Physical Abuse

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street
Suite 304
San Francisco, CA  94103-5133
Phone:	(415) 252-8900
Fax:	(415) 252-8991
TDD:	1-800-595-4889
E-mail:	info@endabuse.org
Web Address:	www.endabuse.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) works to prevent violence within the home and in the community. The organization promotes leadership within communities to transform the way health professionals, police, judges, employers, and others deal with violence. FVPF has programs specifically related to children, health, immigrant women, teens, the workplace, and other communities that are affected by violence.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone:	1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
TDD:	1-800-787-3224
E-mail:	ndvh@ndvh.org (e-mail is not confidential or secure)
Web Address:	www.ndvh.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers crisis intervention, information about domestic violence, and referrals to local service providers for victims of domestic violence and those calling on their behalf. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English, Spanish, and other languages. The hotline connects callers to more than 4,000 shelters and service providers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS	Last Updated: January 18, 2008
Medical Review:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP - Family Violence Prevention
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