Helplines for Women in Distress
- UN Women Support Resources
- Website: www.unwomen.org
- Services: Provides global resources and information for women facing violence or distress.
- UNICEF Help for Women and Girls
- Website: www.unicef.org
- Focus: Support for vulnerable women and girls worldwide.
Regional Helplines for Women
United States
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Phone: Call 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or text START to 88788.
- Website: www.thehotline.org
- Services: 24/7 confidential support for women experiencing domestic abuse.
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
- Phone: Call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
- Website: www.rainn.org
United Kingdom
- Refuge (National Domestic Abuse Helpline)
- Phone: Call 0808 2000 247 (24/7, Free).
- Website: www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
- Women’s Aid
- Website: www.womensaid.org.uk
Canada
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline
- Phone: Call 1-866-863-0511 or text #SAFE on your mobile device.
- Website: www.awhl.org
- Talk4Healing (Indigenous Women)
- Phone: Call 1-855-554-HEAL (4325).
- Website: www.talk4healing.com
India
- Women Helpline (Domestic Abuse and Violence)
- Phone: Call 181.
- SAARTHAK
- Phone: +91 9354 500 900.
- Website: www.saarthakindia.org
Australia
- 1800RESPECT (National Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Counselling Service)
- Phone: Call 1800 737 732.
- Website: www.1800respect.org.au
- Lifeline Australia
- Phone: Call 13 11 14.
South Africa
- PowA (People Opposing Women Abuse)
- Phone: Call 011 642 4345.
- Website: www.powa.co.za
Philippines
- Women’s Crisis Center
- Phone: +632 8522 1363.
Online Resources for Women
- Women for Women International
- Website: www.womenforwomen.org
- Focus: Empowerment and support for women survivors of war and abuse.
- LoveisRespect.org
- Website: www.loveisrespect.org
- Services: Information on healthy relationships and abuse prevention.