Getting Help

These agencies provide crisis counseling, support groups, advocacy, shelter, help with legal questions, and many other services.

Domestic Violence Hopeline (877) 737-0242 or (206) 737-0242

National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233 (voice), (800) 787-3224 (TTY)

Local Domestic Violence Resources

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
www.adwas.org
(206) 812-1001
*TTY and Voice Service

Asian Counseling and Referral Services (offers assistance in 30 languages)
www.acrs.org
(206) 695-7600

Asian Pacific Islander Chaya (languages: Gujurati, Hindi, Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Tagalog, Vietnamese)
www.apichaya.org
(206) 325-0325 or (877) 922-4292

Broadview Emergency and Transitional Housing
(206) 299-2500 or (877) 622-3122

Chinese Information and Services Center (serving Chinese and Asian communities in over 15 languages)
www.cisc-seattle.org
(206) 624-5633

Consejo Counseling & Referral Service (culturally competent services for Spanish speakers and Latinos)
consejocounseling.org/
(206) 461-4880 or (206) 461-3222

Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) (South King County)
www.dawnonline.org
(425) 656-7867

LifeWire (East King County)
www.lifewire.org
(425) 746-1940 or (800) 827-8840

Jewish Family Service Project DVORA
https://www.jfsseattle.org/get-help/domestic-violence-services/
(206) 461-3240

Korean Women's Association
www.kwacares.org/services/domestic-violence-assistance/
(253) 535-4202 or (253) 535-2731 or (888) 508-2780.

New Beginnings (Seattle)
www.newbegin.org/
(206) 522-9472

Northwest Family Life (Christian)
northwestfamilylife.org/
(206) 363-9601 or (800) 244-5767

Northwest Network for Bisexual, Trans, & Lesbian Survivors of Abuse
nwnetwork.org/
(206) 568-7777
TTY/msg: (206) 517-9670

Refugee Women's Alliance (comprehensive support in 15 languages)
www.rewa.org/services/domestic-violence/
(206) 721-0243

Salvation Army Domestic Violence Programs
https://seattle.salvationarmy.org/seattle_services/domestic-violence-programs-and-shelters
(206) 324-4943

Seattle Counseling Service
www.seattlecounseling.org/
(866) 427-4747 or (206) 461-3222 or (206) 323-1768

Seattle Indian Health Board
www.sihb.org/
(206) 324-9360 or (888) 998-6423

YWCA Programs (Languages spoken: Bulgarian, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, and Kikuyu)
www.ywca.org/what-we-do/domestic-and-sexual-violence-services
Downtown Seattle: (206) 461-4882
East Cherry, Seattle: (206) 568-7845
South King County: (425) 226-1266 x1017

Sexual Assault Resources

Harborview Sexual Assault Center
depts.washington.edu/hcsats/index.html
(206) 744-1600

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
www.kcsarc.org/
(425) 226-5062 or (888) 998-6423

Explore Options for Reporting Sexual Assault
Seek Then Speak WA
(A support website from the Washington State Attorney General's Office in partnership with End Violence Against Women International.)

Elder Abuse Resources

Aging Disability Resources
www.agingkingcounty.org/what-we-do/older-americans-act-programs
(206) 448-3110 or (888) 435-3377

Senior Services Information and Referral
https://soundgenerations.org/assistance-services/
(206) 448-3110 or (888) 435-3377

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Resources

Addition and Violence
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/addiction-and-violence/
https://drugabuse.com/library/addiction-hurts-relationships/
(888) 966-8152 

Recovery.org: Finding a Treatment Center
https://www.recovery.org/topics/addiction-and-domestic-violence-or-sexual-abuse/
(888) 498-8904 

Gaining Financial Independence

Financial Advice for Women in Abusive Relationships
https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/resources/financial-help-women-abusive-relationships/