If you are in immediate danger:

Call 911 or the police

If you need a safe place for you and/or your children to go:

Call the Alabama Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-650-6522

They will tell you the shelter nearest you. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You can also get a list of shelters in Alabama at ACADV: List of Member Shelters or www.acadv.org/shelterlist.html. Here you can also find a Map of Shelters showing where they are located in Alabama.

If you do not live in Alabama:

Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233

If you are deaf, call the TTY number, 1-800-787-3224

For information on domestic violence and how to get help, visit the following web sites:

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Network to End Domestic Violence

WomensLaw.Org

Reviewed March 2012

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