If you are in immediate physical danger, please call 911.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
does not provide emergency services.

Talk to Someone Now

The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides crisis intervention services 24/7 in a few different ways. If you are in need of help, you can:

  • Call 1-800-799-7233
  • Chat online by going to thehotline.org and clicking on the purple “Chat Now” box in the upper right-hand corner of the page. You can do this silently without worry of being overheard speaking on the phone. 
  • Text “START” to 88788.

Other Resources from The National Domestic Violence Hotline

The Hotline’s website also has information and resources on a wide variety of topics from finding shelters that accept pets to domestic violence statistics to healthy relationship building tools.

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