Sexual Violence Resources by Location
There are many resources available to you no matter where you are located. Below is a list of resources based on location, need, and identity. This is not an exhaustive list but a helpful place to start to find the support you need.
Boston, MA
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Boston: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Boston campus.
Medical Care
NOTE: Students seeking medical care at any local hospital can contact NUPD to request transportation to the hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery)
Location: 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (0.9 miles from Northeastern’s Boston campus)
About: “The Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery was established in 1997 to improve the health and well-being of people impacted by multiple forms of violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault, community violence, and homicide by providing trauma-informed services and programs.”
Services: Emergency medical care, individual counseling, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, SANE program
Contact: Phone (617.667.8141)
Boston Medical Center
Location: One Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118 (0.7 miles from Northeastern’s Boston campus)
Services: Emergency medical care, domestic violence counseling
Contact: Phone (617.638.6800)
Brigham and Women’s CARE Clinic
Location: 850 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (3.5 miles from Northeastern’s Boston campus)
About: “The mission of the C.A.R.E. clinic (Coordinated Approach to Resilience and Empowerment) [at Brigham and Women’s] is to transform the way healthcare, healing, and hope are delivered to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.”
Services: Coordination with service providers, medical evaluations, medical advocacy, trauma-informed care, connection to other resources
Contact: Phone (617.525.9580)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Victim Rights Law Center
About: “The VRLC’s mission is to provide legal representation to victims of rape and sexual assault to help rebuild their lives; and to promote a national movement committed to seeking justice for every rape and sexual assault victim.”
Services: Free legal assistance to survivors in Boston and throughout Massachusetts
Contact: Phone (617.399.6720) | Toll Free (877.758.8132)
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
About: “The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center is the only comprehensive rape crisis center in the Greater Boston area and the oldest of its kind in New England. Our mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change.”
Services: 24-hour helpline, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, case management, information and education, individual and group counseling for survivors as well as their family and friends
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (800.841.8371) | Office Phone (617.492.8306)
Counseling Resources
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
About: “The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center is the only comprehensive rape crisis center in the Greater Boston area and the oldest of its kind in New England. Our mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change.”
Services: 24-hour helpline, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, case management, information and education, individual and group counseling for survivors as well as their family and friends
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (800.841.8371) | Office Phone (617.492.8306)
Also see Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery) in Medical Care above.
Identity-Based Resources
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
About: “ATASK primarily serves Asian families and individuals who suffer from or are at risk of suffering from domestic violence…ATASK’s mission is to prevent domestic violence in Asian families and communities and provide hope to survivors.”
Services: 24-hour multilingual hotline, legal advocacy, ESOL program, emergency shelter, counseling with bilingual Asian identified advocates
Contact: Emergency Helpline (617.338.2355) | Office Phone (617.338.2350) | Email (info@atask.org)
Fenway Health Violence Recovery
Location: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
About: “Fenway’s Violence Recovery Program provides counseling, support groups, advocacy, and referral services to LGBT victims of bias crime, domestic violence, sexual assault, and police misconduct.”
Services: Counseling, support groups, advocacy, referral services, medical care, access to helplines
Contact: Phone (617.927.6250) | LGBT Helpline (617.267.9001)
The Network (LaRed)
About: “The Network/ La Red is a survivor-led social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression.”
Services: Crisis intervention, information, referrals, 24-hour hotline, safety planning, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, assistance with victim compensation and access to medical, legal, housing, or other social services, support groups
Contact: Hotline (617.742.4911) | Hotline TTY (617.227.4911) | Office Phone (617.695.0877)
Saheli
About: “Saheli offers non-judgmental, culturally sensitive services to domestic and sexual violence survivors from South Asia and the Middle East. Saheli’s trained domestic violence advocates speak several South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Nepali, and also Arabic. Saheli offers legal support including translation, accompanying survivors to court and police stations, and offers free family law legal clinics. All of Saheli services are free and confidential.”
Services: Multilingual helpline, safety planning, trauma-informed counseling, legal services, public benefits advocacy, support groups, prevention services
Contact: Helpline (1.866.472.4354) | Email (info@saheliboston.org)
Casa Esperanza
Location: 302 Eustis Street, Roxbury, MA, 02119
About: “Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual and bicultural behavioral health center that specializes in serving the Latino community in Massachusetts. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care.”
Services: Individual counseling, case management, support groups, housing assistance
Contact: Phone (617.445.1123) | Email (info@casaesperanza.com)
Our Deaf Survivor’s Center
Location: 128 Providence Street, Worcester, MA 01604
About: “ODSC provides sexual and domestic violence services to Deaf victims/survivors in the state of Massachusetts.”
