Resources

National Helplines and Resources:

All national helplines and resources are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year—you can reach out any time you need help:

Love Is Respect

  • 866-331-9474

  • Text LOVEIS to 22522 or 866-331-9474

  • https://www.LoveIsRespect.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • 800-799-SAFE (7233)

  • http://TheHotline.org

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

  • 800-422-4453http://ChildHelp.org

Planned Parenthood

  • 1-800-230-PLAN.

  • https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center

Local resources:

Detroit, Michigan:

First Step – serves Wayne County 24-hour help line: 734-722-6800; https://www.firststep-mi.org/get-help/ (Offer: 24-hour on-call response team; temporary emergency housing; safety planning; support groups; counseling; legal, financial, medical and housing information; transitional supportive housing; community organizing; and children’s counseling and support)

YWCA Interim House – serves Metropolitan Detroit, 24/7 helpline: 313-861-5300 (offers 24-hour crisis helpline services; emergency temporary shelter; food and clothing; individual, family, and children and group counseling; residential and non-residential support groups; case management; legal advocacy referrals; sexual assault advocacy referrals childcare services; transportation and many other community referrals (legal, financial assistance, medical services, and transitional & permanent housing)

Alternatives for Girls – Crisis Resource Center: 888-AFG-3919 can live chat: https://alternativesforgirls.org/; focus on supporting youth experiencing homelessness

Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline – 866-VOICEDV 24/7 line to call, text or chat; List of services in Wayne County: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/publicsafety/crimevictims/find-services-in-your-area/dvs-resource-directory/wayne-county

Albany, Georgia:

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

  • http://www.libertyhouseofalbany.com/

  • Hotline: 229-439-7065

  • Services include emergency shelter, food and clothing, emergency cell phones, transportation, counseling, children’s services and other support services

    Destiny4UCounseling

  • https://www.destiny4ucounseling.com/

  • (678) 603-5004

  • 230 S. Jackson St. Suite 208 Albany, GA 31701

  • Services include: 1 on 1 and group therapy on parenting, trauma, anger management, and family violence

Alamance County, North Carolina

Family Abuse Services – serves Alamance County 24-hour help line: 336-227-5985; https://www.familyabuseservices.org/  (Offer: 24-hour on-call response team; temporary emergency housing; safety planning; support groups; counseling; legal, financial, medical and housing information; and advocacy.)

Family Justice Center – serves Alamance County, Phone: 336-570-6019 (Safety planning; Assistance with shelter; Obtaining a protective order; Court advocacy and accompaniment; English & Spanish support groups; Legal assistance; Assistance with domestic-related charges (such as filing reports and filing charges); Safety services for children; Individual and group therapy; Financial assistance; Job readiness, budget counseling, and coaching/mentoring; Services for the aging population.)

CrossRoads – serves Alamance County 24-hour help line: 336-228-0360; https://www.crossroadscares.org/; (Offers programs for victims of sexual assault and human trafficking: Advocacy: crisis intervention, legal and criminal advocacy, and emotional support services; Therapy: Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy.)

Exchange Club’s Family Center of the Central Piedmont – Phone:336-227-5601. Offers parenting supportive services, peer support services, substance use/abuse services, and trauma informed counseling. www.exchangefcp.com