If you’re in an abusive situation and want to get out, there’s help out there. Here are a few places to start
As we learned in Juanita Bynum’s personal battle with domestic violence, victims of domestic abuse often suffer in silence. Know that there is a way out, and you can get the help you need. Below are seven organizations that offer support, guidance and a path to self-healing:
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1603
Denver, CO 80203
Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
303-839-1852
Support Network for Battered Women
1257 Tasman Drive, Suite C
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
24-hour Crisis Line (English and Spanish): 800-572-2782
408-541-6100
Email: [email protected]
Safe Horizon
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10007
800-621-HOPE (4673) (hotline)
212-577-7700
Abuse, Counseling, & Treatment
P.O. Box 60401
Fort Myers, Florida 33906
239-939-2553
YW Domestic Violence Services
1608 Woodmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-242-1199 (hotline)
615-269-9922
E-mail: [email protected]
Healing Club, Inc.
820 S. Monaco Pkwy. Suite #272
Denver, CO 80224
800-590-3233 (toll free)
303-617-0406
Email: [email protected]
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
University of Minnesota School of Social Work
1404 Gortner Avenue , 290 Peters Hall
St. Paul , MN 55108
877-643-8222 (toll free)
612-624-5357
E -Mail: [email protected]
Help for Abuse Victims
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