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SURVIVOR'S HEALING

DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCES:

HOPE IS POWER.
HOPE SHARED HAS THE POWER TO UPLIFT US ALL, TOGETHER.

If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or in need of immediate support or help for experiences of Domestic or Sexual Violence, Child Abuse or Human Trafficking, please refer to the extensive listing below of INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS and then reach out DIRECTLY to the resource(s) best suited to your immediate needs.

Given that the rates of Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse have spiked globally since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in early 2020, that Sexual Violence pervades all ages and that Human Trafficking is a global human rights epidemic, I expanded this listing of INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES in an effort to offer immediate direction and guidance specific to each person’s needs. I am often contacted directly by people in need of immediate assistance or support. As much as I try to respond to each person in need, I am not able to offer direct support as a licensed therapist or legal advisor and can only direct you to the resources in your community. There are many outstanding programs available to help you find your way, no matter what you have experienced.

Remember:  You are not alone.  It is not your fault.  You will be believed and supported.
And you can heal and reclaim your life with the support and assistance available
specifically designed to be present with you as you do.

ALL PEACE TO EACH ONE OF YOU.  DORA

 

UNITED STATES: NATIONAL RESOURCES

IF YOU NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, DIAL 911. 

 

NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Anonymous and Confidential – 24/7
1-800-779-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
www.ncadv.org 

 

PATHWAYS TO SAFETY INTERNATIONAL

Empowering victims of interpersonal and gender-based violence abroad.
www.pathwaystosafety.org

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) SAFE HELPLINE FOR U.S. MILITARY ONLY

877-995-5247
Available from anywhere at anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Safe Helpline provides live, confidential help over the phone.
The phone number is the same in the U.S. and worldwide via DSN.
The Telephone Hotline provides crisis intervention, support and information to members of the U.S. Department of Defense community who have been sexually assaulted.
safehelpline.org
You can text your zip code or installation to 55-247 (in the U.S.) or 202-470-5546 (outside the U.S.)
to receive a responder’s contact information.

 

 U.S. VETERANS CRISIS HOTLINE

1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
www.veteranscrisisline.net
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/gethelp/help_for_veterans.asp

 

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

www.ovw.usdoj.gov

 

THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.nrcdv.org

 

 THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE

www.nsvrc.org

 

NO MORE: TOGETHER WE CAN END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

www.nomore.org

 

BREAK THE SILENCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

breakthesilcence.dv.org

 

THE NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE HOTLINE

www.loveisrespect.org
1 (866) 331-9474

 

RAINN: RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK

www.rainn.org

 

ONE IN SIX

Addressing sexual abuse and assault of men and boys. 
1in6.org

 

VICTIM CONNECT:  

Confidential Referral for Victims of Violence
www.victimconnect.org
1 (855) 484-2846

 

NATIONAL CENTER ON DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

www.ncdsv.org

 

THE NATIONAL COALITION OF ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAMS

www.avp.org

 

NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.nnedv.org

 

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

https://www.workplaceviolence911.com

 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence.html

 

THE BATTERED WOMEN’S JUSTICE PROJECT

www.bwjp.org

 

EVE ENSLER’S V-DAY FOUNDATION

www.vday.org

 

IT’S ON US

Student-run non-profit changing the culture around campus sexual assault.
www.itsonus.org 

 

FAITH TRUST INSTITUTE

www.cpsdv.org

 

SNAP: SURVIVORS NETWORK OF THOSE ABUSED BY PRIESTS

http://www.snapnetwork.org/

 

THE INSTITUTE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

www.dvinstitute.org

 

INCITE: WOMEN OF COLOR AGAINST VIOLENCE

www.incite-national.org

 

MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN

https://mmiwusa.org

 

COALITION TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN

https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw

 

MENDING THE SACRED HOOP: WORKING TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN

mshoop.org

 

NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER

www.niwrc.org

 

INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S NETWORK

http://indigenouswomen.org

 

NATIVE WOMEN’S WILDERNESS

https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org

 

THE NATIONAL LATINO ALLIANCE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: ALIANZA

www.dvalianza.org/home.html

 

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER INSTITUTE ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

www.apiidv.org

 

THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS

www.nnirr.org/drupal/

 

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

www.JWI.org

 

JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK

Working internationally as “a catalyst for justice and social innovation through transformational Jewish women leaders.”
www.jewishwomen.org

