Community Resources

Community Resources

Community Resources

The following victim advocacy and support services are only a phone call away, each offer a 24/7 hotline for immediate help.

  • Services Empowering Rights of Victims (SERV) provides free counseling, victim advocacy for victims and witnesses to court appearances. Call 24/7 hotline to speak to a crisis counselor anonymously at 1-866-295-7378 or 856-881-3335
  • New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA) offers support to survivors, 24/7 hotline 1-800-601-7200.
  • State of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families, Services for Women provides crisis intervention, information, referral services and advocacy for women, statewide, 24/7 confidential hotline: 1 (800) 572-SAFE (7233).     
  • Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network free, confidential, national sexual assault hotline 24/7. Call 1-800-656-HOPE. Also offers online chatting with a trained RAINN support specialist, anytime.  
  • Love is Respect- provides information about how you can recognize an unhealthy or abusive relationship. Offers a 24-hour hotline 1.866.331.9474 | TTY: 1.866.331.8453 | Text: loveis to 22522 | Or visit loveisrespect.org to chat online.
  • The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available to you, 24/7. Call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 for TTY, or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
  • Suicide Prevention: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide you may call 988, visit your nearest emergency room, or call the Wellness Center at 856-256-4333.
  • The FUTURES Policy Team in Washington D.C. helps secure direct support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault. An extensive list of resources and help for survivors, communities and DV/SA programs can be found on their website. 
Scholarships for Victims of Domestic Violence is a website that lists opening dates for scholarship programs geared towards victims of domestic violence who are pursuing higher education.