Services: Cultural broker to provide resources and support, education and training on providing accessible services to Deaf survivors
Contact: Cultural Broker Phone (978.451.7225) | Phone Number TTY (603.665.8124)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
Safelink (Casa Myrna)
About: “Casa Myrna is Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors. Our comprehensive range of services, available in both Spanish and English, provide survivors with tools to recover from the trauma of abuse and begin to build sustainable self-sufficiency.”
Services: Safety planning, safe and confidential space, bilingual advocates, referral to domestic violence programs across the state, support services, information and resources
Contact: Toll Free (877.785.2020) | Hearing-impaired TTY (877.521.2601)
Domestic Violence Program at Boston Medical Center
Location: 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118
About: “BMC’s Domestic Violence Program is a resource for patients, employees, community members, and anyone who is seeking information or help with domestic violence.”
Services: Crisis counseling, violence intervention advocacy program, short and long term advocacy and counseling, legal advocacy, assistance applying for victim compensation
Contact: Phone (617.638.8000) | Advocacy Line (617.414.5457)
DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended)
About: “DOVE is committed to partnering with diverse communities, families, and individuals impacted by domestic violence. We promote hope, healing, safety, and social change by providing a broad range of preventive and responsive services. All of DOVE’s services are free, confidential and LGBQ/T affirming.”
Services: Emergency shelter, domestic violence counseling and safety planning, individual and family case management and advocacy, support groups, legal advocacy, support for family and friends of survivors
Contact: 24-hour Hotline (617.471.1234) | Toll Free (888.314.3683)
Harbor COV (Communities Overcoming Violence)
Location: 1 City Hall Avenue #3228, Chelsea, MA 02150
About: “HarborCOV provides free safety and support services, along with housing and economic opportunities that promote long-term stability for people affected by violence and abuse. HarborCOV specializes in serving survivors who face additional barriers, such as language, culture and economic, by working to create connections to the supports survivors need to rebuild their lives through a continuum of options. With a commitment to social and economic justice, HarborCOV takes a comprehensive approach to addressing violence within the context of family, culture and community.”
Services: 24-hour hotline, case management and group supports, emergency, transitional and permanent affordable housing, legal advocacy
Contact: 24-hour Hotline (617.884.9909) | Email (harborcov@harborcov.org)
The Network (LaRed)
About: “The Network/ La Red is a survivor-led social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression.”
Services: Crisis intervention, information, referrals, 24-hour hotline, safety planning, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, assistance with victim compensation and access to medical, legal, housing, or other social services, support groups
Contact: Hotline (617.742.4911) | Hotline TTY (617.227.4911) | Office Phone (617.695.0877)
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
About: “ATASK primarily serves Asian families and individuals who suffer from or are at risk of suffering from domestic violence…ATASK’s mission is to prevent domestic violence in Asian families and communities and provide hope to survivors.”
Services: 24-hour multilingual hotline, legal advocacy, ESOL program, emergency shelter, counseling with bilingual Asian identified advocates
Contact: Emergency Helpline (617.338.2355) | Office Phone (617.338.2350) | Email (info@atask.org)
Oakland, CA
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Oakland: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Oakland campus.
Medical Care
Highland Hospital (Sexual Assault Response and Recovery Team)
Location: 1411 E 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 (3.3 miles from Northeastern’s Oakland campus)
About: “Operating out of Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC), SARRT is a unique hospital and clinic-based program that addresses both domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA). SARRT operates within interdisciplinary teams, prioritizing safety, and trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.”
Services: Individual counseling, group counseling/support groups, legal/criminal justice systems advocacy, crime victim assistance advocacy, community education, 24-hour hotline
Contact: 24-hour Crisis Hotline (510.534.9290)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Bay Area Legal Aid
About: “We provide low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation with specific practice areas for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention.”
Services: Legal advice hotline, representation, domestic violence restraining order clinics (in-person and remote clinics held weekly)
Contact: Legal Advice Hotline (800.551.5554)
Family Violence Law Center
Location: 470 27th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612
About: “Helps diverse communities in Alameda County heal from domestic violence and sexual assault, advocating for justice and healthy relationships. We provide survivor-centered legal and crisis intervention services, offer prevention education for youth and other community members, and engage in policy work to create systemic change.”
