Resources
If you feel you are in imminent danger, call 911.
Keep a log – events that may seem “random” could uncover a pattern when documented. This information may also prove useful if needed in the future.
Have a safety word/phrase with your trusted confidants. You may not always be able to communicate thoroughly when you are in an unsafe situation.
Be aware of anything in the vicinity that can be used as a weapon.
Create a plan with your children when violence happens.
Tell you children violence is never right, even when someone they love is being violent.
For immediate help call 911
National Hotlines
National Domestic Violence Hotline
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1 (800) 799 – 7233 (SAFE)
1 (800) 787 – 32241 (TTY number for hearing impaired individuals) |
National Crisis Textline | Text HOME to 741741 |
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255 |
National Sexual Assault Hotline | 1-800-565-HOPE (4673) |
National Child Abuse Hotline | 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) |
Local Domestic Violence Hotlines
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence | 1 (800) 899 – 4000 (24 hr) – Boston MetroWest |
HAWC- Healing Abuse Working for Change | 1 (800) 547-1649 (24 hr) – Boston North Shore |
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center | 1 (978) 388 – 1888 (24hr) – Boston North Shore |
DOVE -Domestic Violence Ended | 1 (617) 471 – 1234 (24hr) – Boston South Shore
1 (888) 314 – 3683 |
Respond, Inc. | 1 (617) 623 – 5900 (24 hr) – Boston Central |
Voices Against Violence | 1 (800) 593 – 1125 (24 hr) Framingham
1 (508) 626 – 8686 (TTY) |
Emergency Shelter in Massachusetts
SafeLink
1 (877) 785 – 2020
1 (877) 521 – 2601 (TTY number for hearing impaired individuals)
Prayer Lines
Daystar | 1 (800) 329 – 0029 (24 hr) |
Kenneth Copeland Prayer Line | 1 (817) 852 – 6000 (24 hr) |
Andrew Womack Prayer Line | 1 (719) 635 – 1111 |
Care Planning

Care planning services help you create an actionable 'Care Plan,' so you can care for yourself throughout your healing journey.
Support Group Program

Support Groups provide a confidential, safe place for women to share, learn and heal from abuse.
What is Abuse?

Learn the facts: Domestic Abuse is not about anger, it is about one person’s desire or power to control their partner.
Be Inspired, Learn, Take a Stand
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