If You Are Being Abused
Helpful Resources
National Domestic Abuse Hotline
Toll Free Phone: 800-799-7233 / 800-799-SAFE
TTY: 800-787-3224
CAUTION: Other people in your home can tell what web sites you visit. If you may be at risk, use a computer at work, someone else’s house, an internet cafe or a public library.
Learn about technology safety.
Developing a Safety Plan
Creating a Safety Planhelps you think through ways to increase your safety.
Sexual Assault Resources
- RAINN: Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
Santa Clara County Organizations
- Support Network for Battered Women (800) 572-2782
- Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (408) 279-2962
- Asian Americans for Community Involvement (408) 975-2730
- Community Solutions (408) 683-4118
- Maitri (Support for South Asian Women) (888) 8-MAITRI (624874)
San Francisco Organizations
San Mateo Organizations
- CORA: Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (800) 300-1080
Stanford Resources
- Stanford Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention & Support (650) 725-9955
Resources for Same-Sex Relationships
- Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project, Boston, MA (800) 832-1901
- Community United Against Violence Domestic Violence Program, San Francisco, CA
(415) 333-HELP (4357) - National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: National Advocacy for Local LGBTQH Communities (212) 714-1141
- The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse (206) 568-7777
Free Legal Resources in Santa Clara County
- Bay Area Legal Aid (408) 850-7066 or (800) 551-5554
- Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (408) 288-7030
- ProBono Project (free volunteer legal services) (408) 998-5298
- Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County (408) 998-5200
- Asian Law Alliance (408) 287-9710
- California Rural Legal Assistance (helps clients in Gilroy and South County) (408) 847-1408
- Santa Clara County Bar Association lawyer referral service
(small administrative fee)
(408) 971-6822
Criminal Justice Resources in Santa Clara County
- Santa Clara County Victim Notification System (800) 464-3568
- Victim Witness Assistance (408) 295-2656
- Office of the District Attorney: Domestic Violence Unit of the Family Violence Division (408) 792-2652
- Office of District Attorney: Palo Alto Branch Office (650) 324-6400
Confidential Address Program
Teen Resources
- National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (866) 331-9474