Services: Legal support and representation, crisis intervention
Contact: Main Office (1.510.208.0220) | 24-hour Crisis Hotline (1.800.947.8301)
Counseling Resources
BRAVE Bay Area
About: “BRAVE Bay Area (Believing, Responding to, Advocating for, Validating, and Empowering survivors), formerly known as Bay Area Women Against Rape, provides advocacy, support, and education services across Alameda County and beyond, with a primary focus on women and a dedicated commitment to serving transgender and nonbinary individuals who face disproportionate risks. ”
Services: Free confidential counseling services, peer-counseling, advocacy, support groups for survivors
Contact: Hotline (510.845.7273) | Office (510.430.1298)
Alameda County Family Justice Center
Location: 470 27th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612
About: “The Alameda County Family Justice Center is made up of over 30 onsite and over 50 offsite agencies and programs that provide services and support to individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse, elder and dependent adult abuse, and stalking.”
Services: Counseling, trauma recovery services, legal advocacy, safety planning, support groups, professional development programs for survivors
Contact: Phone (510.267.8800)
London, UK
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – London: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the London campus.
Medical Care
The Haven Whitechapel (London’s Sexual Assault Referral Center Network)
Location: 9 Brady Street, London E1 5DG (Approximately 13 minute drive/1.6 miles from Northeastern’s London campus)
About: “A network of specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) located across London and open 24/7 that offers medical help and advice, counseling, and support services.”
Services: Medical check-ups, forensic medical examinations, STI testing, emergency contraceptives, pregnancy tests, SANE Exams conducted by Sexual Offences Examiners, connection to Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) and Sexual Offences Examiners
Contact: 24-7 Helpline/Appointment Scheduling (020 3299 6900) | Office Phone (020 3299 1599)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs)
About: ISVAs are advisers who work with people who have experienced rape and sexual assault, irrespective of whether they have reported to the police. They serve as advocates for those going through a criminal justice process in addition to connecting survivors to healthcare, therapy, safe housing, and more. They are independent of police and court systems.
Services: Wide-range of advocacy services throughout the criminal justice process pre-trial preparation and court accompaniment, reference point for housing, medical, and counseling support services
Contact: Connect with an ISVA through The Havens, Solace, or Nia
Rights of Women
About: Free and confidential legal advice and information for women, specifically related to violence
Services: Phone hotline for legal advice, criminal process information and resource guides
Contact: Advice Line (020 7251 8887) (Open Tuesday 10 am – 12 PM / Thursday 7 – 9 PM)
Affordable Justice
About: “Affordable Justice is a women-run law firm that specialises in the provision of low-cost legal advice for women throughout England and Wales. We are committed to ensuring that as many women as possible have access to high quality family law advice and representation.”
Services: Legal advice for women, representation in court proceedings
Contact: Phone (01482 711003) | Online Form
Counseling Resources
Solace Women’s Aid
About: “Solace Women’s Aid exists to end the harm done through Violence Against Women and Girls. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse as well as providing services to meet the needs of survivors particularly women and girls. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.”
Services: Free advice helpline, rape crisis helpline (servicing North London), advocacy and support services, crisis counseling, safe housing, individual counseling, therapeutic groups, holistic therapies
Solace in Tower Hamlets (SASS) location serves as a crisis intervention center for survivors of domestic violence (services Northeastern London’s borough, Tower Hamlets).
Contact: North London Rape Crisis Helpline (0808 801 0305) | Advice Line (0808 802 5565) | Tower Hamlets Phone (0203 795 5064)
Nia (East London Rape Crisis Center)
About: “Run for women and children by women, providing services developed in consultation with women who have experienced men’s violence.”
Services: Connection to Independent Sexual Violence Advocates (ISVAs) that can provide legal support and advocacy, individual counseling, pre-trial counseling, support groups, crisis service line
Contact: Crisis Service Helpline (0800 160 1036) | Email (rapecrisis@niaendingviolence.org.uk) | Office Phone (020 7683 1270)
London Survivors Gateway
About: “The London Survivors Gateway offers victims and survivors of rape and sexual abuse help to access specialist services in London. We provide information on what help is available in London after rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse or any form of sexual violence and offer support to access these services. We work with anyone aged 13 or above regardless of gender, sexuality, disability, language, ethnicity or immigration status.”
Services: Referral service to assist survivors in connecting with various sexual violence prevention and response organizations in the London area, sexual violence information and online resources, advice helpline
Contact: Phone (0808 801 0860)
Identity-Based Resources
Galop
About: “Galop is the UK’s only specialist LGBT+ anti-violence charity. Our mission is to make life just, fair and safe for LGBT+ people. We provide advice, support and advocacy to people who have experienced hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence. Galop is an independent organisation and our services are confidential and free.”
Services: Trauma-informed advocacy services, online information, domestic violence referrals
Contact: National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline (0800 999 5428) | National LGBT+ Advice Line (020 7704 2040) | Online Self-Referral Form
SurvivorsUK
About: “SurvivorsUK was established as a service for male survivors, to cater for people not provided for by other services. We are an inclusive service and welcome anyone who identifies as male, trans, non-binary, has identified as male in the past, or anyone who feels that we are the right fit for them.”
