Free educational pages for community partners and the public. No one has to create an account, and survivors are not asked to register.
Domestic violence awareness
Domestic violence is a pattern of harm in a relationship. It can be physical. It can also be threats, isolation, control of money, or control of a phone.
This page does not decide whether someone is in danger. A hotline advocate can talk through options. In the United States, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or thehotline.org.
Shelter beds are not guaranteed by a listing on this website. Availability has to be confirmed with the organization.
Coercive control
Coercive control is a pattern of rules, monitoring, and punishment that takes away someone’s freedom, even when there is no recent physical assault.
Examples can include controlling contact with friends, tracking location, demanding passwords, or threatening to release private images. This page is a definition for education, not a diagnosis.
If control includes immediate danger, use local emergency services or The Hotline. This website does not notify police.
Digital safety
Phones, cars, accounts, and family location tools can show where someone is or who they talk to. The free Digital Safety Checkup on this website walks through those topics without an account.
Changing a setting can alert the person who has access. An advocate can help think through timing. NNEDV’s Safety Net project publishes technology resources at techsafety.org.
Do not type a home address, a partner’s full name, or a live location into this website.
Stalking awareness
Stalking is a pattern of unwanted attention that causes fear. It can include following, repeated contact, tracking devices, or showing up after being told to stop.
SPARC (stalkingawareness.org) publishes education and does not provide a victim hotline. VictimConnect (1-855-484-2846) and The Hotline can help locate services. Confirm VictimConnect’s hours on its website.
Saving screenshots can help later, and it can also be found on a shared device. Consider whether this device is private before you download or print.
Teen dating violence
Young people can experience pressure, monitoring, and harm in dating relationships, including through phones and group chats.
loveisrespect supports young people and caring adults at 1-866-331-9474, text LOVEIS to 22522, or loveisrespect.org. The teen checkup on this website is shorter and does not require a name.
A trusted adult can help. Forcing a teen to hand over a phone in front of the person causing harm can increase risk. This page cannot tell a family the safest next step.
Sexual assault support
Sexual assault is sexual contact without consent. A person can get information and support whether or not they want to report to police.
RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673 or rainn.org. This website does not take a report and does not contact law enforcement.
Medical care can be time-sensitive. A hospital or advocacy program can explain options. This site does not collect medical information.
Financial abuse
Financial abuse can include taking wages, hiding accounts, creating debt in someone’s name, or blocking access to money needed for food, a phone, or a place to stay.
The Exit Number calculator, when the optional Exit File is available, is a budgeting worksheet. It is not financial advice and not a promise of what any person needs.
IdentityTheft.gov is the official federal site for identity theft recovery. This website does not submit a report for you.
Helping a loved one
You can say you are worried, listen, and offer to look up a hotline together. You cannot decide for another adult that they must leave.
Do not confront the person causing harm on their behalf. Do not take their phone if that phone may be monitored, unless they ask and it is safe.
If a child is being hurt, Childhelp is 1-800-422-4453. If you believe someone is in immediate danger, contact emergency services where you are.
Survivor-centered communication
Ask what would help. Do not demand details of violence. Do not promise confidentiality you cannot keep, especially if you are a mandated reporter in your job.
Use the words the person uses for their own experience. Avoid labels that sound like a score, a diagnosis, or a verdict that they are “safe” or “unsafe.”
This website’s checkup uses the visitor’s own answers. It is not a clinical assessment.
National crisis resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 · text START to 88788 · TTY 1-800-787-3224 · videophone 1-855-812-1001 · thehotline.org
RAINN: 1-800-656-4673 · rainn.org. loveisrespect: 1-866-331-9474 · text LOVEIS to 22522. StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483. Childhelp: 1-800-422-4453. NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678.
These are national lines. If this directory has no verified local program for a state, that does not mean local help is unavailable. Confirm with the national line or the organization’s own site. This website does not invent local coverage.