Links and Resources
Domestic Violence Resources
Jane Doe, Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, raises awareness of violence by bringing together organizations with a similar mission and providing domestic violence statistics.
SafeLink is the Massachusetts statewide crisis and referral hotline, providing translation for 140 different languages.
N.C.A.D.V., The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, aims to gain power and leadership in communities to rid of violence.
N.N.E.D.V, The National Network to End Domestic Violence, is an organization with a goal to end domestic violence through social, political, and economic change.
Legal Issues
Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center provides legal information and immigration assistance in numerous languages.
South Middlesex Legal Services provides free legal representation to low-income families and individuals living in the South Middlesex County.
Greater Boston Legal Services provides free legal representation to low-income families and individuals living in the Greater Boston area.
Lahey Clinic offers social services referrals to patients affected by domestic violence.
Community Resources
Children's Charter, Inc. is a trauma clinic providing services to children who have been affected by domestic violence.
Saheli works with South Asian women in the greater Boston area by assistance with economic empowerment, legal issues, and family support.
Massachusetts Alliance of Portugese Speakers offers advocacy and social services to Portugese, Brazilian, Cape Verdean, and members of other Portugese-speaking communities.
WATCH assists low-income families in Waltham with finding employment and affordable housing.
Llamanos is a Spanish-speaking crisis hotline focused mainly on sexual abuse.
Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Roundtable focuses on public education, on providing assistance to agencies, health professionals, educators, the clergy and others engaged in efforts to reduce domestic violence in our communities, and on facilitating exchanges of information about effective strategies for combating abusive behavior.
LGBTQ Resources
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project provides direct services, educational resources, and advocacy to gay men affected by domestic violence.
Network/LaRed provides bilingual crisis phone intervention, group support, advocacy and emergency shelter services to the lesbian, bisexual, and transgender population affected by domestic violence.
Fenway Health's Violence Recovery Program offers counseling, advocacy, and referrals for LGBT survivors of domestic violence, sexual assualt, and police misconduct.