National Domestic Violence Hotline- (800) 799-SAFE (7233). The hotline is staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling. There is also a toll-free number for the hearing-impaired, 1-800-787-3224. 

RAIN Hotline (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) - (800) 656-HOPE (this is a national number that will automatically transfer you to the rape crisis center nearest you, anywhere in the nation. It can be used as a last resort if people cannot find a domestic violence shelter.) 

Alabama - (205) 263-0218 

Alaska - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Arizona - Tucson area: (800) 362-3474 

Arkansas - (800) 332-4443 

California - 
Northern: (415) 924-6616; Spanish line: (415) 924-3456; Men's line: (415) 924-1070
Southern: (818) 242-1106; For referrals and questions: (213) 626-3393 

Colorado - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Connecticut - (203) 552-4636 

District of Columbia - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Florida - (800) 500-1119 

Georgia - (800) 643-1212 

Hawaii - For Oahu area: (808) 841-0822 (covers 80% of population in Hawaii); for all other locations, look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Idaho - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Illinois - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Indiana - (800) 332-7385

Iowa - (800) 942-0333 

Kansas - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Kentucky - (800) 544-2022 

Lousiana - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Maine - (800) 452-1999 

Maryland - (800) MD-HELPS (634-3577) 

Massachusetts - (617) 248-0922 

Michigan - 1-800-996-6228 

Minnesota - Minneapolis/St. Paul area only: (612) 646-0994. All others look in the phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Mississippi - (800) 273-9012 

Missouri - (800)548-2480 

Montana - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Nebraska - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Nevada - (800) 500-1556 

New Hampshire - (800) 852-3388 

New Jersey - (800) 572-7233 (bilingual English/Spanish) 

New Mexico - (505) 247 4219 

New York - (800) 942-6906; Spanish:(800) 942-6908 

North Carolina - (919) 683-8628 

North Dakota - (800) 472-2911 

Ohio - (800) 934-9840 

Oklahoma - (800) 522-9054 

Oregon - 
Portland area only: (503) 235-5333. 
All other areas: look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Pennsylvania - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Rhode Island - (800) 494-8100 

South Carolina - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

South Dakota - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Tennessee - (800) 356-6767 

Texas - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Utah - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Vermont - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

Virginia - (800) 838-8238 

Washington State - (800) 562-6025 

West Virginia - (800) 352-6513 

Wisconsin - (800) 333-7233 

Wyoming - no state-wide crisis line. Look in phone book for nearest shelter or call 911. 

For a listing of every domestic violence coalition contact: 
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 1 (800) 537-2238