If you are hurting, scared, or unsure of your next step, please remember that you are never alone!

There are people and organizations ready to lift you up, guide you, and walk beside you.

These contacts are safe, confidential places to begin finding support and hope.

❤️ 1. National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7, free, private, available in 200+ languages
• 📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• 💬Online Chat: https://www.thehotline.org
• 📱 Text: “START” to 88788

They can help with:
• Safety planning
• Crisis counseling
• Getting into a shelter
• Legal resources
• Talking through options if you’re unsure

❤️ 2. RAINN – National Sexual Assault Hotline
The largest anti-sexual violence organization in the U.S.
24/7, anonymous, very survivor-centered
• 📞 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
• 💬 Online chat: https://hotline.rainn.org

Helps with:
• Immediate crisis support
• Finding local SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner) hospitals
• Legal information
• Coping and emotional support

❤️ 3. Love Is Respect (for teens & young adults)
Amazing for dating violence, coercion, emotional abuse.
• 📞 1-866-331-9474
• 💬 Text: “LOVEIS” to 22522
• 💻 Website: https://www.loveisrespect.org

❤️ 4. StrongHearts Native Helpline
For Native American and Alaska Native individuals experiencing domestic or sexual violence.
• 📞 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
• 💬 Online Chat: https://strongheartshelpline.org

❤️ 5. Veterans Crisis Line (for survivors in the military)
Not only for suicide — also trained in trauma, MST, and DV.
• 📞 Dial 988, then press 1
• 💬 Online Chat: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

❤️ 6. National Human Trafficking Hotline
If trafficking, coercion, forced labor, or sexual exploitation is involved.
• 📞 1-888-373-7888
• 💬 Text: “HELP” to 233733
• 💻 Website: https://humantraffickinghotline.org

❤️ 7. Helping Survivors
Empowering survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment to understand their rights and access the resources they need..
• 💻 Website: https://helpingsurvivors.org/

🏡 Finding Local Shelters & Support in Any U.S. State

DomesticShelters.org
https://www.domesticshelters.org
Enter your ZIP code → get shelters, legal help, transitional housing, and advocates.

RAINN’s Local Center Finder
https://centers.rainn.org
Shows hospitals with SANE nurses, crisis centers, and counseling.