Print this up, laminate it, and hang it on your refrigerator.  If you are a male victim of abuse, call any of these phone numbers and you will be treated with respect and dignity as well.


National Organizations on Domestic Violence:


  • National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 303-839-1852.

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Hotline #'s: 800-799-SAFE (7233), 800-787-3224  This Hotline is staffed 24 hrs a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and    information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.

  • National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 800-537-2238

  • National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women: Phone: 215-351-0010

  • Family Violence Prevention Fund: 415-252-8900

  • Victim Services - Domestic Violence Shelter Tour: 24-hour hotline: 800-621-HOPE

  • Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection & Custody: 800-527-3223

  • Center for Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence: 206-634-1903

  • National Network to End Domestic Violence: 202-543-5566

  • Men's Health Network: 202-543-MHN-1 (6461)



Local Resources for Domestic Violence:


If you are in immediate danger, call 911.  If not, call:


  • Battered Women's Shelter: 219-447-7233

  • Rescue Mission (Women's Div): 219-426-8123

  • YMCA Women's Shelter: Open 24 hrs a day  219-447-7233 or 800-441-4073

  • Center for Nonviolence: 219-456-4112

  • The Ft. Wayne Women's Bureau: Peer Counseling: 219-426-0023

                 Support Groups for Women: 219-424-7977

                 Rape Hot Line: 219-426-7273

  • Victim Assistance Program: 219-427-1205

  • Adult Protective Services: 219-422-6441

  • Ft. Wayne's Sexual Assault Treatment Center: 219-425-3333

  • Child Protective Services: 219-449-7138

  • Matthew 25: 219-426-3250

  • The Beaman House (Warsaw): 219-267-7701

  • Elkhart County Women's Shelter: 219-294-1811

  • Noble House (Noble Co.): 219-636-7160

  • Bowen Center: Support Groups and counseling: 800-342-5652

  • MesPark: Support Groups and Counseling: 800-446-7268

  • Suicide Prevention: 800-333-4444

  • Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 517-278-7432


Internet Web Addresses:


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