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Emergency help
If you are in immediate danger or facing a life-threatening emergency, call or text 911.
- 911 — Emergency services
If you are in immediate danger or facing a life-threatening emergency, call or text 911.
- Call or text: 911
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential 24/7 support, safety planning, crisis intervention and referrals.
- Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Text: START to 88788
- The Spring of Tampa Bay
Domestic-violence services for survivors and children in the Tampa Bay area, where Abby's story took place.
- 24-hour crisis hotline: (813) 247-SAFE (7233)
Domestic violence resources
Confidential support, safety planning and local services.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential support, safety planning, referrals and local-service navigation.
Visit the Hotline - Find local domestic violence services
The Hotline's directory of local providers, including shelters, legal help, counseling and other support.
Find local help - State & territorial domestic violence coalitions
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) links to coalitions across all U.S. states and territories.
Find your state coalition - The Power and Control Wheel
A widely used educational tool illustrating common patterns of coercive and controlling behavior in abusive relationships, from Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (the Duluth Model).
View the Power and Control Wheel
Legal resources
Protective orders, court preparation and state-specific legal information.
- WOMEN’S LAW
Plain-language, state-by-state legal information for people experiencing abuse, including restraining orders, custody, divorce, immigration and court preparation.
Explore legal information - Domestic violence legal help — National Domestic Violence Hotline
Information about protective orders, legal resources, safety and law-enforcement options. The Hotline does not itself provide legal advice.
View legal help
For law enforcement & professionals
For officers, supervisors, agencies, law-enforcement families and professionals working on domestic-violence response.
- COPLINE
Confidential peer support for current and former law-enforcement personnel and their families. Calls are answered by retired law-enforcement peer listeners.
Contact COPLINE - Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP)
National training and technical-assistance organization focused on improving criminal- and civil-justice responses to domestic violence.
Visit BWJP - End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)
Training and resources for law enforcement and other professionals responding to violence against women.
Visit EVAWI - Alliance for HOPE International
Training and technical assistance for professionals serving people affected by intimate partner violence.
View professional resources
Family & friends
How to support someone without increasing risk.
- When a survivor asks you for help
The Hotline's guide emphasizes listening, safety planning and respecting the survivor's judgment about what is safest.
Learn how to help - National Domestic Violence Hotline
Friends and family members can also contact Hotline advocates for guidance about how to support someone they care about.
Talk with an advocate
Training & professional resources
For agencies, supervisors, advocates and attorneys.
- FSU National Prevention Toolkit on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
Florida State University developed a web-based OIDV prevention training program for law-enforcement professionals. Research examining the program found improvements in officers' reported willingness to intervene, report concerns, connect victims with services and take other actions related to OIDV.
View the FSU research - Alliance for HOPE International — Training
Training, webinars, online courses and technical assistance for professionals serving people affected by domestic and sexual violence.
View training - Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention
Basic, advanced and ongoing training for police, prosecutors, medical professionals, advocates and policymakers addressing strangulation in intimate partner violence cases.
View training programs