What resources exist for domestic violence victims?
If you are a domestic violence victim, there are several resources you can contact to get help safely. If you need immediate help, call 911.
National resources:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Live chat available
www.ndvh.org and www.thehotline.org
National Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
Live chat available
National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)
National Center for Victims of Crime
1-202-467-8700
National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project
Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
1-510-465-1984
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-537-2238
www.nrcdv.org and www.vawnet.org
Futures Without Violence: The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-888-792-2873
www.futureswithoutviolence.org
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
1-312-726-7020 ext. 2011
www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org
National Runaway Safeline
1-800-RUNAWAY or 1-800-786-2929
Childhelp USA/National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
Children’s Defense Fund
202-628-8787
Child Welfare League of America
202-638-2952
National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Child Protection and Custody/Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-527-3233
Center for Judicial Excellence
info@centerforjudicialexcellence.org
www.centerforjudicialexcellence.org
Break the Cycle
202-824-0707
Domestic Violence Initiative
(303) 839-5510/ (877) 839-5510
Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN)
Email: Hotline@deafdawn.org
VP: 202-559-5366
Women of Color Network
1-800-537-2238
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
incite.natl@gmail.com
The National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project
(202) 274-4457
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
855-649-7299
Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
1-415-954-9988
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV)
1-212- 473-6485
The Audre Lorde Project
1-178-596-0342
LAMBDA GLBT Community Services
1-206-350-4283
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/orgs/avproject/main.htm
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1-202-393-5177
Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse
1-206-568-7777
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
1-608-255-0539
National Center for Elder Abuse
1-855-500-3537
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
1-720-466-3882
A Call to Men
1-917-922-6738
Men Stopping Violence
1-866-717-9317
Battered Women’s Justice Project
1-800-903-0111
Legal Momentum
1-212-925-6635
WomensLaw
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
1-800-903-0111 x 3
Legal Network for Gender Equity
nwlc.org/join-the-legal-network/
Local Los Angeles Resources:
If you or someone you know is in crisis right now and needs immediate help, call 911.
The Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council (DVC) supports a victim/survivor-centered, coordinated countywide approach to addressing intimate partner violence.
If you need help or support for addressing Domestic Violence, call the DV Hotline at (800) 978-3600 or 2-1-1.
CENTER FOR THE PACIFIC ASIAN FAMILY, INC. 24-Hour Hotline (Speciality in Asian or Pacific Islander (API) clients. Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese languages available) 800-339-3940
Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Safety Plan Hotline
800-978-3600
Tagalog available
Los Angeles Rape and Battering Hotline
213-626-3393 (Central Los Angeles)
310-392-8381 (South Los Angeles)
626-793-3385 (West San Gabriel Valley)
Break The Cycle
By phone or text: 424-209-2532
Community Legal Aid - SoCal
Hotline: 800-834-5001
Jenesse Center
24/7 hotline: 800-479-7328
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Hotline: 800-399-4529 x8097
General hotline: 800-399-4529
Online intake: https://lafla.org/get-help/
LGBTQ Center of Long Beach
Legal Services intake: 562-433-8595
LA Center for Law and Justice
If you need help with a Restraining Order, an urgent family law or immigration legal matter, email services@laclj.org
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Hotline: 800-433-6251
Sojourn
24/7 hotline: 310-264-6644
1736 Family Crisis Center
24/7 Hotlines:
213-745-6434
310-379-3620
310-370-5902
562-388-1652
Haven Hills, Inc.
24/7 hotline: 818-887-6589
Ocean Park Community Center
24/7 hotline: 310-264-6644
Center for the Pacific Asian Family, Inc.
24/7 hotline: 800-339-3940
(Specialty in Asian or Pacific Islander (API) clients. Cantonese, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese and 20 other Asian languages available)
Rainbow Services, Ltd.
24/7 hotline: 310-547-9343
Jewish Family Service of LA
24/7 hotline: 818-505-0900
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Tagalog: 855-300-2552
English: 888-349-9695
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
213-388-7515
LA LGBT Center
Walk-in hours cancelled until further notice.
General intake: 323-993-7670
Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors: 323-993-7649.
Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center
Application can be found at www.levittquinn.org/services.
Submit application via email or fax. Staff will follow up via phone.
Email: intake@levittquinn.org
Pepperdine Legal Clinic
Available for intakes (information, brief advice and counsel only)
New callers can leave messages at 310-506-6344.
NOTE: This is not a comprehensive and complete list. We will continue to update services here.
