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If you are in immediate danger and feel comfortable involving law enforcement, please call 911.

The U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline provides free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages. Contact them via phone (1-800-799-SAFE), chat (TheHotline.org), or text (START to 88788).

If you are outside the United States, Lila.Help lists helplines and nonprofit organizations for almost every country in the world.

What is domestic violence?

Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive and assaultive behaviors that one former or current intimate partner uses against the other.

Who commits domestic violence and why?

People who choose to abuse do so in order to gain and maintain all of the power and control in the relationship. Abusers come from all walks of life but often have common characteristics, like being insecure, emotionally manipulative, and excessively jealous.

Where can I find more information?