Phone Numbers

Directly connect with someone who can help now.

    • 911

    • Domestic Violence Unit: 781-438-1215

    • National Domestic Violence Hotline

      800-799-7233

    • DOVE (Quincy)

      617-471-1234

    • Elizabeth Stone House

      617-427-9801

    • HarborCOV (Chelsea)

      617-884-9909

    • HAWC (Salem)

      978-744-6841

    • Respond (Somerville)

      617-623-5900

    • SafeLink

      877-785-2020

    • REACH (Waltham)

      800-899-4000

    • Transition House (Cambridge)

      617-661-7203

    • Hallmark Health (Melrose)

      Emergency Room

      781-979-3300

    • Lahey Clinic (Burlington)

      781-273-8100

    • Lawrence Memorial Hospital (Medford)

      781-306-6000

    • Mass. General (Boston)

      617-726-2000

    • Mt. Auburn (Cambridge)

      617-499-5025

    • North Shore Medical Center

      978-741-1200

    • Winchester Hospital

      781-729-9000

    • Alcoholics Anonymous

      617-426-9444

    • Alliance Against Violence (Stoneham)

      781-438-7228

    • Asian Task Force (Boston)

      617-338-2355

    • Boston Area Rape Crisis

      617-492-7273

    • Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services

      617-603-2700

    • Child Abuse Hotline

      800-792-5200

    • Dept. of Transitional Assistance

      781-388-7394

    • Disabled Abuse Hotline

      800-426-9009

    • Domestic Abuse Hotline

      800-799-7233

    • Elder Abuse Hotline

      800-922-2275

    • Eliot Community Health Services

      800-988-1111

    • GLBT/La Red

      617-695-0877

    • Immigration Legal Services

      617-464-8100

    • Jane Doe, Inc.

      617-248-0922

    • Mass. Bar Association

      866-627-7577

    • Narcotics Anonymous

      866-624-3578

    • Parental Stress Hotline

      800-632-8188

    • Portal to Hope (Malden)

      781-338-7678

    • Riverside Counseling Center

      781-246-2010

    • Domestic Violence Unit

      781-897-8300

    • Woburn District Court

      781-897-8725

    • Emerge

      617-547-9869

Checklist: What to take when you leave

Make a plan. Leave safely. Inform someone before you go. Take important belongings.

Identification

  • Driver's License

  • Children's birth certificates

  • Your birth certificate

  • Social Security Cards

  • Welfare identification

Financial

  • Money orders

  • Credit cards

  • Bank books

  • Checkbooks

Legal Papers

  • Restraining Order

  • Lease, rental agreement or house deed

  • Car registration and insurance papers

  • Health and life insurance papers

  • Medical records for you and your children

  • School records

  • Work permits/Green card/VISA

  • Passport

  • Divorce papers

  • Custody Papers

Other

  • House and car keys

  • Medications

  • Pictures of you, your children and your abuser

  • Toiletries

  • Change of clothes for you and your children

Signs of Abuse

Do you think you're being abused? Domestic abuse can be emotional, physical or sexual and can be perpetrated by an intimate partner, family member or someone close to you.

Here are some warning signs of abuse to be aware of. It’s time to act and seek external support if the perpetrator:

  • Physically attacks you

  • Won't let you leave the house and/or spend time with your friends and family

  • Constantly criticizes you and makes you feel worthless

  • Makes you feel fearful that you will do or say something "wrong"

  • Makes you believe that everything is your fault

  • Is jealous and accuses you of being unfaithful

  • Damages your possessions or injures your pets

  • Threatens to take custody and/or not allow you to see your children

If any of these sound familiar, you may be in an abusive relationship. Domestic violence is a crime and there are laws and programs to help protect you and your children. You deserve support and peace. Reach out today.

MAAV Survivor Support Group

From the Melrose Alliance Against Violence website:

“Moving Forward in Your Relationships,” our virtual weekly support group, brings domestic violence survivors (and those struggling in unhealthy relationships) together to discuss issues such as coping with stress, healthy communication skills, self-care, and the impact of domestic violence on children. The confidential group is led by a licensed clinical social worker. New members are always welcome.

Contact MAAV for more information.