State directory

Domestic Violence Help by State

Every state has its own hotline, its own word for a protective order, and its own program for keeping your new address confidential. Choose your state for its coalition, shelters near you, legal help, and address confidentiality options.

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National Domestic Violence Hotline — free, confidential, 24/7

1-800-799-7233

Advocates can safety-plan with you, find local shelter, and connect you to help in your state — in English, Spanish, and 200+ languages through interpreters.

Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 Chat at thehotline.org

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If this device may be monitored, use a phone or computer your abuser has never had access to — a library, a friend, a work device.

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Safety planning

Planning and privacy checklists

Wherever you live, the main page has a safety plan and go-bag checklist and a phone, tech, and privacy safety checklist.