Services: Online and text-based helplines, individual therapy and group work for boys and adult men (13 and over) who have experienced sexual abuse at any time in their lives, workshops for carers/partners/supporters of male survivors, sexual health services, civil law clinic
Contact: Online Helpline | Phone (0203 598 3898) | Email (help@survivorsuk.org)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
About: “The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is a freephone 24 hour helpline which provides advice and support to women and can refer them to emergency accommodation.”
Services: 24-hour helpline, emergency accommodation support
Contact: Phone (0808 2000 247) | Online chat
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
About/Services: “Our helpline is for LGBT+ people experiencing abuse or violence, such as hate crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence, so-called “conversion therapy” or any other kind of abuse.”
Contact: Phone (0800 999 5428) | Email (help@galop.org.uk)
Arlington, VA
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Arlington: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Arlington campus.
Medical Care
Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams (FACT) Department
Location: 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042 (10.9 miles from Northeastern’s Arlington campus)
About/Services: “Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams at Inova Fairfax Hospital address the unique needs of abused children and adults. We offer expert medical evaluation, forensic evidence collection, and provide expert interpretation based on training, experience and medical data.”
Contact: Call (703.776.4001) and ask to page a FACT nurse
Legal Support/Advocacy
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocate & Attorney Alliance
About: “The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, through the Advocate & Attorney Alliance, aims to build relationships between advocates at local domestic and sexual violence agencies and local attorneys, who together will work directly as a team to help survivors navigate the complicated legal system. The program aims to help to connect survivors needing legal assistance with advocates and attorneys who can provide confidential, healing-centered, legal advice and information.”
Services: Attorney referrals, legal advice helpline, legal education resources
Contact: Phone (1.800.838.8238) | Email (legal@vsdvalliance.org)
Counseling Resources
DC Rape Crisis Center
Location: 5321 1st Place NE, Washington, DC 20011
About: “The DC Rape Crisis Center is a non-profit organization and the designated sexual assault coalition for the District of Columbia. DCRCC is the oldest and the first rape crisis center in the country, and the only rape crisis center in the District of Columbia that has spent the past 46 years listening to the stories of survivors of sexual assault.”
Services: 24-hour hotline, individual and group counseling (English and Spanish), support groups, community education, hospital accompaniment, online support groups
Contact: Hotline (202.333.7273) | Office Phone (202.232.0789)
Doorways
About: “Doorways creates pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual assault leading to safe, stable, and empowered lives. We seek to address the cycles of abuse, homelessness, and poverty in a proactive and nimble way, meeting our clients where they are and offering them support that enables long-term stability.”
Services: 24-hour domestic & sexual violence hotline, individual counseling, group counseling/support groups, legal/criminal justice system advocacy, crime victim assistance advocacy, hospital accompaniment, community education, emergency shelter
Contact: Hotline (703.237.0881) | Office Phone (703.504.9400)
The Women’s Center
Location: 8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22181
About: “The mission of The Women’s Center is to significantly improve the mental health and well-being of all members of the community through counseling, education, support and advocacy.”
Services: Individual counseling, group counseling/support groups, community education
Contact: Office Phone (703.281.2657) | Advocate (571.536.5160) | Counselors (703.281.4928)
Identity-Based Resources
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
About: “Working to address and end violence within and against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities across Virginia.”
Services: Individual support and advocacy, safety planning, accompaniment, emergency housing and transportation, education, 24/7 LGBTQ+ Helpline
Contact: 24/7 LGBTQ Helpline (866.356.6998) | Online Form
Charlotte, NC
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Charlotte: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Charlotte campus.
Medical Care
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Location: 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204 (1.9 miles from Northeastern’s Charlotte campus)
About: “Our Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) team is comprised of registered nurses who have received specialized training in the care and treatment of sexual assault victims. In addition to providing compassionate care to survivors, our examiner collects forensic evidence for criminal prosecution and may be called as an expert witness in a court case.”
Services: Forensic examinations, crisis intervention, emergency medical care, support groups, individual counseling, criminal justice support
Contact: Phone (704.384.4000)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Legal Aid of North Carolina
About: “We secure court protective orders for survivors and provide other services necessary to help them and their children fully recover and lead safe, independent lives.”
Services: Legal consultation and representation
Contact: Legal Aid Helpline (1.866.219.5262)
Counseling Resources
Safe Alliance
About: “Our mission is to provide hope and healing for those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.”
