Helpful phone numbers and websites

LOCAL CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINES AND WEBSITES

• SafeLink, a Massachusetts state-wide hotline: 1.877.785.2020

• Casa Myrna Vazquez, a Boston based shelter, advocacy and outreach program that operates the SafeLink hotline, 1.617.521.0100,  www.casamyrna.org

• The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, 1.617.338.2355,  www.atask.org

• Jane Doe, Inc.- Voices for Change (The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence), www.janedoe.org

• Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project, 1.800.832.1901, www.gmdvp.org

• The Network/ La Red, (for Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities) 1.617.423.7233, www.thenetworklared.org

• FINEX House (for women and children who have disabilities), 1.617.288.1054, www.geocities/finexhouse/

• Elder Abuse Hotline, 1.800.922.2275

• Child-at-Risk Hotline (Department of Social Services), 1.800.792.5200

• Common Purpose, a Boston-based batterer intervention program, 1.617.522.6500, www.commonpurpose.com

• Emerge, a Cambridge-based  abuser education program, 1.614.547.9879, www.emergedv.com

* Many local community-based health centers and clinics also have family and domestic violence advocates available to provide more information and lend support.  Check with your local health center to see if this resource is available.

NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINES AND WEBSITES

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE, www.ndvh.org

• Love is Not Abuse by Liz Claiborne, www.loveisnotabuse.com

• Red Flag Campaign, www.knowtheredflags.com

• See It And Stop It, www.seeitandstopit.org

• Family Violence Prevention Fund, www.endabuse.org

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, www.ncadv.org