Domestic Violence Programs
If you are a victim of abuse, you are NOT alone, you are not to blame and you cannot control the actions of your abuser. There is more help available to you (and your children) than ever before. You, and only you, can make the decision to change or permanently end the abusive relationship you endure on a daily basis. No one deserves to be abused. Listed below are numerous domestic violence programs available across Massachusetts.
For counseling services, support groups, and advocacy services, please call the nearest domestic violence program 24 hours a day:
- SafeLink -- 1-877-785-2020 (toll-free)
- SafeLink TTY -- 1-877-521-2601
- National Domestic Violence Hotline -- 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- National Sexual Assault Hotline -- 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Greater Boston Area | Northeastern MA | Southeastern MA | Western MA
Statewide Organizations | Transitional Living Programs
Greater Boston Area
| Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence | Boston | 617-338-2355 |
| Casa Myrna Vazquez | Boston | 1-800-992-2600 |
| Elizabeth Stone House | Jamaica Plain | 617-522-3417 |
| FINEX House | Jamaica Plain | 617-288-1054 |
| HarborCov | Chelsea | 617-884-9909 |
| REACH | Waltham | 1-800-899-4000 |
| Renewal House | Boston | 617-566-6881 |
| RESPOND | Somerville | 617-623-5900 |
| Transition House | Cambridge | 617-661-7203 |
Northeastern Massachusetts
| Alternative House | Lowell | 978-454-1436 |
| Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC) | Salem | 978-744-6841 |
| Supportive Care | Haverhill Lawrence | 1-800-649-8301 978-686-1300 |
| Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center | Newburyport | 978-388-1888 |
| Women's Resource Center | Haverhill Lawrence | 978-373-4041 978-685-2480 |
| YMCA of Greater Lawrence | Lawrence | 978-688-2645 (Hotline) 978-686-8840 (TTY) |
Central Massachusetts
| Battered Women's Resources | Leominster | 978-537-8601 |
| Daybreak | Worcester | 508-755-9030 |
| Voices Against Violence | Framingham | 1-800-593-1125 (Hotline) 508-686-8686 (TTY) |
Southeastern Massachusetts
| A Safe Place | Nantucket | 508-228-2111 (Hotline) 508-228-0561 (TTY) |
| Brockton Family and Community Resources | Brockton | 1-800-281-6498 |
| Cape Cod Center for Women | North Falmouth | 508-564-7233 |
| DOVE | South Shore | 1-888-314-DOVE (3683) |
| Greater New Bedford Women's Center | New Bedford | 1-888-839-6636 (Hotline) 508-996-1177 (TTY) |
| Independence House | Hyannis | 1-800-439-6507 (Hotline) 508-778-6781 (TTY) |
| New Hope | Attleboro | 1-800-323-4673 (Hotline/TTY) |
| Our Sister's Place | Fall River | 508-677-0224 |
| South Shore Women's Center | Plymouth | 781-582-0078 1-888-746-2664 |
| Stanley Street Women's Center (SSTR) | Fall River | 508-675-0087 (Hotline) 508-673-3328 (TTY) |
| Womensplace Crisis Center | Brockton | 508-588-2041 (Hotline) 508-894-2869 (TTY) |
| Women's Support Services | Vineyard Haven | 508-696-7233 (Hotline) 508-693-7900 (TTY) |
Western Massachusetts
| Elizabeth Freeman Center | Pittsfield | 413-443-0089 (Hotline) |
| Safe Passage | Northampton | 413-586-5066 |
| N.E.L.C.W.I.T. | Greenfield | 413-772-0806 (Hotline/TTY) |
| Womanshelter/ Companeras | Holyoke | 413-536-1628 |
| YWCA - Arch | Springfield | 1-800-796-8711 (Hotline/TTY) |
| YWCA - New Beginnings | Westfield | 1-800-479-6245 (Hotline/TTY) |
Statewide Organizations
| Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project | 1-800-832-1901 |
| The Network/La Red | 617-423-7233 |
| Our Deaf Sister's Center | 603-665-8127 (TTY) |
| SafeLink - Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline | 877-785-2020 877-521-2601 (TTY) |
Transitional Living Programs
| Alternative House | Lowell | 978-446-1248 |
| Casa Myrna Vazquez | Boston | 1-800-992-2600 |
| Elizabeth Stone House | Boston | 617-427-9801 x409 |
| Second Step | Newton | 617-965-3999 |
| Turning Point | Amesbury | 978-388-6600 |
| The Women | Boston | 617-536-5651 |
| YWCA of Western MA | Northampton | 413-586-6807 |
| New Hope | South Central MA | 508-226-4588 |
| YWCA of Lawrence | Lawrence | 978-688-2645 (Helpline) 978-686-8840 (TTY) |
| DOVE | Quincy | 617-471-5087 |
| Transition House | Cambridge | 617-491-6050 |