Services: 24-hour confidential helpline, domestic violence shelter, support groups, safety planning, hospital accompaniment, trauma-informed counseling, court advocacy and accompaniment
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (980.771.4673)
Identity-Based Resources
Kiran
Location: 1012 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27605
About: “Kiran’s mission is to end the cycle of abuse and to serve and empower South Asian victims of domestic violence in North Carolina by providing culturally specific services and comprehensive economic, social and community resources.”
Services: 24-hour confidential crisis line, safety planning, interpretation assistance, housing assistance, resource referrals, legal advocacy
Contact: 24-hour Crisis Line (1.877.625.4726) | Email (kiran@kiraninc.org)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
Atrium Health – Domestic Violence Services
About: “The Domestic Violence Healthcare Project provides support and advocacy for patients experiencing IPV. We offer free, 24-hour services to victims of intimate partner violence.”
Services: Advocacy resources, safety planning, community referrals
Contact: Phone (704.446.3999)
Safe Alliance
About: “Our mission is to provide hope and healing for those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.”
Services: 24-hour confidential helpline, a domestic violence shelter, support groups, safety planning, hospital accompaniment, trauma-informed counseling, court advocacy and accompaniment
Contact: Greater Charlotte 24/7 Hope Line (980.771.4673)
Miami, FL
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Miami: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Miami campus.
Medical Care
Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center
Location: 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, 1st Floor, Room 116A, Miami, FL 33136 (1.5 miles from Northeastern’s Miami campus)
About: “Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center (RTC) is a non-profit, hospital-based sexual assault crisis center located on the Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus. The center is staffed with sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE-trained), who provide comprehensive, quality medical treatment. The center’s victim advocates are available to provide support and crisis intervention, and short-term counseling services are offered by licensed clinicians.”
Services: Medical treatment, 24/7 crisis & sexual assault helpline, information & referral, crisis intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, community awareness, system coordination, support groups, individual counseling/therapy, victim compensation/relocation application assistance
Contact: Hotline (305.585.7273)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Nancy J. Cotterman Center
Location: 2995 North Dixie Highway, Oakland Park, FL 33334 (Approximately 30 miles/40 minute drive from Northeastern’s Miami campus)
About: “NJCC provides a safe, non-threatening environment for survivors and supportive family members. Services are intended to assist in matters of public safety and to help individuals and families in their recovery.”
Services: 24-hour hotline, individual counseling, group counseling/support groups, legal/criminal justice support advocacy, information and referral, crime victim assistance advocacy, community education, emergency shelter
Contact: Hotline (954.761.7273) | Office Phone (954.357.5775)
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV)
About: “We envision a world free of sexual violence in which individuals together assure that all human beings are treated with dignity and respect for their physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual integrity. FCASV’s team serves as the state expert on sexual violence issues and best practices for responding to victims and survivors.”
Services: Legal support and representation, housing, employment advocacy, victim compensation, immigration support
Contact: Phone (850.297.2000) | Email (legal@fcasv.org)
Dade Legal Aid
About: “Dade Legal Aid provides free legal services including representation to poor individuals in the areas of family law, domestic violence, sexual violence, guardianship, public benefits and housing. Legal Aid has offices throughout Miami-Dade County to better serve the geographically isolated populations.”
Services: Case consultation, protection order court representation
Contact: Phone (305.579.5733) | Online Application
Counseling Resources
Survivors’ Pathway
Location: 33 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, Miami, FL 33130
About: “Survivors’ Pathway is a justice and healing center based in Miami-Dade County. We believe everyone deserves access to trauma informed mental health counseling. Our approach is listening to survivors of violent crimes, empowering and fighting alongside them.”
Services: Multilingual services, trauma-informed counseling, victim compensation services, referral to free legal immigration attorneys and services, referrals to family law services, assistance with employment, individual advocacy, intervention with employer, creditor, landlord, or academic institution, court companionship, support groups, LGBTQ support services
Contact: Phone (756.275.4364)
M.U.J.E.R., Inc.
About: “MUJER provides services to all primary and secondary victim/survivors of domestic (DV) and sexual violence (SV), regardless of age and gender. As a certified SA Center, MUJER has certain services primarily for SV clients, for example, the on-scene support response at the hospital or on-scene and the 24/7 SA helpline. MUJER conducts a comprehensive need and risk assessment using the trauma-informed approach that reduces the risk of re-victimization and ensures that supports and services are client-centered.”
Services: Crisis counseling, advocacy, accompaniment, 24/7 helpline, safety planning, individual and group therapy, victim compensation filing
Contact: 24/7 Helpline (305.763.2459) | Office Phone (305.247.1388)
Also see Nancy J. Cotterman Center in Legal Support/Advocacy above.
