List of domestic violence hotlines
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.[1] Additionally, battered gay men report that hotline workers will sometimes not provide them with services or will refer them to the batterers' line.[2] Nonetheless, scholars assume that hotlines reduce frequency of domestic violence.[3]
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 |
Northen Territory |
N/A |
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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 Spousal Abuse |
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British Columbia |
VictimLink BC |
website |
Alberta |
Family Violence Info Line |
website |
Manitoba |
Domestic Violence Crisis Line |
website |
Saskatchewan |
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Nova Scotia |
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New Brunswick |
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Newfoundland & Labrador |
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Prince Edward Island |
Island Help Line |
website |
China
Region | Service | Website |
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Women's Hotline in Beijing |
website |
Japan
Region | Service | Website |
Nationwide |
The Purple Dial Sexual and Domestic Violence Hotline[4] |
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New Zealand
Region | Service | Website |
Nationwide |
Domestic Violence Crisis Line |
website |
South Africa
Region | Service | Website |
Nationwide |
Stop Gender Violence helpline |
website |
Taiwan
Region | Service | Website |
Nationwide |
113 Protection Hotline |
website |
United Kingdom
Region | Service | Website |
Nationwide |
Domestic Violence Helpline |
website |
United States
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Multilanguage hotline opens for domestic violence victims | The Japan Times". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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