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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

In the case of an immediate emergency always call 911 National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Emergency Line: 1-800-799- SAFE (7233)
• Website: www.thehotline.org

 

Domestic Violence Coordinator at D.C. Police Headquarters

• Phone: (202) 727-7137

 

LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

Break the Cycle: provides preventive education in schools and youth groups on teen dating violence, peer leadership opportunities, and free legal services to young people in the District, ages 12 to 22, who are in an abusive relationship.

• Phone: (800) 258-8840 or (202) 654-4039
• Website: www.breakthecycle.org

 

House of Ruth: 24-hour hotline, shelter, and counseling for battered women and their children.

• Phone: (202) 667-7001
• Website: www.houseofruth.org

 

My Sister’s Place: 24-hour hotline, shelter, and counseling for battered women and their children

• Phone: (202) 529-5991
• Website: www.mysistersplace.org

 

GENERAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELING La Clinica del Pueblo: Counseling and support for battered immigrant and Hispanic women

• Phone: (202) 462-4788
• Website: www.lcdp.org

 

The Women's Center: Nonprofit counseling and psychological center for women, men, and families in the Metropolitan Washington area

• Phone: (202) 293-4580
• Website: www.thewomencenter.org

CLR Community Empowerment Inc.

412 H Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002
202-548-0485
www.clrcommunity.org