City help guide
Domestic Violence Help in Los Angeles, CA
Free, confidential help in Los Angeles — a local 24/7 hotline, where to file for a restraining order, free legal help, and shelters and programs near you.
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Get help now in California
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
California’s coalition doesn’t publish a separate statewide crisis line — this is their office number. For 24/7 crisis help, call the National Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, and the coalition can connect you to local programs.
Visit the coalition’s website — local programs, shelters, and advocates across California.
National Domestic Violence Hotline — free, confidential, 24/7:
Call 1-800-799-7233 Text “START” to 88788 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.
Help in Los Angeles
Peace Over Violence — Los Angeles Rape & Battering Hotline
A 24-hour hotline for sexual assault, domestic violence, and intimate partner stalking in Central Los Angeles. peaceoverviolence.org
File for protection in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Superior Court — Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Family Law Division handles domestic violence restraining orders, and the courthouse Self-Help Center (Room 426F) helps with restraining order paperwork. Clerk’s office open Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse (LA Court)
Free legal help in Los Angeles
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) — Free legal aid for low-income residents, including domestic violence clinics and family law and restraining order help. Call 800-399-4529. lafla.org
Local 2-1-1 — 211 LA
211 LA (211 LA County) — The 2-1-1 provider for Los Angeles County — free, confidential, 24/7 by phone, web, and chat for health, human, and social services. Dial 2-1-1. 211la.org
Shelters and programs near Los Angeles
Shelters don’t publish their street addresses — for good reason. As of November 6, 2026, DomesticShelters.org lists 10 domestic violence shelters and programs in Los Angeles, CA — 6 offering a hotline and 8 offering emergency shelter. Search there for filters like 24/7 hotlines, emergency shelter, pets, language, and accessibility.
More on the California page
Protective-order steps, address confidentiality options, and the state coalition are covered on the California help page. For planning ahead, read the safety plan and go-bag checklist and the phone, tech, and privacy safety checklist on the main page.
Last verified: November 6, 2026