Identity-Based Resources
Survivors’ Pathway
Location: 33 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, Miami, FL 33130
About: “Survivors’ Pathway’s mission is to facilitate access to justice, promote equality and inclusion through culturally-sensitive, psychological counseling and advocacy services to individuals and families from the LGBTIQ+ and the Latino communities, survivors of violent crimes such as domestic, sexual and intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and other types of victimization.”
Services: Multilingual services, trauma-informed counseling, victim compensation services, referral to free legal immigration attorneys and services, individual advocacy, intervention with employer, creditor, landlord, or academic institution, court companionship, TransLatina and LGBTQ support groups, LGBTQ support services
Contact: Phone (756.275.4364)
Portland, ME
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Portland: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Portland campus.
Medical Care
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland Emergency Department
Location: 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102 (1.8 miles from Northeastern’s Portland campus)
Services: Emergency medical care, forensic evidence collection
Contact: Phone (207.662.2381)
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
About: “Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine provides free services in York and Cumberland counties to anyone affected by sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault, through prevention programs, support, education, and advocacy.”
Services: 24-hour help-line, case management and advocacy services, support groups (including groups for college-age survivors and trans survivors), support for survivors of trafficking, medical accompaniment, educational resources
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (1.800.871.7741)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
About: “Pine Tree Legal Assistance is committed to making the justice system more accessible for all Mainers, regardless of income. We provide direct legal advocacy to Mainers with low incomes who need help resolving serious civil legal issues. Our advocacy ranges from legal advice and brief assistance to negotiations and full legal representation.”
Services: Free civil legal assistance, self-help pages on sexual violence-related legal topics, information on Protection from Abuse and Harassment Orders
Contact: Cumberland County Main Office Phone (207.774.8211)
Counseling Resources
The Opportunity Alliance
About: The Opportunity Alliance is the state’s designated crisis services provider for Cumberland County. They provide mental health services through their crisis response programs, residential mental health treatment facilities, and case management programs for children, youth, and adults. The Maine Crisis Line and 2-1-1 information line provides 24/7 statewide support for callers seeking critical resources in their communities.
Services: Counseling services
Contact: Access & Intake (207.523.5049) | Maine Crisis Line ( 1.888.568.1112)
Also see Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine in Medical Care above.
Identity-Based Resources
Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
About: “The Mission of the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition is to increase the capacity of tribal communities to respond to domestic and sexual violence, and influence tribal, national, and regional systems to increase awareness, safety, justice, and healing for all our relations.”
Services: Member advocacy centers, counseling, safety planning, crisis intervention, legal assistance
Contact: Main Office (207.866.3030)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
Through These Doors: Domestic Violence Resources and Advocacy
About: “Cumberland County Maine’s domestic violence resource center providing a full array of services to people experiencing domestic abuse and related issues. Offering community education, prevention, and training on domestic abuse to Cumberland County and engaging in efforts to hold perpetrators of abuse accountable for their actions.”
Services: 24-hour helpline, residential services shelter program, transitional housing program, support groups, advocacy services (including court/legal advocacy), education and prevention services, violence intervention programming for people who have caused harm
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (1.800.537.6066)
Seattle, WA
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Seattle: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Seattle campus.
Medical Care
Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department
Location: 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 (1.8 miles from Northeastern’s Seattle campus)
About: “The Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress (formerly the Harborview Sexual Assault Center) has continuously provided services since 1976. Our center provides the highest quality, evidenced based services to help persons impacted by sexual assault and other traumatic events.”
Services: Forensic examinations, crisis response, trauma-informed individual therapy, medical services and advocacy, criminal justice advocacy
Contact: Phone (206.774.3074)
Legal Support/Advocacy
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
About: “King County Sexual Assault Resource Center’s (KCSARC’s) purpose is to alleviate, as much as possible, the trauma of sexual assault for victims and their families. Our mission is to give voice to victims, their families, and the community; create change in beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about violence; and instill courage for people to speak out about sexual assault.”
Services: 24-hour resource-line, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, individual and group therapy, Spanish-language clinical and advocacy services
Contact: 24-hour Resource Line (English: 1.888.998.6423/Spanish: 435.292.0324) | Main Office (English: 425.226.5062/Spanish: 425.282.0324)
Counseling Resources
Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center (formerly Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress)
About: “Our mission is to prevent and treat the harmful effects of traumatic experiences on survivors, families and communities. We strive to provide high quality, effective and culturally respectful care that is coordinated and multi-disciplinary.”
Services: Crisis response, trauma-informed individual therapy, medical services and advocacy, criminal justice advocacy, education and prevention programs
Contact: Main Office (206.744.1600) | Spanish Line (206.520.5222)
Also see King County Sexual Assault Resource Center in Legal Support/Advocacy above.
