DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE GUIDE
How can I tell if someone is being abused?
It’s not always clear.
In many cases, you can hear the fights, pangs of violence, cries, or see a victim with bruises – while in many other cases, you won’t be close enough for that.
There are critical indications you can be aware of, however, and know when you’re talking to a person in need of help.
For example: A person who said their abuser – a spouse, family member, or other type of partner – doesn’t let them communicate with their children, family, or friends, using Coronavirus as an excuse.
Another indication is a person who has no financial control over their own life and can’t spend any money without approval from their partner – not even for an office gift or a lunch.
One more possible indication is a person who just won’t speak about their relationship or partner at all, mostly out of fear of repercussions.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Remember that many cases of Domestic Abuse end in murder.
They also more frequently include rape, severe injuries, and unimaginable emotional scars – including (and often especially) for the children in the household.
Therefore, it is your duty to help the authorities get to the victims and end their nightmare.
This is how you can do it without risking your own life.
Don’t push the victim.
Sometimes it seems odd that an abused wife won’t file a complaint against her husband to end her suffering – and people will just pressure her to do so. Remember that you don’t know what the victim has gone through, and reporting the abuse might be horrifying for them. Sometimes they try to protect their abuser out of fear, or a feeling that they deserve such abuse. Therefore, they will need your help – and not a lecture about how they need to stop suffering and help themselves.Don’t be afraid to make an anonymous report.
Call the police if you hear an active, ongoing incident – you might very well be saving that victim’s life.Call a support service.
Every one of the services listed here are well-trained in cooperating with the police, social services, and other relevant bodies. They can give you advice regarding the specific case at hand, and contact the victim themselves without mentioning you at all.Avoid the abuser.
You’re trying to help a victim by getting the right professionals on the case, not by taking the law into your own hands or getting into trouble. Don’t talk to the abuser, even if you’re well acquainted, and don’t threaten them. Leave them for the cops and legal system.Keep things confidential.
While helping a person in need is grounds for praise in social media, it might also expose that case and cause new or additional hardships for the victim. Also, a person who’s fishing for praise on Facebook or Twitter might play into the hands of the abuser’s lawyers, saying your report was dishonest as you were in it only to gain likes and popularity.
Information Collected From: https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/domestic-violence-resource-guide/
Written by Michelle Cardillo Published on October 30, 2020
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Break the Silence Survivor Helpline
phone: 1 (855) 287-1777
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DoD Safe Helpline (for military members & their families)
phone: 1 (877) 995-5247National Dating Abuse Helpline
phone: 1 (866) 331-9474
message on FacebookThe National Domestic Violence Hotline
phone: 1 (800) 799-7233
phone: 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
message on FacebookVictimConnect
phone: 1 (855) 484-2846
Domestic Violence Hotlines Across the U.K.
Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline
phone: 0808 200 0247Galop (for the LGBTQ community)
phone: 0800 999 5428
message on FacebookLive Fear Free Helpline (Wales)
phone: 0808 801 0800Men’s Advice Line
phone: 0808 801 0327
message on FacebookRespect Phoneline
phone: 0808 802 4040
message on FacebookScotland’s Domestic Abuse and Force Marriage Helpline (Scotland)
phone: 0800 027 1234Scottish Women’s Aid (Scotland)
phone: 0131 226 6606Women’s Aid Federation (Northern Ireland)
phone: 0800 917 1414
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Domestic Violence Hotlines in European Countries
Albania
Women and Girls Advice Line (Linja e Keshillimit per Gra dhe Vajza)
phone: 116
message on FacebookAndorra
Servei d’Atenció a les Víctimes de Violència Domèstica i Familiar
phone: 181Austria
Women’s Helpline Against Violence (Wiener Interventionsstelle gegen Gewalt in der Familie)
phone: 0800 222 555
message on FacebookBelarus
National Hotline for Survivors of Domestic Violence
phone: 8801 100 8801Belgium
Crisis Situation Helpline
phone: 106 (Flemish)
phone: 107 (French)
phone: 108 (German)
Ecoutes Violences Conjugales (French)
phone: 0800 30 030
Violence Hotline (Flemish)
phone: 1712Bosnia and Herzegovina
SOS Line for Women and Children
phone: 1264 (Republika Srpska)
phone: 1265 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
message on FacebookBulgaria
Women’s Helpline
phone: 359 2 981 7686Croatia
Autonomous Women’s House in Zagreb
phone: 0800 55 44Cyprus
Center for Emergency Assistance Helpline
phone: 1440Czech Republic
DONA Line
phone: +420 251 51 13 13Denmark
LOKK Hotline
