Best For: Domestic violence, dating abuse, relationship abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, safety planning, and helping someone in an unsafe relationship.

What It Offers: Free, confidential, 24/7 support from live advocates by phone, chat, and text. Users can call 800-799-SAFE, chat online, or text START to 88788. The site also includes safety planning, local provider search, shelter/legal/financial aid links, and a digital safety warning.

How to Use It: Call 800-799-SAFE, chat online, or text START to 88788.

Cost: Free.

Access Options: Phone, live chat, text, local provider directory, safety planning tools, Spanish site, quick-exit/safety alert.

Good to Know: The site warns that internet use can be monitored and may be impossible to erase completely. It recommends calling if device monitoring is a concern.

Best For: Young people, dating abuse, relationship questions, boundaries, online safety, school safety, and supporting a friend or partner.

What It Offers: 24/7 confidential support for teens, young adults, and loved ones by phone, text, and live chat. It also has safety planning, relationship education, warning signs, consent, boundaries, and support guides.

How to Use It: Call 1-866-331-9474, chat online, or text LOVEIS to 22522.

Cost: Free. Message/data rates may apply for text.

Access Options: Phone, chat, text, Spanish site, interactive safety plan, Deaf services, Native American services, safety-exit feature.

Good to Know: This is connected to The Hotline and is built for dating and relationship abuse, especially for younger people.

Best For: Sexual assault, sexual abuse, intimate image abuse, survivor support, or supporting someone who has been harmed.

What It Offers: 24/7 support from trained staff by phone, online chat, text, and WhatsApp. Users can call 800-656-HOPE, text HOPE to 64673, or chat online. RAINN says its victim service programs have helped more than 5 million survivors and loved ones since 1994.

How to Use It: Call 800-656-HOPE, text HOPE to 64673, or use online chat.

Cost: Free.

Access Options: Phone, text, online chat, WhatsApp, Spanish page.

Good to Know: RAINN explains that users can remain anonymous if they do not share identifying

Best For: Legal information about abuse, restraining orders, custody, divorce, housing protections, immigration, stalking, cyberstalking, financial abuse, reproductive coercion, and court preparation.

What It Offers: Plain-language legal information by state, an email hotline, abuse education, safety planning, court preparation guides, and “Places that Help” directories for advocates, shelters, lawyers, courthouse locations, and national organizations.

Scope: National U.S. legal-information resource with state-by-state pages.

How to Use It: Search by state, browse legal topics, use “Places that Help,” or ask a question through the email hotline.

Cost: Free to browse.

Access Options: Website, email hotline, English and Spanish, state-by-state search, legal guides, local service directories.

Good to Know: This is legal information, not a replacement for a lawyer. It is useful when someone needs to understand options before making calls.

Best For: Understanding domestic violence systems, finding state coalitions, technology safety, housing, economic justice, policy, legal resources, and survivor-support infrastructure.

What It Offers: State and U.S. territorial coalition directory, domestic violence education, policy resources, economic justice work, housing resources, technology safety, resource library, toolkits, and links to WomensLaw and TechSafety.

How to Use It: Use it to find your state coalition, learn about domestic violence, or access trusted toolkits and survivor-safety resources.

Cost: Free to browse.

Access Options: Website, state coalition directory, resource library, toolkits, policy resources, quick-exit feature.

Good to Know: This is more of a trusted hub and systems resource than a direct crisis hotline. The site points users in crisis to The Hotline.

Best For: Tech abuse, digital safety, online stalking, phone safety, privacy, image-based abuse concerns, social media safety, and survivor privacy.

What It Offers: Practical education on technology safety in the context of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and violence against women. It includes resources, get-help guidance, current tech-safety updates, and privacy/safety information.

How to Use It: Browse resources by topic or use it when someone is worried about devices, accounts, messages, apps, location tracking, or online harassment.

Cost: Free to browse.

Access Options: Website, resource guides, blog, privacy policy, quick-exit button, get-help page.

Good to Know: This is not a hotline. It is a safety education and resource hub.

Best For: Native American and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and unsafe relationships.

What It Offers: 24/7 safe, confidential, anonymous domestic and sexual violence support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Advocates offer peer support, crisis intervention, safety planning, referrals to Native-centered providers, health-option information, sexual assault care referrals, and legal advocacy referrals.