 

LAMBDA GLBT COMMUNITY SERVICES

www.lambda.org

 

THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT

http://alp.org

 

NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE

www.ncea.aoa.gov

Also see the NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE at ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

https://acl.gov/programs/elder-justice/national-center-elder-abuse

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND MILITARY SERVICES CONTACTS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.ncdsv.org/ncd_contacts.html

 

NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE

IN THE UNITED STATES:  
24-Hours, 7 days a week:  1 (888) 373-7888
SMS:  233733:  Text “HELP” or “INFO”
Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages

https://humantraffickinghotline.org

 

ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL:

https://www.antislavery.org

 

THE COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING (CAST)

24-HOUR HOTLINE:  888-KEY-2-FREE (888-539-2373)
https://www.castla.org

 

POLARIS PROJECT:  We Fight to End Human Trafficking

http://www.polarisproject.org

 

SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL

https://sharedhope.org

 

COVENANT HOUSE

www.covenanthouse.org
With shelters in 31 cities across 6 countries:
LOCATE A SHELTER 

 

STALKING RESOURCE CENTER
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME

www.victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center

 

CHILD SAFE

www.childsafe-sa.org

 

THE NATIONAL COALITION TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION

http://www.preventtogether.org

 

FOR A LISTING OF VARIOUS RESOURCES ADDRESSING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, ALSO SEE:

www.napsac.us

 

THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER

https://www.nationalcac.org

 

CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA

www.cwla.org

 

CHILD HELP USA

www.childhelpusa.org
CHILD HELP ALSO RUNS THE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE:
1-800-4-A-CHILD
(1-800-422-4453)

 

THE JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION

Founded by actress Mariska Hartigay of the television series, Law and Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit)

www.joyfulheartfoundation.org

 

ANGELA SHELTON, FILMMAKER OF SEARCHING FOR ANGELA SHELTON

www.angelashelton.com
www.survivormanual.com

 

PAVE: PROMOTING AWARENESS, VICTIM EMPOWERMENT

www.pavingtheway.net/wordpress/
www.shatteringthesilence.org/wordpress/

 

SNAP – SURVIVOR’S NETWORK OF THOSE ABUSED BY PRIESTS

www.snapnetwork.org

 

MEN CAN STOP RAPE

https://mcsr.org

 

MEN AGAINST VIOLENCE AND ABUSE (MAVA INDIA)

http://www.mavaindia.org

 

NATIONAL LINK COALITION 

The National Resource Center on The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence
http://nationallinkcoalition.org

 

SAFER: EMPOWER STUDENTS MOVEMENTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

www.safercampus.org

 

VERIZON’S HOPELINE PROGRAM:

“Since its launch in October 2001, HopeLine has donated 6.5 MILLION phones and awarded more than 7 MILLION DOLLARS in cash grants to non-profit organizations and agencies serving the needs of victims and survivors of domestic violence.”
VERIZON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION

 

UNITED STATES: STATE AND REGIONAL RESOURCES

LISTING OF ALL STATE COALITIONS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

 

PENNSYLVANIA RESOURCES:

THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.pcadv.org

PCADV has shelters that serve residents of all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
To find a local program in your county:
www.pcadv.org/Find-Help/

 

PCAR: THE PENNSYLVANIA COALTION AGAINST RAPE

www.pcar.org

PCAR has contracts with 50 rape crisis centers to provide sexual assault services in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania.
To find a local crisis program in your county:
https://pcar.org/help-pa/find-services

PCAR also provides Resources for Teens:
https://pcar.org/about-sexual-violence/teens

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THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELIQUENCY

www.pccd.state.pa.us

 

THE WOMEN’S LAW PROJECT of PENNSYLVANIA 

www.womenslawproject.org

 

PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS AND PREVENTION

www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/Domestic-Violence.aspx

 

CENTRE SAFE (formerly CENTRE COUNTY WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER)

Serving Centre County, PA
centresafe.org
24-HOUR HOTLINE:  814-234-5050 or
TOLL-FREE 1-877-234-5050

 

CRISIS CENTER NORTH

Serving Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA
crisiscenternorth.org
24-HOUR HOTLINE:  412-364-5556 or
TOLL-FREE:  1-866-782-0911

 

