Domestic violence victims need all the support they can get. This article contains links to resources in each state to help victims of domestic violence protect themselves and their loved ones.

If you need immediate help, call

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
• Strong Hearts Native Helpline at 1-844-762-8483

If you want to file a protective order in your state, see State Forms.

If you're a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, visit FindLaw's Get Help with Domestic Violence page. For more information about domestic violence laws and taking legal action to stop domestic abuse, see FindLaw's Domestic Violence section.

National

• Domestic Violence: Orders of Protection and Restraining Orders (FindLaw)

• Preventing Abuse and Neglect (Military OneSource)

Alabama

• Alabama Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-650-6522

• Alabama Legal Help or call 1-866-456-4995, or 1-888-835-3505 (en Espanol)
• Alabama Protection From Abuse Act
• WomensLaw Alabama Resources

Alaska

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233

• Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, a network of 23 programs statewide. Find a resource near you.
• Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, statewide services and information in multiple languages
• WomensLaw Alaska Resources

Arizona

• Arizona Domestic Violence Hotline at 602-279-2980 | 800-782-6400 (M-F 8:30 - 5 pm, Tues until 7 pm)
• Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Arizona Department of Economic Security, Shelters and Services List
• Arizona Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project

• WomensLaw Arizona Resources

Arkansas

• Women & Children First Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline at 501-376-3219 | 800-332-4443 (24/7)
• Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Arkansas Attorney General's Office Resources
• WomensLaw Arkansas Resources

California

• Follow this link to find Domestic Violence Hotlines across the state or call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
• California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
• California Courts Domestic Violence Information
• WomensLaw California Resources

Colorado

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• Domestic Violence Program (DVP) (Colorado Department of Human Services)
• Violence Free Colorado, agencies providing services by county (you will find a domestic violence crisis line for an agency in your county)
• StandUp: The Movement to End Relationship Violence
• WomensLaw Colorado Resources

Connecticut

• CTSafeConnect Hotline at 888-774-2900/844-831-9200 (Spanish) (24/7)
• Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence Crisis Center hotline (888) 774-2900
• Relief From Abuse Process [PDF] (Connecticut Judicial Branch)
• State of Connecticut Hotlines and Services
• WomensLaw Connecticut Resources

Delaware

• Hotlines: New Castle County 302-762-6110; Kent & Sussex Counties 302-422-8058; Abriendo Puertas 302-745-9874
• Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Child Inc., hotline and shelters, including shelter for male victims of violence
• Understanding The Protection From Abuse Process (Delaware State Courts)
• WomensLaw Delaware Resources

District of Columbia

• DC Safe Hotline at 1-844-443-5732 (24/7)
• DC Safe
• District of Columbia Courts
• Domestic Violence Unit (Metropolitan Police Department)
• WomensLaw District of Columbia Resources

Florida

• Florida Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-500-1119 (24/7)
• MyFLFamilies (Florida Department of Children and Families)
• Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)
• Florida Law Help
• WomensLaw Florida Resources

Georgia

• Georgia Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-334-2836 (24/7)
• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV)
• Domestic Violence pamphlets (Georgia Legal Aid)
• Georgia Victim Legal Assistance Network
• WomensLaw Georgia Resources

Hawaii

• Hawaii Domestic Abuse Hotlines: Oʻahu: 1-808-841-0822; West Hawaiʻi: 1-808-322-7233; East Hawaiʻi: 1-808-959-8864; Molokai 1-808-567-6888

• Protective Orders (Hawaii State Judiciary)
• Domestic Violence Resources (Hawaii Department of Human Services)
• Hawaii Domestic Violence Law Help
• Plan for Your Safety (Hawaii State Judiciary)
• WomensLaw Hawaii Resources

Idaho

• Idaho Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-208-235-2412 (24/7)
• Idaho Domestic Violence Court Website
• Idaho Legal Aid Domestic Violence Services
• Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Idaho Resources

Illinois

• Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-877-863-6338 (24/7)
• Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Illinois Department of Human Services
• WomensLaw Illinois Resources

Indiana

• Indiana Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-332-7385 (24/7)
• Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Indiana Courts, Family Violence
• WomensLaw Indiana Resources

Iowa

• Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-770-1650 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence section (Iowa Judicial Branch)
• Domestic Violence Intervention Program (Iowa Legal Aid)
• WomensLaw Iowa Resources

Kansas

• Kansas Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-363-2287 (24/7)
• Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence - A Practical Guide for Victims (Kansas Bar Association)
• WomensLaw Kansas Resources

Kentucky

• Kentucky Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-332-7385 (24/7)

• Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Kentucky Domestic Violence Petition (Legal Aid)
• WomensLaw Kentucky Resources

Louisiana

• Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-411-1333 (24/7)
• Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Louisiana Protective Order Registry (Louisiana Supreme Court)
• Louisiana Law Help - Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Louisiana Resources

Maine

• Maine Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-568-1112 (24/7)
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
• Maine Abuse & Harassment (Protection Orders)
• WomensLaw Maine Resources

Maryland

• Maryland Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
• Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence protective orders (Maryland Judiciary)
• Domestic Violence: You Can Live Without It (Maryland State Bar Association)
• WomensLaw Maryland Resources

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts SafeLink Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-877-785-2020 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence Services by County
• Massachusetts Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Massachusetts Resources

Michigan

• Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-855-864-2374 (24/7)
• Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Domestic Violence Awareness (Michigan State Police)
• WomensLaw Michigan Resources

