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Free, confidential support is available. Whether you're questioning a relationship or ready to leave, you can start here. Help is available 24/7, and reaching out is a sign of strength.
Immediate Help — Free, Confidential, 24/7
In immediate danger? Call 911.
National Domestic Violence Hotline — call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at thehotline.org. Available 24/7, free and confidential, in 200+ languages.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, anytime.
love is respect (dating abuse — teens & young adults) — call 1-866-331-9474, or text LOVEIS to 22522.
StrongHearts Native Helpline (Native American & Alaska Native communities) — call or text 1-844-762-8483.
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline — call 1-800-656-4673.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence — ncadv.org (information and resources; not a crisis line).
Find Help in Your State
Select your state below for its official domestic violence coalition, which connects you to local shelters, programs, and services. Wherever you are, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233) is available 24/7.
Click your state for info - Listed alphabetically and followed by U.S. territories
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Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence — acadv.org
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Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault — andvsa.org
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Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence — acesdv.org
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Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence — domesticpeace.com
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California Partnership to End Domestic Violence — cpedv.org
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Violence Free Colorado — violencefreecolorado.org
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Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) — ctcadv.org
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Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence — dcadv.org
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DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence — dccadv.org
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Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence — fpedv.org
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Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence — gcadv.org
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Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence — hscadv.org
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Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence — idahocoalition.org
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Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence — ilcadv.org
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Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence — icadvinc.org
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Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence — icadv.org
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Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence — kcsdv.org
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ZeroV (formerly Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence) — zerov.org
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Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence — lcadv.org
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Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence — mcedv.org
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Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence — mnadv.org
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Jane Doe Inc. — janedoe.org
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Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence — mcedsv.org
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Violence Free Minnesota — vfmn.org
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Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence — mcadv.org
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Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence — mocadsv.org
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Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence — mcadsv.com
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Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence — nebraskacoalition.org
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Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence — ncedsv.org
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New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence — nhcadsv.org
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New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence — njcedv.org
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New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence — nmcadv.org
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New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence — nyscadv.org
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North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence — nccadv.org
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North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition — nddsvc.org
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Ohio Domestic Violence Network — odvn.org
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Oklahoma AG certified victim-services programs — oag.ok.gov/victim-services-list-oag-certified-programs
(No single coalition)
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Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence — ocadsv.org
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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence — pcadv.org
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Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence — ricadv.org
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South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault — sccadvasa.org
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South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault — sdnafvsa.com
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Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence — tncoalition.org
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Texas Council on Family Violence — tcfv.org
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Utah Domestic Violence Coalition — udvc.org
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Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence — vtnetwork.org
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Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance — vsdvalliance.org
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Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence — wscadv.org
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West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence — wvcadv.org
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End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin — endabusewi.org
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Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault — wyomingdvsa.org
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American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence — asalliance.co
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Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence — guamcoalition.org
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Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence —
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Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres — pazparalasmujeres.org
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Virgin Islands Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Council — vidvsac.org
Local Help - Sarasota Area (Florida)
SPARCC — Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
Serving Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties.
24/7 Victim Hotline: (941) 365-1976 or toll-free (877) 365-1976
Administration: (941) 365-0208
Website: sparcc.net
Main office: 2139 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34237
Venice: 1500 E. Venice Ave., Unit 411, Venice, FL 34292 · (941) 492-3752
North Port: 6919 Outreach Way, B103, North Port, FL 34287
Free and confidential services: 24/7 emergency shelter, injunction/restraining-order assistance, court advocacy, children's services, counseling, and more.