THE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER OF SCRANTON, PA

www.wrcnepa.org
24-HOUR HOTLINE:  570-346-4671
TOLL-FREE 1-800-257-5765

 

WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE

Serving the Greater Philadelphia, PA region
www.womenagainstabuse.org
24-HOUR TOLL-FREE HOTLINE:  1-866-723-3014

 

HAPPY VALLEY CARES

On Facebook at HAPPY VALLEY CARES; WE cARE

 

NEW MEXICO RESOURCES:

THE NEW MEXICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

New Mexico Crisis and Access Line:
www.nmcadv.org
TOLL-FREE HOTLINE:  1-855-662-7474

NMCADV has shelters and programs around the state that provide services for victims and survivors of domestic violence.
To find a program in your county, see the LISTING OF SERVICE PROVIDERS In New Mexico:
https://nmcadv.org/how-to-get-help/victim-service-provider-map/

 

NEW MEXICO COALITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS, INC.

www.nmcsap.org
LISTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN 
NM

 

COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE:

Serving Taos County, NM
www.taoscav.org
24-HOUR HOTLINE:  
 575-758-9888

 

THE DREAMTREE PROJECT

DreamTree Project offers emergency teen shelter, a transitional home and resources for youth throughout northern New Mexico, including Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos and Union counties. The emergency teen shelter is open 24/7 to youth ages 12 to 17.
Call 575-758-9595, or text us at 575-770-7704.
www.dreamtreeproject.org

 

YOUTH HEARTLINE

Since 1991, Youth Heartline’s mission is to make life better and safer for vulnerable children and families in our community. Youth Heartline first operated the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program for the Eighth Judicial District of New Mexico, the local chapter of the national program that recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers to advocate for foster children, and has been expanding its array of services over the last 30 years.
www.youthheartline.org

 

SANE: SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER AT HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

Serving Taos County, NM
(575) 751-8990
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner / Holy Cross Hospital

 

INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES

 

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

www.evawintl.org

 

WAVE:  WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE EUROPE

www.wave.org

 

RAPE CRISIS NETWORK EUROPE

www.rcne.com

 

HOT PEACHES PAGE: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

http://www.hotpeachpages.net

 

EQUALITY NOW

http://www.equalitynow.org

 

THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

https://www.ispcan.org

 

NEW LIGHT

New Light is a registered charitable trust operating from the terrace of a temple deep inside the red-light district of Kalighat, Kolkata that offers comprehensive community development services. The project provides the children of sex workers a safe haven, particularly in the evening hours when streets are the most dangerous and the mothers are working. New Light India was featured in the October 2020 National Geographic article, Stolen Lives: The Harrowing Story of Two Girls Sold into Sexual Slavery, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, with photos by Smita Sharma.
Phone: +03324850068 / 03324733132
www.newlightindia.org
Message them on Facebook at NEW LIGHT INDIA

 

SANLAAP

“SUNLAAP is a non-government organisation, formally established in 1989 to combat trafficking in persons for the purpose of any form of exploitation, focusing on Counter Trafficking Initiatives for the most vulnerable – namely women and children. SANLAAP aids girls who have been rescued or are at risk of being exploited, and is an important policy-influencing organisation in the South Asian region.” SUNLAAP was featured in the October 2020 National Geographic article, Stolen Lives: The Harrowing Story of Two Girls Sold into Sexual Slavery, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, with photos by Smita Sharma.
Phone:  +91 33 2465 3429
sanlaap.org

Message them on Facebook:  SUNLAAP

 

SHAKTI VAHINI

Shakati Vahini promotes and defends human rights in India, with particular focus in their efforts on behalf of sex trafficking victims to free minors from the forced sex trade and brothels. Shakti Vahini was featured in the October 2020 National Geographic article, Stolen Lives: The Harrowing Story of Two Girls Sold into Sexual Slavery, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, with photos by Smita Sharma.
Open 24 hours:  +91 95829 09025
www.shaktivahini.org
Message them on Facebook at SHAKTI VAHINI

 

UNITED KINGDOM

24-HOUR NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FREEPHONE HELPLINE NUMBERS:

Run in partnership by: 
WOMEN’S AID:  www.womensaid.org.uk

UK REFUGE:  www.ukrefugesonline.org
ROUTES TO SUPPORT: https://routestosupport.org/Login.aspx

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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES AND HOTLINES:

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