How to Get Help

Crisis

IF YOU NEED HELP

• Are you safe? If not, go to a safe place
• Call the police
• Go to the emergency room if you need medical attention
• Call the domestic violence hotline toll free at 1-888-774-2900

Be Prepared

Services available in English, Spanish and Polish.

If you are in crisis or need counseling services call our hotline, staffed 24 hours a day.

Do not send an email. Email is not continuously monitored and it
is not a safe and confidential way to communicate when you are in danger.

Read more about computer safety.

Services

• 24 Hour Crisis Hotline - 888-774-2900
• Emergency Shelter
• Individual Counseling
• Support Groups
• Legal Advocacy
• Information and Referrals
• Community Education
• Children's Programs

Click here for description of all programs.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Report Abuse
• Know the services that are available to you
• Make your own choices
• Feel safe in relationships
• A life without violence

COMPUTER SAFETY ALERT

Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-SAFE.

There are many ways that computers record everything you do while using a computer, including while you are connected to the internet.

If you are in danger, try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct access or remote access, by hacking. Recommendations for safer computers: public library, college, a trusted friend's house, or an Internet Cafe.

If you think your computer activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don't need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor computer activities - anyone can do it.

Computers can provide a lot of information about what you look at on the Internet, the emails you send, and other activities.

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