How to Use It: Call 1-844-762-8483 / 844-7NATIVE, text, or use chat.

Cost: Free. Standard text rates may apply.

Access Options: Phone, text, chat, safety exit, privacy tips.

Good to Know: The site includes a safety alert explaining that computer use can be monitored and cannot be completely cleared.

Best For: Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard-of-Hearing survivors who need ASL-accessible abuse support.

What It Offers: Free, confidential, 24/7 ASL-accessible hotline support with trained advocates. Services include safety planning, crisis intervention, emotional support, relationship education, referrals, and Deaf advocacy program support.

How to Use It: Use the ASL-accessible hotline at 855-812-1001 or contact through the site.

Cost: Free.

Access Options: ASL hotline, email/contact form, safety planning, abuse education, relationship resources, Deaf advocacy program referrals.

Good to Know: The site says the hotline is survivor-centric and culturally adept.

Best For: Black women, girls, families, advocates, and communities impacted by domestic violence, sexual violence, and community violence.

What It Offers: Culturally specific resources, survivor support, educational materials, legal and financial assistance resources, health and wellness materials, research, policy, training, technical assistance, and community outreach.

How to Use It: Browse survivor support, educational materials, legal/financial help, health/wellness resources, and culturally specific materials. For immediate help, the site points users to The Hotline or 911 in immediate danger.

Cost: Free to browse.

Access Options: Website resources, educational materials, survivor support resources, legal/financial assistance resources, contact information, quick-exit button.

Good to Know: Ujima is not mainly a live crisis hotline. It is a culturally specific resource center and advocacy hub.

Best For: Asian and Pacific Islander communities, culturally specific gender-based violence education, AAPI service directories, interpretation/language access issues, and advocate/provider resources.

What It Offers: Gender-based violence resources, AAPI identity/census materials, interpretation technical assistance, resource tools, and a directory of AAPI domestic violence agencies. The site states it does not provide direct services and points people in immediate danger to 911 or The Hotline.

How to Use It: Use the “Get Help” page to find national hotlines or the AAPI domestic violence agency directory. Use the resource tools for education and culturally specific support.

Cost: Free to browse. Local provider costs may vary.

Access Options: Website, AAPI agency directory, resource tools, interpretation technical assistance materials, national hotline list.

Good to Know: This is not a direct-service hotline. It is best as a culturally specific directory and education hub.

Best For: Sex workers, trafficking survivors, incarcerated people, formerly incarcerated people, and people seeking reentry support.

What It Offers: A sex worker and survivor peer-staffed Community Support Line, resource connection, reentry support, direct services, advocacy, education, and community-building for people impacted by sex work, trafficking, incarceration, and stigma.

How to Use It: Call the Community Support Line at 1-877-776-2004. You can also use the site to explore programs, reentry support, resources, and intake options.

Cost: Free to contact. Some connected resources may vary depending on the provider or location.

Access Options: Phone support line, resource directory intake, reentry support, education, advocacy, online resources.

Good to Know: This is not a traditional crisis hotline. It is peer-centered support from people closer to the lived experience. It should be listed as a support/resource line, not as emergency help.

Best For: People impacted by sex work, drug use, housing instability, survival work, overdose risk, HIV/HCV risk, and harm-reduction needs.

What It Offers: A 24-hour hotline for emotional support, supply deliveries, and connection to health-supportive services. HIPS also lists harm-reduction supplies, condoms and safer sex supplies, syringe exchange, drug testing strips, clothing, showers, snacks, naloxone, referrals, HIV/HCV testing, wellness checks, hormones, medication support, reentry services, support groups, and mobile outreach.

How to Use It: Call the 24-hour hotline at 1-800-676-4477. For supply delivery requests, call the hotline or email the listed HIPS contact. If someone is local to the D.C. area, they can also review drop-in center and mobile outreach options on the site.

Cost: The hotline and many harm-reduction services are presented as support services. Some medical or partner services may vary, so users should ask directly.

Access Options: 24-hour hotline, email, mobile outreach, drop-in center, clinic services, support groups, syringe exchange, naloxone access, safer sex supplies, reentry services, referrals.

Good to Know: HIPS is especially useful because it does not separate safety from real-life needs like sex work, drug use, housing, health care, overdose prevention, and reentry. It is D.C.-based, so label it as a strong local/regional resource with some hotline support.