Identity-Based Resources
The Northwest Network
About: “What started as a seedling in the minds of underrepresented & under-resourced queer survivors, dreaming about what an organization by-and-for us could be, The Northwest Network has since grown to serve thousands of queer & trans survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, hate violence, stalking and harassment in our 37 years.”
Services: Support for survivors (advocacy, services, resources, connection), community engagement and education, youth programs, provider training and information
Contact: King County Crisis Clinic (866.427.4747) | General Line (1.206.568.7777)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
Seattle Confidential Resource Connector
About: Created by King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center, Seattle Indian Health Board, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington Department of Psychology to match people who have experienced sexual assault to the resources, services, and other referrals that are the best possible fit for their needs.
Services: Personalized resource list created through a confidential online form
Contact: Phone (888.998.6423)
Silicon Valley, CA
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Silicon Valley: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Silicon Valley campus.
Medical Care
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Emergency Department
Location: 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 (4.1 miles from Northeastern’s Silicon Valley campus)
About/Services: “The SCVMC Adult/Adolescent SAFE Program cares for survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence and domestic violence, age 12 and older, who seek medical treatment and/or evidence collection after assault. SAFE Examiners are available to you 24 hours a day/7 days a week.”
Contact: SAFE 24/7 Hotline (408.793.7233)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Bay Area Legal Aid
About: “We provide low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation with specific practice areas for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention.”
Services: Legal advice hotline, representation, domestic violence restraining order clinics (in-person and remote clinics held weekly)
Contact: Legal Advice Hotline (800.551.5554)
Counseling Resources
Community Solutions
Location: 1356 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 65131
About: “We provide a comprehensive spectrum of prevention, intervention, treatment, and residential services to the communities of Santa Clara and San Benito Counties. We provide services and support to help children, families, and individuals overcome the challenges posed by mental health issues, substance abuse, trauma, severe family dysfunction, sexual and domestic violence, and human trafficking.”
Services: 24-hour helpline, case management, individual and group therapy, LGBTQ+ specific support, legal advocacy, medical accompaniment
Contact: 24-hour Helpline (1.877.363.7238)
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
Location: 375 S. 3rd Street, San Jose, CA 95112
About: “We serve survivors of intimate partner abuse, sexual assault and abuse, and human trafficking through life-changing and life-saving programs. We provide support to people of all genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, economic backgrounds, abilities, and any other identities.”
Services: 24-hour hotline and crisis intervention support, individual and group counseling, legal assistance
Contact: 24-hour Support Line (800.572.2782) | Main Office (408.295.4011)
Identity-Based Resources
Inter-tribal Council of California Santa Rosa Satellite Office (ITCC, Inc.)
About: “A statewide association of over 35 federally recognized tribes and Tribal organizations. This non-profit 501(c)3 organization was formed in 1968 to enhance the education, health, economic, cultural, and social status of all Native Americans in California…ITCC’s provides education, prevention and intervention/direct services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in California.”
Services: Victim services, family violence and prevention programs
Contact: Phone (916.973.9581)
Maitri
About: “Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that primarily helps families and individuals from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka among others) facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, cultural alienation, or family conflict.”
Services: Helpline, legal advocacy, court accompaniment, peer counseling, economic empowerment workshops
Contact: Helpline (1.888.862.4874) | Office Phone (1.408.436.8393)
Toronto, Canada
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Toronto: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Toronto campus.
Medical Care
Women’s College Hospital Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre
Location: 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2 (1.1 miles from Northeastern’s Toronto Campus)
About: “The Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC) is a comprehensive service that assists women, men, and trans people, over the age of 14, who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence.”
Services: Forensic examinations, emergency medical care, STI testing, emergency contraception, crisis support, counseling
Contact: Phone (416.323.6040)
St. Michael’s Hospital Emergency Department
Location: 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1W8 (0.6 miles from Northeastern’s Toronto Campus)
About: Women’s College Hospital SV/DVCC partner location
Contact: Phone (416.360.4000)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Location: 489 College Street, Suite 503, Toronto, ON M6G 1A5
About: “The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic offers legal, counselling and interpretation services to marginalized and racialized populations of women and gender diverse people who have survived violence.”
Services: Free legal representation, proceedings support, legal advice, individual and group counseling, interpretation services
Contact: Phone (416.323.9149) | Email (intake@schliferclinic.com)
Counseling Resources
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre
About: “Non-profit feminist organization committed to fighting violence against women and children…we provide nonjudgmental peer support to survivors of sexual violence and to work toward the eradication of violence against women and children.”
