We make finding the right shelter and information about domestic violence easier. Instead of searching the Internet, it is all right here. We’ve painstakingly verified information on shelters in LA to shelters in NY, and every domestic violence program in between. If you or a friend is suffering from physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or verbal abuse, this free service can help. Select domestic violence programs based on location, service and language needs. Find 24-hour hotlines in your area, service listings, and helpful articles on domestic violence statistics, signs and cycles of abuse, housing services, emergency services, legal and financial services, support groups for women, children and families, and more. 

Built by victims for victims.

Help for domestic violence victims and the loved ones left behind. 

We are an organization of Domestic Violence (DV) who knows the need for tools and services geared to helping, Boots to the Ground. 

These helpful resouces are not Domestic Violence Ambassadors Organization or programs. 

At NursingHomesAbuse.org, our mission is to help the countless nursing home residents who have suffered abuse and neglect by those entrusted with their care. Abuse of senior citizens in nursing homes and assisted living facilities is widespread and often goes unreported.

We provide education and resources for seniors and their loved ones as part of a larger effort to stop the cycle of neglect and abuse that has reached epidemic levels in nursing homes and other care facilities across the country.

 Understanding the connection between domestic violence and homelessness. 

The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.

The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) is a federally funded project providing education and resources about the crime of stalking. SPARC aims to enhance the response to stalking by educating the professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable. SPARC ensures that allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking. 

To strengthen, improve and transform the lives of crime victims and survivors by offering programs that will open dialogue between victims and offenders, and provide offenders with insight into the aftermath of trauma their victims/survivors have experienced. 

The national economic cost of domestic and family violence is estimated to be over 12 billion dollars per year. The number of individuals affected is expected to rise over the next 20 years, increasing the elderly population.

Domestic and family violence is difficult to identify, and many cases go unreported to health professionals or legal authorities. Due to the prevalence in our society, all healthcare professionals, including psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians, will evaluate and possibly treat a victim or perpetrator of domestic or family violence.

This Website is provided as a public service by the U.S. Department of Justice ("the Department"). Using this Website, interested members of the public have access to and may search participating Jurisdiction Website public information regarding the presence or location of offenders who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors. The public can use this Website to educate themselves about the possible presence of such offenders in their local communities.

Information from the various Jurisdiction Websites is not hosted by the Department, and the Department has neither responsibility for nor control over the information available for public inspection or search from individual Jurisdiction Websites that are accessible through this Website. The Department does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information contained in Jurisdiction Websites regarding specific offenders or with respect to the omission of information about other offenders who may be residing, working, or attending school in the vicinity of any location that is the subject of any search using this Website. In this regard, the Department accepts no responsibility or liability for damages of any kind resulting from reliance on this information or lack thereof.

It is possible that information accessed or obtained through this Website may not reflect current residences, employment, school attendance, or other information regarding such individuals, and users are forewarned that it is incumbent upon them to verify information. Any user seeking more information or verification should communicate with the responsible Jurisdiction agency and/or the local law enforcement agency where the offender resides, works, or attends school, as appropriate. Any individual who believes that information contained in a Jurisdiction Website is not accurate should communicate with the agency responsible for compiling and updating the information with respect to that Jurisdiction Website.

Any person who uses information contained in or accessed through this Website to threaten, intimidate, or harass any individual, including registrants or family members, or who otherwise misuses this information may be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability under federal and/or state law.

Users are urged to read and review the Department’s information collection and privacy/confidentiality policies before using this Website. Users are cautioned that Jurisdictions participating in this Website have their own information collection and privacy/confidentiality policies, as well as policies/disclaimers/terms and conditions for access to information contained in Jurisdiction sex offender Websites that they may wish to review.

By using this Website, the user (1) consents to and agrees to abide by and be subject to any and all policies/disclaimers/terms and conditions for access applicable to any Jurisdiction sex offender Website that the user accesses through the use of this Website, (2) waives any and all rights that the user may or might have against the Department or the United States or any of their officials, employees, or contractors arising out of use of and/or reliance on this Website and (3) agrees to not perform any actions on this Website, such as automated searching or attempts to bypass security mechanisms, that may impact its operation.