Domestic violence hotlines provide emergency support and referral services over the phone those in volatile relationships. Hotlines are generally dedicated to women escaping abusive relationships and provide referral to women's shelters.
Domestic violence hotlines are generally available at all times during the day, however, problems with busy lines or disconnections due to lack of funding sometimes limit their usefulness.Birnbaum, Adrienne, Yvette Calderon, Paul Gennis, Rama Rao, and E. John Gallagher. "Domestic violence: diurnal mismatch between need and availability of services." Academic Emergency Medicine 3, no. 3 (1996): 246-251. Additionally, battered gay men report that hotline workers will sometimes not provide them with services or will refer them to the batterers' line.Letellier, Patrick. "Twin epidemics: Domestic violence and HIV infection among gay and bisexual men." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 4, no. 1 (1996): 69-81. Nonetheless, scholars assume that hotlines reduce frequency of domestic violence.Dugan, Laura, Daniel S. Nagin, and Richard Rosenfeld. "Explaining the Decline in Intimate Partner Homicide The Effects of Changing Domesticity, Women's Status, and Domestic Violence Resources." Homicide Studies 3, no. 3 (1999): 187-214.
Australia
Region Service Website Nationwide 1800 RESPECT website New South Wales Domestic Violence NSW website Victoria Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria website Queensland Domestic Violence Hotline Queensland website South Australia Domestic Violence Crisis Service website Western Australia Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline website Northern Territory N/A Tasmania Family Violence Counselling and Support Service website ACT Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT website
Canada
Region Service Website Ontario Assaulted Women's Helpline website Quebec SOS violence conjugale (24/7) 1 800 363-9010website British Columbia VictimLink BC website Alberta Family Violence Info Line website Manitoba Domestic Violence Crisis Line website Saskatchewan Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women website Nova Scotia Bryony House website New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Prince Edward Island Island Help Line website
China
Region Service Website Women's Hotline in Beijing website
Denmark
Region Service Website Nationwide Psykiatrifonden, Mental Health Helpline website
Finland
Region Service Website Nationwide Nollalinja website
France
Region Service Website Nationwide Violences Femmes Infos website
Germany
Region Service Language Website Nationwide Hilfetelefon Gewalt gegen Frauen (for women)Service available in 18 languages websiteHilfetelefon Gewalt an Männern (for men)German, English, Turkishwebsite
Italy
Region Service Website Nationwide 1522 website
Japan
Region Service Website Nationwide The Purple Dial Sexual and Domestic Violence Hotline
Mexico
Region Service Website NationwideConsejo Psicológico e Intervención en Crisis por Teléfono (SAPTEL)Línea de la Vida
New Zealand
Region Service Website Nationwide Women's Refuge (Domestic Violence Crisis Line) website Pakistan
Region Service Website Nationwide Ministry of human rights-Women - Managing and operating Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Human Rights Centre for Women in Islamabad. Address: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Human Rights Centre for Women, Sector H-8/1, St # 04, Pitrass Bukhari Road, Near City School, Ministry of Human Rights, Islamabad. Contact: Manager Numbers:- 051-9101256, 9101257, 9101258. Helpline — 1099 for free legal advice website Phone: 042-35842256-7 Sindh Legal Advisory Call Centre (SLACC) Helpline - Toll-free 0800-70806 Digital Rights Foundation’s Cyber Harassment Helpline - Toll-free 0800-39393 Visit everyday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email: [email protected] Rozan Helpline - FREE Telephonic Counseling 0800-22444, 0303-4442288 (*Regular charges) Mon-Sat, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Punjab The Punjab Women’s Toll-Free Helpline 1043 and online complaint form is available 24/7 website
Slovenia
Region Service Website Nationwide 080 11 55 website
South Africa
RegionService WebsiteGlobalWhat Workshttps://www.whatworks.co.za/about/where-we-work/south-africaNationwide Tears https://www.tears.co.za/South African Police Servicehttps://www.saps.gov.za/resource_centre/women_children/women_children.phpSonke Gender Justicehttps://genderjustice.org.za/helpline-numbers/Social Department http://gbv.org.za/about-us/For Women by 1st for Women Insurance https://www.for-women.co.za/help-lineSoul City Institute for Social Justicehttps://www.soulcity.org.za/Gender-Based Violence Command Centre0800 428 428Families South Africahttp://famsa.org.za/Childline South Africahttps://www.childlinesa.org.za/Action Societyhttps://www.actionsociety.co.za/ Stop Gender Violence helpline websiteGautengPeople Opposing Women Abusehttps://www.powa.co.za/POWA/Western CapeGiven Gainhttps://www.givengain.com/c/traumacentre/about
South Korea
Region Service Website Nationwide Korea Women's Hot Line website
Taiwan Region Service Website Nationwide 113 Protection Hotline website
United Kingdom
Region Service Website Nationwide Domestic Violence Helpline website ManKind Initiative website Refuge website
United States
Region Service Website Nationwide National Domestic Violence Hotline website National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline websiteNYCNYC HOPEwebsite
United Arab Emirates Region Service Website Dubai Dubai Foundation for Women and Children website
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