Services: 24-hour crisis line, counseling, court support and accompaniment, advocacy, support groups, public education
Contact: 24-hour Crisis Line (416.597.8808) | Office Phone (416.597.1171)
Identity-Based Resources
The 519 Community Counselling
Location: 519 Church Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2C9
About: “The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the LGBTQ community. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of Service, Space and Leadership, we strive to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.”
Services: Trauma-informed counseling, group programs, counseling and wellness groups, crisis hotline support
Contact: Scheduling Line (416.392.6878 xt. 4000) | Crisis Hotline at Gerstein Crisis Centre (416.929.5200) | Trans Life Line (1.877.330.6366)
Roots Community Services
About: “Roots Community Services Inc. provides culturally-relevant programs and services to inspire and empower individuals, primarily from the Black, African and Caribbean communities, to make positive changes in their lives and within their communities… provide pathways to wellness – programs and services that reduce, if not eliminate, social and racial inequities that are major barriers to the successful growth of strong families and individuals within BAC communities.”
Services: Individual and group counseling, court accompaniment, support group specifically for Black men in abusive or unsafe situations, programs and services for trans women experiencing family and intimate partner violence
Contact: Office Phone (1.905.455.6789) | Community Support Line (647.812.8545)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
Victim Services Toronto
About: “Provides immediate crisis response, intervention and prevention services which are responsive to the needs of individuals, families and communities affected by crime and sudden tragedies…We believe that people receiving services from VST (clients) are the experts in their own lives. Clients will receive non-judgmental support from VST and will be encouraged to make their own decisions.”
Services: Victim crisis response program, trauma dog program, high risk support services, case management, teen/young adult education
Contact: Phone (416.808.7066)
Vancouver, Canada
Northeastern Resources
Know Your Options – Vancouver: The Know Your Options Resource Sheet offers a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for the Vancouver campus.
Medical Care
Vancouver General Hospital Sexual Assault Service
Location: 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 (1.9 miles from Northeastern’s Vancouver campus)
About: “Sexual assault services (SAS) provide a specially trained team of female nurses, nurse examiners, doctors and counsellors that provide care 24 hours a day.”
Services: Forensic examinations, emergency medical care, STI testing, emergency contraception, referral to community support services
Contact: Phone (604.875.2881)
Legal Support/Advocacy
Justice Centre at Battered Women’s Support Services
About: “The Justice Centre at BWSS is a community- based legal clinic, providing trauma and violence informed, multilingual, and culturally responsive legal services to diverse women who have experienced violence in BC.”
Services: Legal advice and representation, legal advocacy workshops
Contact: Crisis and Intake Line (1.855.687.1868) | Office Phone (604.687.1867)
Counseling Resources
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre
About: “We are a feminist, anti-oppressive, decolonizing rape crisis centre operating on unceded Coast Salish Territories. We provide support services to survivors of sexualized violence who have shared experiences of gender marginalization: cis and trans women, Two-Spirit, trans and/or non-binary people. We advocate for social and systemic change through education, outreach and activism.”
Services: 24-hour crisis line, hospital accompaniment, police and court accompaniment, individual therapy, support groups, counseling for indigenous survivors, indigenous family counseling services
Contact: Lower Mainland 24-hour Crisis Hotline (604.255.6344) | National Toll-Free 24-hour Crisis Hotline (1.877.392.7583) | Main Office (604.255.6228)
Identity-Based Resources
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
About: “Indigenous Victim Service Workers provide services that are culturally relevant, culturally safe, and trauma-informed for Indigenous sexual assault survivors. The service worker will focus on counselling survivors and will be achieved through a community-based direct referral process. The program is open to any Indigenous person (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), members of the LGBTQ2S community and their family members.”
Services: Individual counseling, legal and medical support services, safety planning, victim compensation assistance
Contact: Phone (604.985.5355)
Other Topic Resources (Domestic Violence/Stalking)
VictimLinkBC
About: “VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across B.C. and the Yukon…It provides information and referral services to all victims of crimes and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labor and sexual services.”
Services: Referral service to connect survivors with relevant victim services including housing, counseling, medical, legal, and social support, safety planning, protective order assistance
Contact: 24-Hour Helpline (1.800.563.0808) | Email Hotline (VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca)
Resource Guides
Know Your Options Resource Sheets: The Know Your Options Resource Sheets offer a brief overview of the rights and resources available to Northeastern students who have experienced sexual violence, including essential information about reporting, confidential support options, and 24/7 services for each Northeastern campus.
Healing Handbook: The Healing Handbook is an online guide that offers information, tools, and grounding skills for survivors of sexual violence.
Sexual Violence Virtual Library: Survivor workbooks and survivor stories are available in our Sexual Violence Virtual Library.