyoming Department of Family Services Child Protective Services:   1-800-457-3659 

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