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November 14, 2019WomensLaw cannot vouch for the information or services provided by these organizations.
Department of Defense ("DoD") Safe Helpline
Hotline:
877-995-5247
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) Safe Helpline offers crisis support service for members of the DoD (military) community affected by sexual assault. It provides live, one-on-one advice, support, and information to the worldwide DoD community over the phone or through a live-chat feature online. The service is anonymous, secure, and available 24/7 – providing victims with the help they need, anytime, anywhere.
Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP)
The Department of Veterans Affairs has an Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program that is committed to helping veterans, their partners, and VA staff who are impacted by intimate partner violence. You can find a directory of IPV Assistance Program Coordinators on their website.
Military OneSource
The Department of Defense manages Military OneSource, a website for soldiers and families of soldiers. Military OneSource also maintains information about the Family Advocacy Program with locations across the United States providing services to military families dealing with family violence. You can search here to find a FAP location at your installation.
National Center for PTSD
The National Center for PTSD offers Veterans Affairs (VA) resources for women in the army.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Hotline:
Hotline: 800 799-7233
Email:
Open year-round, trained staff provide counseling and referral services to all, free of charge. The staff speaks English and Spanish, and translators are available for 129 other languages. They offer crisis intervention, referrals to domestic violence and other emergency shelters and programs, information and support, and can link callers to a nationwide database on domestic violence. They advise on shelters, advocacy and assistance, and social services programs.
National Military Family Association
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) was created by wives and widows of military personnel who were seeking financial security. NMFA programs educate military families, the public, and Congress on the rights and benefits of military families.
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Phone:
703-535-6682
The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) provides victim and witness assistance for criminal justice and mental health professionals, advocates, researchers, victims and survivors, and related professionals.
Pathways to Safety International
Hotline:
(833) 723-3833
Email:
Pathways to Safety International serves people of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, age and their pets who are victims/survivors of gender based violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and forced marriage abroad. Pathways to Safety International offers a continuum of culturally sensitive services. PSI provides long term case management from advocates with intercultural backgrounds and experience working with sexual violence survivors, who have been specifically trained and are knowledgeable on the additional obstacles that American survivors overseas face. PSI’s advocates will assist with international danger to safety relocation, specialized international safety planning, referrals to seasoned international family law attorneys experienced with the Hague and international child custody cases, international transition services, and assistance with housing and other basic needs when a survivor has left their abuser, it may be back in the United States or in another area of the world. Special populations served are overseas military victims, victims with disabilities, LGBTQIA victims aboard, and immigrants and refugees (both American survivors immigrating abroad and foreign-born survivors immigrating to the U.S. with an American spouse or children who face additional barriers and obstacles).
Service Women's Action Network
Phone:
(202) 798-5570
Email:
The Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) works every day to ensure members are connected with the critical resources and services they are entitled to and that will make a significant difference in the quality of their lives. SWAN is in the process of developing an updated, online resource portal to help SWAN members and supporters find a wide range of credible, third party public and private resources. If you are seeking support in the meantime, and believe that SWAN can help, please contact them directly.
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office: The U.S. Department of Defense
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) is the organization responsible for the oversight of Department of Defense (DoD) sexual assault policy. The Department of Defense is committed to the prevention of sexual assault. The Department has implemented a comprehensive policy to ensure the safety, dignity and wellbeing of all members of the Armed Forces. Our men and women serving throughout the world deserve nothing less, and their leaders — both Military and civilian — are committed to maintaining a workplace environment that rejects sexual assault and reinforces prevention, response and accountability. SAPRO offers resources and how-to guides on reporting sexual assault in the military.
