If you were sexually assaulted, the Grady SAFE Center (it used to be called the Rape Crisis Center) answers day and night at 404-616-4861. You can get medical care and have evidence collected for free, and you do not have to talk to the police to get that care. In DeKalb County, Day League answers day and night at 404-377-1428.
If you were the victim of a crime,Atlanta Victim Assistance, 404-588-4740, goes through the court process with you and makes a safety plan with you. They also help you apply to the state fund that pays medical bills, counseling, lost pay and funeral costs after a violent crime.
If someone is being forced to work or to sell sex, call Georgia's trafficking hotline at 866-363-4842 or the national line at 888-373-7888. Both answer day and night.
If a child is being hurt, call 855-422-4453. If an older adult or an adult with a disability is being hurt, neglected or cheated out of money, call Adult Protective Services at 866-552-4464.
If someone needs help more than they need the police, call 311 inside Atlanta on a weekday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. When a person is in distress from mental illness, drug use or having no place to live, the city can send a Policing Alternatives and Diversion team in place of an officer.
Not One More Domestic Violence Victim is a nonprofit that helps people hurt by domestic violence and sex trafficking. It offers a crisis line, support groups, help with restraining orders, and help finding resources. It also teaches the community about abuse. The website says its programs are free and private.
Atlanta Victim Assistance is a nonprofit that has helped crime victims since 1984. Trained advocates work with Atlanta police, the city's municipal court, and some schools. They help people stay safe, understand the court process, and find support. Services are free, and you do not have to report the crime or have an arrest to get help.
Day League helps people in DeKalb County who have been sexually assaulted, whether it happened last night or years ago. It is part of Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence. A trained advocate answers the hotline at any hour, and free help includes counselling, support groups, legal advocacy and an advocate who can go with you to the hospital.
This is a Georgia state office that teaches people how to drive and ride more safely. It runs safety campaigns and shares car seat help, helmet tips, and traffic data. It also gives grants to agencies and colleges and runs a driver's education scholarship for teens.
This is the Georgia office that licenses and oversees insurance companies and agents, and looks into reports of insurance fraud. It also works on fire safety through inspections, education, and reporting. If you have a problem with an insurance company, an agent, or a claim, you can file a complaint with its Consumer Services Division.
The SAFE Center is part of Grady Health. It helps anyone affected by sexual violence. A trained team offers a crisis line that is open all day and night, support during medical exams in the emergency department, counseling, and help with legal choices.
Positive Childhood Alliance Georgia is a statewide group based at Georgia State University. It works to prevent child abuse and help families do well. You can call or search online to find family programs near you, take free parenting classes, and join trainings for people who work with children.
The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is a state agency. It runs money help and programs for crime victims, and it gives out grants for criminal justice and victim service groups. It also leads Georgia's work against human trafficking, including a statewide hotline.
The Office of the Child Advocate is an independent Georgia state agency that watches over how the state child welfare system (DFCS) treats children. It looks into complaints about cases where DFCS has been involved. It also trains guardians ad litem and child welfare workers, and it keeps the state's model child abuse protocol. It is not a first responder, so it does not take emergency abuse reports.
The Georgia Office of Victim Services is part of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. It helps crime victims and their families follow an offender's case, get release alert calls, and tell the Board how the crime hurt them before a parole decision.
youthSpark is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps teens who have faced abuse or exploitation, or who are at high risk. Its Youth Services Center offers counseling, case management, weekly support groups, a clothing and supplies closet, and help in court and at school. Young people ages 12 to 18 in Fulton County are referred mostly by partner agencies, and a parent can sometimes ask for help too.
The Georgia Coalition for Safe Communities is a group of advocates from groups across Georgia. They work to cut gun violence by pushing for safer policies and more research. They also ask residents to contact lawmakers about bills, such as one on safe gun storage around kids.
This is Georgia's state law office. It represents the state in court and prosecutes serious crimes such as human trafficking. It also takes reports about consumer problems, Medicaid fraud, election fraud, and antisemitic incidents. It cannot give legal advice to private people.
This is Georgia's Crime Victims Compensation Program, part of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. It helps people hurt by violent crime pay for medical bills, counseling, funeral costs, lost income or support, and crime scene cleanup, up to $25,000 per victim. You can apply online or by mail.
GEMA/HS is Georgia's state agency for getting ready for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Most of its help goes to local governments, agencies, schools, and nonprofits through grants and training. It also runs a case management program for Hurricane Helene survivors, shares FEMA sign-up steps after major federal disasters, and offers the Ready Georgia preparedness campaign and a suspicious-activity reporting app.
IPRCE is a research center at Emory University. It works to cut injuries, violence, and overdoses in Georgia and the Southeast. It runs research, trainings, webinars, task forces, and student programs, and it shares data tools and grants with partners.
This is the DeKalb County office that prosecutes misdemeanor crimes, such as domestic violence, drunk driving, stalking and elder abuse. Its victim advocates help crime victims and their families understand their rights and the court process. They also point people to counseling and other services.
This is the office that prosecutes felony crimes in DeKalb County. Its Victim Services staff guide and support people hurt by crime, give crisis counseling, send court notices, and make referrals. The office also runs diversion programs that let some people avoid a regular prosecution.
Safe Kids Georgia works to keep children from getting hurt by accidents that can be prevented. It leads a statewide network of local safety educators who teach families about car seats, safe sleep for babies, water safety, and safe gun storage. Its website has safety tips and guides for parents and caregivers.
Grady is a large public hospital in downtown Atlanta. It has a Level 1 trauma center and emergency care, plus primary care, women's health, stroke, heart, cancer, orthopedic and surgery care. It also has neighborhood health centers around the Atlanta area.
