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• National Stalking Awareness Month
• Help for Victims
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• State Resources
• Tribal Resources
• Online Resources
• Other Resources

Help for Victims

PLEASE NOTE: The National Crime Victim Helpline is closed. We regret the inconvenience. Please refer to our victim assistance resources.

Other National Hotlines:

National Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 24/7
To be connected to the rape crisis center nearest to you, dial
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline 24/7
1-866-331-9474
1-866-331-8453 (TTY)
You can also chat live on-line with a trained Peer Advocate from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. (CST) daily.

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National Resources

• AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women 
• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
• A.S.I.S.T.A.
• Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
• Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP)
• Break the Cycle
• Casa de Esperanza
• Communication Services for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD)
• DeafHope
• EMERGE, Inc.
• End Violence Against Women International (EVAW)
• Faith Trust Institute
• Futures without Violence
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
• Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP)
• Legal Momentum
• Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
• KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
• Manavi, Inc.
• Men Can Stop Rape
• Men Stopping Violence
• National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
• National Center for State Courts
• National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women 
• National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse Later in Life
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
• National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
  • Also see: Why it Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Victims, a joint study by the National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, describes widespread gaps in victim services for LGBTQ victims of crime and recommends steps to improve both the services and their accessibility.
• National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA)
• National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (ALIANZA)
• National Network to End Domestic Violence  (NNEDV)
• National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women
• National Organization of Sisters fo Color Ending Sexual Assault
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
• National Sheriffs' Association
• Praxis International
• Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
• Security on Campus, Inc.
• Vera Institute of Justice
• Victims Rights Law Center (VRLC)

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State Resources

• State Domestic Violence Coalitions
• State Sexual Assault Coalitions
• Address Confidentiality Programs

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Tribal Resources

• Tribal Coalitions
• American Indian Resource Center (AIRC)
• Center for Court Innovation  
• First Nations Development Institute
• Mending the Sacred Hoop
• Native American Indian Court Judges Association
• National Indian Justice Center
• Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI)
• Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country  (U.S. Department of Justice)
• Sacred Circle - National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women
• Southwest Center for Law and Policy (SWCLAP)

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Online Resources

• MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse
• That's Not Cool .Com
• VictimLaw
• Violence Against Women Online Resources (VAWOR)

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Other Resources

• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

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