Massachusetts Domestic Violence Programs

For counseling services, support groups, and advocacy services, please call the nearest domestic violence program 24 hours a day.

SafeLink
1-877-785-2020 (toll-free)

SafeLink is the Massachusetts statewide domestic violence hotline and is operated by Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. in Boston. SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24 hours a day in English, Spanish and TTY (1-877-521-2601). It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages.

Greater Boston Area | Northeastern MA | Central MA | Southeastern MA | Western MA | Statewide Organizations | Transitional Living Programs

Greater Boston Area

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence	Boston	617-338-2355
Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc.	Boston	800-992-2600
Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery (at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)	Boston	617-667-8141
Community Advocacy Program (CAP) of CCHERS	Boston	617-373-5779
The Elizabeth Stone House	Jamaica Plain	617-522-3417
FINEX House	Jamaica Plain	(TTY) 617-288-1054
DOVE, Inc.	Boston	888-314-DOVE
HarborCov	Chelsea	617-884-9909
HAVEN (at MGH)	Boston	617-724-0054
International Institute of Boston	Boston	617-695-9990
Kol Isha, Jewish Family & Children's Service	Waltham	617-558-1278 x221
Massachusetts Alliance of Portugese Speakers (MAPS)	Cambridge	617-864-7600
Passageway (at Brigham and Women's)	Boston	617-732-8753
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence	Waltham	800-899-4000
Renewal House	Boston	617-566-6881
RESPOND, Inc.	Somerville	617-623-5900
The Second Step	Newtonville	617-965-3999
Transition House	Cambridge	617-661-7203

Northeastern Massachusetts

Alternative House	Lowell	978-454-1436
Domestic Violence Services of Central Middlesex Inc.	Concord	888-991-4639 - Hotline
Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC)	Salem	978-744-6841
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center	Newburyport	978-388-1888
Portal to Hope	Salisbury	781-306-6678
Supportive Care	Lawrence Haverhill	1-978-686-1300 1-800-649-8301
Women's Resource Center at the YWCA of Haverhill	Haverhill Lawrence	978-373-4041 978-685-2480
YWCA of Greater Lawrence	Lawrence	978-688-2645 Hotline 978-686-8840 TTY

Central Massachusetts

Battered Women's Resources	Leominster	978-537-8601
Daybreak Resources	Worcester	508-755-9030
Voices Against Violence	Framingham	800-593-1125 Hotline 508-626-8686 TTY

Southeastern Massachusetts

A Safe Place	Nantucket	508-228-2111 Hotline 508-228-0561 TTY
Brockton Family and Community Resources	Brockton	800-281-6498
Cape Cod Center for Women	North Falmouth	508-564-7233
DOVE, Inc.	South Shore	1-888-314-DOVE (3683)
The Women's Center	New Bedford	888-839-6636 Hotline 508-996-1177 TTY
Independence House	Hyannis	800-439-6507 Hotline 778-6782 TTY
New Hope, Inc.	Attleboro	800-323-4673 Hotline/TTY
Our Sister's Place	Fall River	508-677-0224
South Shore Women's Resource Center	Plymouth	781-582-0078 1-888-746-2664
Stanley Street Women's Center(SSTR)	Fall River	508-675-0087 Hotline 508-673-3328 TTY
Womansplace Crisis Center	Brockton	508-588-2041 DV Hotline 508-894-2869 TTY
Women's Support Services	Vineyard Haven	508-696-7233 Hotline 508-693-7900 TTY

Western Massachusetts

Elizabeth Freeman Center	Pittsfield	413-443-0089 Hotline 413-499-2425 TTY
Safe Passage	Northampton	413-586-5066
N.E.L.C.W.I.T.	Greenfield	413-772-0806 Hotline/TTY
Womanshelter / Compañeras	Holyoke	413-536-1628
YWCA/Arch	Springfield	1-800-796-8711 Hotline/TTY
YWCA/New Beginnings	Westfield	1-800-479-6245 Hotline/TTY

Statewide Organizations

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project	800-832-1901
The Network/La Red	617-423-7233
Our Deaf Sister's Center	603-665-8127 TTY
SafeLink - Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline	877-785-2020 (TTY) 877-521-2601

Transitional Living Programs

Alternative House	Lowell	978-446-1248
Casa Myrna Vazquez	Boston	800-992-2600
The Elizabeth Stone House	Boston	617-427-980 x403
The Second Step	Newton	617-965-3999
Turning Point	Amesbury	978-388-6600
Crittenton Women´s Union	Boston	617-536-5651
YWCA of Western MA	Northampton	413-586-6807
New Hope, Inc.	South Central MA	508-226-4588
YWCA of Greater Lawrence	Lawrence	978-688-2645 Helpline 978-686-8840 TTY
DOVE, Inc.	Quincy	617-471-5087
Transition House	Cambridge	617-491-6050