phone: +45 70 20 30 82Estonia
Tugitelefon
phone: 1492Finland
Women’s Line (Naisten Linja)
phone: 358-800-02400
message on FacebookFrance
Violences Femmes Info
phone: 3919
Viols Femmes Information
phone: 0800 05 95 95Germany
National Women’s Helpline
phone: 08000 116 016Greece
E.K.K.A. (National Center for Social Solidarity)
phone: 197
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General Secretariat for Gender Equality
phone: 15 900
message on FacebookHungary
NaNE Helpline for Battered Women and Children
phone: 06 80 505 101Iceland
Kvennaathvarfið Shelter Helpline
phone: 561 1205Ireland
National Freephone Helpline
phone: 1800-341-900
message on FacebookItaly
Antiviolenza Donne
phone: 1522
message on FacebookKosovo
Direct Line for Victims of Violence (Albanian) (Bosnian)
phone: 0800 11112
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SOS Linja
phone: 381 39 033 00 98Latvia
Crisis Helpline
phone: 67222922Liechtenstein
Women’s Helpline Frauenhaus
phone: 423 380 02 03Lithuania
Women’s Line (Lygus)
phone: 8800 66 366
message on FacebookLuxembourg
Fraentelefon
phone: 12 344Macedonia
National SOS Line – Phone of Trust
phone: 15 315
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SOS National Mobile Line
phone: 389 75 141 700
phone: 389 77 141 700Malta
Appogg Agency Supportline
phone: 179Moldova
Trust Line
phone: 8008 8008Montenegro
SOS Helpline For Victims of Violence
phone: 080 111 111
phone: 202 322 54Netherlands
Veilig Thuis
phone: 0800 2000Norway
Crisis Situation Helpline
phone: 800 40 008Poland
National Emergency Service for Survivors of Family Violence
phone: 801 12 00 02
National Emergency Service for Survivors of Family Violence – Blue Line
phone: 22 668 70 00
message on FacebookPortugal
Serviço de Informação às Vitimas de Violéncia Doméstica
phone: 800 202 148Romania
ADRA (Bucharest)
phone: 021 25 25 117
Baia Mare: Centru Artemis
phone: 0262 25 07 70
CMSC (Iasi)
phone: 023 225 29 20
Sensi Blue Foundation (Bucharest)
phone: 021 311 46 36
Sibiu: A.L.E.G.
phone: 075 389 35 31
Targu Mures: IEESR
phone: 026 521 16 99
Timisoara: APFR
phone: 0256 29 3183Russia
ANNA (National Center for the Prevention of Violence)
phone: 8 800 7000 600Serbia
Helpline for Victims of Domestic Violence
phone: 0800 100 600
Network of Women’s Hotline in Vojvodina
phone: 0800 10 10 10Slovakia
National Line for Women Surviving Violence
phone: 0800 212 212
message on FacebookSlovenia
SOS Helpline for Women and Children
phone: 080 11 55
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Helpline for Information on Gender Violence
phone: 016
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Kvinnofridslinjen
phone: 020 50 50 50
Terrafem
phone: 020 52 1010Switzerland
Dargebotene Hand
phone: 143Turkey
Hürriyet Emergency Domestic Violence Hotline
phone: 90 212 656 9696
Social Service Counseling Line
phone: 183Ukraine
Domestic Violence Counteraction and Child Rights Protection Hotline
phone: 0800 500 335
phone: 0800 500 336
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Additional Global Domestic Violence Hotlines & Resources
Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s Resource Center
phone: +93 799 203 056
phone: +93 700 280 179
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phone: 260 665 9191Antigua and Barbuda
phone: 268 463 5555Argentina
phone: 11 3133 1000
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Women’s Support Center
phone: 099 887 808
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1800 RESPECT
phone: 1 800 737 732
message on FacebookAzerbaijan
phone: 99 412 408 5696Bahamas
phone: 1 800 737 732
message on FacebookBahrain
Information Centre for Women and Children
phone: 17262237
message on FacebookBangladesh
phone: 109Belize
Cornerstone Foundation
phone: 222 4343Benin
Courants de Femmes
phone: 806 254 0376Bhutan
Information Centre for Women and Children
phone: (975) 2 332159/334751Bolivia
Casa del Mujer
phone: 591 4 663 8517
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Humana People to People
phone: (267) 3900516/7659
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Humana People to People
phone: (267) 3900516/7659
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SOS Ação Mulher e Família
phone: 180Brunei
phone: 673 340524Burkina Faso
phone: 226 31 30 52Burundi
phone: +257 22 23 53 78
message on FacebookCabo Verde
phone: 941 780 2232
message on FacebookCambodia
Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center
phone: 1288Cameroon
phone: 267 220 52 94Canada
Alberta Council of Women
phone: 1 800 363 9010
message on FacebookCentral African Republic
phone: 610600Chad
phone: 0235 66 77 50 35
message on FacebookChile
Red Chilena Contra la Violencia Hacia las Mujeres
phone: 800 104 008
message on FacebookColombia
phone: 01 8000 52 2020Comoros
phone: 0269 773 46 63Democratic Republic of the Congo
phone: (267) 220 52 94Republic of the Congo
phone: 05 548 59 95Costa Rica
Cefemina
phone: 506 2224 3986
message on FacebookDjibouti
Union Nationale des Femmes de Djibouti
phone: 35 04 21/35 19 81Dominica
phone: (767) 266-3023/3344/3083Dominican Republic
phone: *212
message on FacebookEcuador
phone: 098 63 62 526
message on FacebookEl Savador
Organización de Mujeres Salvadoreñas por la Paz
phone: 503 2556 0032
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