Additional Resources
| National Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline Available 24/7, anywhere in the U.S. | 1-800-799-7233 Or text START to 88788 | thehotline.org |
| National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National | See website | ncadv.org |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence National | See website | nnedv.org |
| DomesticShelters.org National shelter directory | See website | domesticshelters.org |
| Futures Without Violence National | See website | futureswithoutviolence.org |
| Reading Material | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| A Domestic Violence Awareness Reading List New York Public Library | See website | nypl.org |
| Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship Lisa Fontes | — | — |
| No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us Rachel Louise Snyder | — | — |
| Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Lundy Bancroft | — | — |
| When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse Lundy Bancroft | — | — |
| The Batterer as Parent Lundy Bancroft and Jay G. Silverman | — | — |
| Why DV Victims Don't Leave Leslie Morgan Steiner — TED Talk | See website | Watch on YouTube |
| Legal Support | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| Metrowest Legal Services MetroWest, MA | 800-696-1501 | — |
| Mass Legal Help Massachusetts | See website | masslegalhelp.org |
| WomensLaw.org Massachusetts-specific legal info | See website | womenslaw.org |
| Women's Bar Association Massachusetts | See website | wbawbf.org |
| Hospitals | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Center for Violence Prevention & Recovery Beth Israel Lahey Health | See website | bidmc.org |
| Boston Medical Center — Violence Intervention Advocacy Program Boston, MA | See website | bmc.org |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital — Passageway Boston, MA | See website | brighamandwomens.org |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital — Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program Mass General Brigham | See website | nwh.org |
| Massachusetts General Hospital — Haven Boston, MA | See website | massgeneral.org |
| Household Goods | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| Fresh Start Furniture bank | See website | freshstartfurniturebank.org |
| Gifts of Hope Unlimited Massachusetts | See website | giftsofhopeunlimited.org |
| Household Goods Massachusetts | See website | householdgoods.org |
| Faith-Based Support | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| Hagar's Sisters Christian communities | See website | hagarssisters.org |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service — Journey to Safety Boston area | 781-647-5327 Ask for Journey to Safety | jfcsboston.org |
| Jewish Women International National | See website | jwi.org |
| Peaceful Families National — Muslim families | See website | peacefulfamilies.org |
| Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against domestic violence & elder abuse | See website | interfaithpartners.org |
| Men's Engagement | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| White Ribbon Group — Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln DV Roundtable Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln, MA | — | |
| A Call to Men National | See website | acalltomen.org |
| Reimagine Manhood A program of Jane Doe Inc. | See website | janedoe.org |
| Multilingual Support | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence 20+ Asian languages & dialects | See website | atask.org |
| JF&CS — Journey to Safety Russian | 781-647-5327 | jfcsboston.org |
| Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) Portuguese | See website | maps-inc.org |
| The Network/La Red LGBTQ+ community — Spanish | See website | tnlr.org |
| REACH Beyond Domestic Violence Spanish | 800-899-4000 24/7 hotline | reachma.org |
| Saheli Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu | See website | saheliboston.org |
| Voices Against Violence A program of SMOC — Spanish & Portuguese | See website | smoc.org |
| Jane Doe Inc. — Find Help Directory Statewide directory | See website | janedoe.org |
| Intimate Partner Programs | ||
| Organization | Phone | Website |
| A Call For Change Helpline 10am–10pm ET, every day | 877-898-3411 | acallforchangehelpline.org |
| Emerge Cambridge, MA | 617-547-9879 | emergedv.com |
| Common Purpose Jamaica Plain, MA | 617-522-6500 | commonpurpose.com |
| Certified Intimate Partner Abuse Education Programs Mass.gov directory | See website | mass.gov |