Domestic violence programs for survivors

If you are a victim of abuse, you are not alone. Here you'll find resources from around the Commonwealth to help you.

There's 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.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or is in an emergency, please call 9-1-1.

Nationwide

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SafeLink	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (TTY)
National Domestic Violence Hotline	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
National Sexual Assault Hotline	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]

Statewide Organizations

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Our Deaf Survivor's Center	[phone]  Video Phone (VP): [e-mail] 128 Providence St  Worcester MA 01604 PO BOX 2276  Worcester MA 01613
SafeLink - Statewide Domestic Violence	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (TTY)

Transitional Living Programs

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Alternative House	Lowell	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] Local: [phone]
Casa Myrna	Dorchester	SafeLink: [phone]
Elizabeth Stone House	Roxbury	For Support Groups: [phone] Spanish: [phone]
Second Step	Newton	[phone]
YWCA of Western MA	Springfield	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (TTY/V) 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (TTY/V) Llamanos (Spanish): [phone]
New Hope	Throughout South Central and Southeastern MA	[phone] (HOPE)
YWCA of Northeastern MA	Lawrence	Office (9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.): [phone] 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: [phone]
DOVE	Quincy	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (DOVE)
Transition House	Cambridge	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]

Greater Boston Area

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Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence	Boston	[phone]
Casa Myrna	Boston	SafeLink: [phone]
Elizabeth Stone House	Roxbury	For Support Groups: [phone] Spanish: [phone]
FINEX House	Jamaica Plain	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
HarborCov	Chelsea	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
REACH	Waltham	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Renewal House	Boston	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
RESPOND	Somerville	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Transition House	Cambridge	24/7 Crisis Hotline:[phone]

Southeastern Massachusetts

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A Safe Place	Nantucket	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Brockton Family and Community Resources	Brockton	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
DOVE	South Shore	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (DOVE)
Independence House	Hyannis	Office: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
New Hope	Throughout South Central and Southeastern MA	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (HOPE)
South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center	Plymouth	Office (9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F): [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Stanley Street Treatment and Recovery (SSTAR)'s Women Shelter	Fall River	Women's Shelter: [phone]
Health Imperatives	Brockton	[phone] (TTY)
Martha's Vineyard Community Services	Vineyard Haven	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] (SAFE)

Northeastern Massachusetts

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Alternative House	Lowell	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] Local: [phone]
Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC)	Salem	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] Salem Office: [phone]
Supportive Care	Haverhill Lawrence	[phone] [phone]
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center	Newburyport	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Women's Resource Center	Haverhill Lawrence	[phone] [phone]
YMCA of Greater Lawrence	Lawrence	Office (9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.): [phone] 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: [phone]

Central Massachusetts

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Voices Against Violence	Framingham	[phone] [phone] (TTY)
YWCA Central Massachusetts	Worcester	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]

Western Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Freeman Center	Pittsfield	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Safe Passage	Northampton	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone] 24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)	Greenfield	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
Womanshelter/Companeras	Holyoke	24/7 Crisis Hotline: [phone]
YWCA - Arch	Springfield	[phone]
YCA - New Beginnings	Westfield	[phone]