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If you're not safe
If you are in danger right now, call 911. For everything that comes before and after that moment, Atlanta has people whose whole job is your safety.
For violence or abuse at home, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233, 24/7, English/Spanish) and Atlanta's Partnership Against Domestic Violence can talk through options confidentially — calling does not commit you to leaving or to police involvement. Shelter locations are confidential and intake happens by phone. Protective orders are free to file at the county superior court, and advocates can walk you through it.
Community violence-prevention programs work with young people and families to stop cycles before they start — they want calls before things explode.
What to expect when you call a hotline: a calm person, no rush, no judgment. They'll ask if you're safe to talk and let you set the pace. Hang up whenever you need to; call back anytime.
The Georgia Commission on Family Violence is a Georgia state commission working to end family violence across the state. It trains professionals, supports local task forces, certifies and monitors family violence intervention programs, studies domestic violence deaths, and connects survivors of domestic violence murder-suicide with support and referrals.
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100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. helps African-American youth in Atlanta through mentoring, education, scholarships, STEM activities, career preparation, and violence prevention work. Its programs serve students from Atlanta Public Schools and college students preparing for careers.
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Tabitha's House helps people who are at risk of or impacted by sex trafficking. Its website says it provides housing, counseling, intervention, education, life skills, mental health support, and awareness training, with a focus on youth and girls coming out of commercial sexual exploitation.
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Georgia Division of Family and Children Services is a state agency that helps protect children and support families. It takes child abuse and neglect reports 24 hours a day, investigates safety concerns, runs child welfare work, and helps people apply for benefits like SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and energy help.
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Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national grassroots network for the rights and safety of sex workers and their communities. It helps through advocacy, education, community support, resource sharing, and work to end violence and stigma.
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The Network/La Red is a survivor-led group based in Boston that helps LGBTQ+, kink, and polyamorous people who are being hurt or controlled by a partner. They offer a free 24-hour hotline, safety planning, support groups, individual advocacy, and housing help for survivors.
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BlackLine is a national phone and text support line for people in crisis or people who have faced mistreatment by police, vigilantes, stores, or other public spaces. It centers Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, Black femmes, Native people, Brown people, and Muslim communities, but says no one is turned away.
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Safety Connection is a National Safety Council program that helps parents, caregivers, employers, and child passenger safety technicians learn how to keep children safe in cars. It offers free virtual car seat checks, online child passenger safety courses, Spanish resources, and help finding local car seat programs.
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Georgia Center for Child Advocacy helps children who have been sexually abused, severely physically abused, commercially sexually exploited, or affected by violence. It offers forensic interviews, family advocacy, therapy, and child abuse prevention training, with direct services free for children 17 and under who live in or were abused in Fulton or DeKalb County.
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a nonprofit children's health system. Arthur M. Blank Hospital provides 24-hour emergency care and many pediatric specialty services, while Scottish Rite Hospital remains open with emergency care, urgent care, rehab, orthopedics, neurosciences, and other services. Children's also runs primary care, child protection, and behavioral health programs for children and teens.
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The Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program is a state program under the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. It helps victims of violent crimes in Georgia pay for costs like medical care, counseling, funeral expenses, lost wages, lost support, and crime scene cleanup when other help has been used first.
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Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) helps immigrant and refugee children who came to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. KIND connects children with free legal help, teaches them their rights, and helps with needs like school, medical care, mental health care, and safety.
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NOVA is now called the National Organization for Victim Advocacy; it changed its name from National Organization for Victim Assistance in 2024. It trains and credentials victim advocates, supports crisis response teams, works on victims' rights policy, and offers resources for groups that help people harmed by crime and crisis.
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National Runaway Safeline, also called NRS or 1-800-RUNAWAY, is a national 24/7 hotline and online support service for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth and their families. They listen, help make safety plans, connect youth to local resources, and may help eligible youth ages 12-21 get a free bus ticket home or to another safe place through Home Free.
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Positive Childhood Alliance Georgia works across Georgia to prevent child abuse and neglect by helping families, caregivers, and child-serving groups build safer and stronger support systems. They run Find Help Georgia, offer parenting and professional trainings, and lead statewide partnerships focused on family well-being.
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Love is respect is a national project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. It helps teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 with dating abuse, unhealthy relationships, safety planning, and support by phone, text, live chat, and online resources.
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Childhelp is a national nonprofit that helps prevent and respond to child abuse. Its National Child Abuse Hotline gives 24/7 support by phone, text, and live chat for children, parents, survivors, and people worried about a child. It is not a 911 line or an official child abuse reporting line, but counselors can help callers think through next steps and find local resources.
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Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network, or GAIN, is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps immigrant survivors of crime and persecution. They provide free immigration legal help, connect clients with support services, and train community partners across Georgia.
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Safe House Project is a national nonprofit that helps people escape human trafficking and connect with safe housing. They help with safe home placement, transportation, survivor support, training, reporting tools, and support for programs that serve trafficking survivors.
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Atlanta Redemption Ink is a survivor-led nonprofit based in McDonough, Georgia. It helps survivors of trafficking, exploitation, gang involvement, addiction, self-harm, and violence by connecting them with trauma-informed tattoo cover-ups, tattoo removal, scar revision, counseling, education support, and survivor-led training.
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