LibGuides: Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives: How to Help Someone Else

Quick Escape

Call police if you see/hear abuse.
Ask if they're safe or need someone to talk to.
Explain that FREE and CONFIDENTIAL help is available help for victims and their children at local domestic violence programs
Offer a ride to a local shelter, a place to make a phone call or to baby-sit while they attend appointments.
Carry the number of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), in your wallet in case you meet someone who needs it.

Call police if you see/hear abuse.
Tell them there are no excuses for abuse and they may lose their families, friends, homes and jobs if it doesn't stop.
Hold them accountable for their behavior.
Support their efforts to locate and obtain appropriate batterer intervention treatment.

Materials listed below highlight simple steps that individuals and communities can take to help end domestic violence.

Helping End Domestic Violence/ brochure from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Ayudando a Poner Fin a La Violencia Doméstica (Spanish) brochure from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Instigate! An Online Toolkit for Community Mobilization from Transforming Communities, Technical Assistance, Training & Resource Center
Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Action for Social Change in October – sponsor activities to mourn those who have died because of domestic violence, celebrating those who have survived, connecting those who work to end violence.
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse- This Fact Sheet will explore what the data tells us about men's experience of domestic violence,
Prevention - get information on how schools and communities can teach healthy relationships and respect to prevent domestic violence.