Minnesota

• Minnesota DayOne Crisis Hotline at 866-223-1111 (24/7)
• Violence-Free Minnesota
• Domestic Abuse and Harassment (Minnesota Judicial Branch)
• Rights and Resources for Victims of Domestic Abuse (Minnesota Attorney General
• WomensLaw Minnesota Resources

Mississippi

• Mississippi Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-898-3234 (24/7)

• Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• What If My Spouse/Partner Abuses Me? (The Mississippi Bar)
• Mississippi Department of Health
• WomensLaw Mississippi Resources

Missouri

• Missouri Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-898-3234 (24/7)
• Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Domestic Violence (Mo. Attorney General)
• WomensLaw Missouri Resources

Montana

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (24/7)

• How to Obtain an Order of Protection (Montana Department of Justice)
• Montana Law Help Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Montana Resources

Nebraska

• Nebraska Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-363-2287 (24/7)

• Domestic Violence (Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence Programs by County
• Nebraska Attorney General's Victims Assistance Program
• WomensLaw Nebraska Resources

Nevada

• Nevada Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-775-221-7600 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence Resource Center
• Domestic Violence Information and Assistance (Attorney General's Office)
• Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
• WomensLaw Nevada Resources

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-866-644-3574 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence and Stalking [PDF] (New Hampshire Legal Assistance)
• Domestic Violence Case Protocols (New Hampshire District Court)
• New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
• WomensLaw New Hampshire Resources

New Jersey

• New Jersey Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-572-7233 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence (New Jersey Courts)
• New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence
• New Jersey Domestic Violence Information (New Jersey State Police)
• WomensLaw New Jersey Resources

New Mexico

• New Mexico Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-877-974-3400 (24/7)
• New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• New Mexico Legal Aid Domestic Violence Help
• WomensLaw New Mexico Resources

New York

• New York Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800.942.6906 (24/7)

• Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
• New York State Coalition to End Domestic Violence
• New York State Domestic Violence Civil Legal Service Providers
• WomensLaw New York Resources

North Carolina

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (24/7)

• Domestic Violence Information (North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• North Carolina Domestic Violence Service Providers by County
• North Carolina Legal Aid Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw North Carolina Resources

North Dakota

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (24/7)
• The North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services
• Disorderly Conduct Restraining Order
• WomensLaw North Dakota Resources

Ohio

• Ohio Domestic Violence Network Hotline at 1-800-934-9840 (24/7)

• Ohio Domestic Violence Network
• Action Ohio Coalition for Battered Women
• Ohio Legal Help Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Ohio Resources

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Statewide Safeline at 800-522-7233 (24/7)
• Oklahoma Attorney General Victim Services
• Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Legal Aid Oklahoma Domestic Violence Resources
• WomensLaw Oklahoma Resources

Oregon

• Women's Crisis Line at 1-888-235-5333 (24/7)
• Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence (Oregon State Bar)
• Oregon Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• OregonLawHelp Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Oregon Resources

Pennsylvania

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Protection from Abuse (Pennsylvania Bar Association)
• WomensLaw Pennsylvania Resources

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Helpline at 1-800-494-8100 (24/7)

• Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw Rhode Island Resources

South Carolina

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)

• Domestic Violence Information (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
• South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• WomensLaw South Carolina Resources

South Dakota

• Call the South Dakota Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-430-7233 (24/7)
• South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
• Protection Orders (South Dakota Legal Self-Help)
• Department of Social Services Domestic Violence Program [PDF]
• WomensLaw South Dakota Resources

Tennessee

• Call the Tennessee Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-356-6767 (24/7)
• Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Tennessee Attorney General's Office Services for Victims
• Tennessee Domestic Violence Help, Programs, and Statistics (DomesticShelters.org)
• WomensLaw Tennessee Resources

Texas

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
• Texas Attorney General's Office Family Violence Information
• Texas Council on Family Violence
• Texas Advocacy Project (free legal services)

• I Need a Protective Order (Texas Law Help)
• WomensLaw Texas Resources

Utah

• Call the Utah Domestic Violence LINKline at 1-800-897-5465 (24/7)
• Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
• Utah Department of Human Services
• Information About Protective Orders (Utah Courts)
• WomensLaw Utah Resources

Vermont

• Call the Vermont Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-228-7395 (24/7)
• Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Department of Children & Families Resources
• Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services
• WomensLaw Vermont Resources

Virginia

• Call the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance Hotline at 1-800-838-8238 (24/7)
• Domestic Violence Programs and Services
• Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance
• Domestic Violence (DV) (Virginia Department of Social Services)
• WomensLaw Virginia Resources

Washington

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)

• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Department of Social & Health Services Domestic Violence Information & Referrals
• Court Forms and Instructions: Domestic Violence (Washington Courts)
• WomensLaw Washington Resources

West Virginia

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)

• Domestic Violence section (West Virginia Judiciary)
• Hope Task Force on Domestic Violence
• West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• WomensLaw West Virginia Resources

Wisconsin

• Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
• Wisconsin Department of Children & Families
• Wisconsin Domestic Abuse Programs by County
• Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (Wisconsin Court System)
• Domestic Abuse (Wisconsin State Law Library)
• WomensLaw Wisconsin Resources

Wyoming

• Call the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-307-755-5481

• Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Self-Help Protection Orders
• Wyoming Division of Victim Services
• WomensLaw Wyoming Resources

Talk to an Attorney for More Information About Domestic Violence

Taking action early can be critical when it comes to protecting victims of domestic violence. Finding specific state domestic violence information is a great first start. Whether it's obtaining a restraining order or filing for divorce, an attorney can be your strongest advocate. Reach out to a family law attorney near you today to find out more state-specific domestic violence information and to discuss your specific situation.