Resources

None of these resources replaces an emergency call. If you are currently in danger, please call 911. Click if you’re military, active duty or veteran, or dependent for additional resources.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (They also have a 24/7 online chat option.) Not only can you contact them at any time, but their website is a rich source of information as well.

Family Advocacy Hotline: 1-800-924-2624  Great place to call and chat about what’s going on and get questions answered. Even if you feel that your situation is not “that bad”, give these ladies a call and just chat about it.

Have you ever wondered if what you’re experiencing is actually abuse? I highly recommend that you check out the wealth of information at The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) website.

Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center: 1-866-879-6636 (USWOMEN) This number is an international toll-free number, available 24/7.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health: 1-312-726-7020 ext. 2011

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1-800-537-2238

National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project: Call: 1-888-373-7888 — Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)

National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp: 1-800-422-4453 (4-A-CHILD)

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)

Futures Without Violence: 1-888-792-2873

National Coalition for the Homeless: 1-202-737-6444

For Teens

Love is respect: 1-866-331-9474

Break the Cycle: 202-824-0707

Legal Help

Battered Women’s Justice Project: 1-800-903-0111

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence: 1-202-662-1000

Books

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence by Gavin de Becker

Keeping the Faith: Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse by Marie M. Fortune

A Safe Place to Live: A Story for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence by Michelle A Harrison

A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes

Divorcing a Narcissist: Advice from the Battlefield by Tina Swithin

When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse by Lundy Bancroft

Daunted No More by S.R. Luviek (Audiobook now available on Audible.com)