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Domestic Violence Resources

Statewide Resources:

For child cases of domestic violence contact the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS).  

SafeLink Statewide Hotline-1-877-785-2020   TTY-1-877-521-2601
SafeLink is the Massachusetts statewide domestic violence hotline and is operated by Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. in Boston.  SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24 hours a day in English, Spanish and TTY. It also has the ability to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages.

Jane Doe, Inc. - Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. We create social change by addressing the root causes of this violence, and promote justice, safety and healing for survivors. JDI advocates for responsive public policy, promotes collaboration, raises public awareness, and supports our member organizations to provide comprehensive prevention and intervention services. We are guided by the voices of survivors.

February 14th is White Ribbon Day
Help increase awareness and stop violence against women
Domestic Violence Shelters Overwhelmed
Over 5,000 victims turned away annually

Domestic violence shelters across Massachusetts are becoming overwhelmed and are increasingly turning victims away, driving some of those seeking help back to abusive partners or to the streets, according to advocates and shelter program directors.

The number of victims being turned away from shelters is skyrocketing, from 1,374 in 2003 to over 5,500 in 2005. 

See Boston Globe article in for more.

 

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence  
Hotline: 617-338-2355
Works to educate Asian communities and battered women's service providers and develop culturally appropriate resources for battered Asian women. Since 1994 the Task Force has operated the state's first battered women's shelter specifically for Asian women.
P.O. Box 120108, Boston, MA 02112 - Tel: 617-338-2350 - Email: asiandv@atask.org

Parents Helping Parents
Parental Stress Line - (800) 632-8188
A state-wide network of support groups, offering a toll-free "parental stress line"

Local Resources:

Braintree

 
Brockton

 
Hull

 
Plymouth

 
Quincy

 
Rockland

 
 

 

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