Resources

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.

Not sure if you’re safe? Use the danger risk assessment to assess your risk based on the highest indicators that you or someone you love could be in danger.

Sibling Abuse Resources

Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA)

  • Visit unh.edu/saara to learn more about sibling abuse with resources for siblings, parents, and professionals.

Sibling Sexual Trauma 

5WAVES: Confronting and Healing Sibling Sexual Trauma 

  • Visit 5waves.org to join Discord support communities with channels for survivors, parents, and friends of survivors (partners, other family members, grandparents, friends, and loved ones). 

Child Help USA 

  • Call or text HELP to 800-422-4453 (800-4-A-CHILD) or open a chat at childhelphotline.org.

  • 24/7 child abuse hotline with live crisis counselors who can provide information on how to identify or report child abuse with a database of over 10,000 national, local, and international resources and interpretation services in 170 languages.

RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) 

  • Call 800-656-4673 (800-656-HOPE) or open a chat at rainn.org.

  • 24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline that can provide resources and referrals with connections to more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers. 

Stop It Now! 

  • Call 1-888-773-8368 (1-888-PREVENT) or open a chat at stopitnow.org.

  • Helpline for anyone with questions or concerns about child sexual abuse. 

What’s OK? 

  • Call 844-942-8765 (844-WHATSOK), text WHATSOK to 1-888-532-0550, or open a chat at whatsokay.org.

  • Youth helpline for anyone ages 14-21 with concerns about their own or a friend’s sexual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. 

National Domestic Violence Hotline 

  • Call 800-799-7233 (800-799-SAFE), text START to 88788, or open a chat at thehotline.org. 

  • 24/7 hotline you can call to get support for yourself or a loved one experiencing domestic violence with trained advocates who can link you to local resources and help with safety planning. 

National Runaway Safeline 

  • Call 1-800-786-2929 (1-800-RUNAWAY) or open a chat at 1800runaway.org. 

  • 24/7 safeline for young people who are thinking about running away from home or who have already run away. 

1in6 

  • Visit 1in6.org for support for men who have been sexually abused, sexually assaulted, or had an unwanted sexual experience including weekly online support groups.  

Domestic Violence Resources

Am I in an abusive relationship?
If you’re not sure if you’re experiencing abuse, learn about red flags, emotional abuse, and different types of abuse. Take the Is my relationship healthy? quiz for more clarity. Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft is also a great self-help book.

Find local resources.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat online.

National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline (love is respect)

National LGBT Hotline

Child Help USA (National Child Abuse Hotline)

  • Call 1-800-422-4453 or visit the National Child Abuse Hotline website. Professional crisis counselors can share how to document and report potential cases of child abuse, advocate for kids, and refer families to local treatment centers.

Victim Connect Resource Center

  • If you need to seek help for stalking or other crimes, call the Victim Connect Resource Center at 1-855-484-2846. Victim assistance specialists can help you consider whether to report a crime or seek justice through the courts and help you find legal resources in your area.  

FORGE: Transgender Sexual Assault and Dating Violence Resource

Culturally-responsive organizations

Sexual Assault Resources

National Sexual Assault Hotline

  • Call 800-656-4673 (800-656-HOPE) or open a chat at rainn.org.

Safe Helpline

  • Call 877-995-5247 or visit the Safe Helpline website for sexual assault survivor support for Department of Defense (DoD) community.