National Domestic Violence Hotline
Free, confidential, 24-hour support, safety planning, and connections to nearby domestic-violence programs.
Abuse support resources
What happened is not your fault. You can choose what help feels safest, and you do not have to make every decision today.
Emotional crisis support
You do not have to be suicidal to reach out. In the U.S., call or text 988. In Canada, call or text 9-8-8. Both are available 24 hours a day. In the EU, use WAVE below to find the right crisis line for your country.
Use a safer device if someone may be monitoring you
A quick-exit button changes the page, but it does not erase browser history, downloads, call logs, or messages. If possible, use a trusted person’s device, a library computer, or an account the abusive person cannot access.
United States
National services can support you directly and connect you with nearby advocates, shelters, counseling, or legal resources.
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Confidential, 24-hour sexual-assault support and referrals to local providers in English and Spanish.
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Free, 24-hour support for U.S. residents affected by nonconsensual intimate images, sextortion, or recorded sexual assault.
StrongHearts Native Helpline
Anonymous, culturally grounded support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives experiencing domestic or sexual violence.
Canada
Services and legal options vary by province and territory. These directories can help you find local support.
ShelterSafe
A map of more than 600 women’s shelters and transition houses across Canada, searchable by province or location.
Call from a phone the abusive person cannot access when possible.
NeedHelpNow.ca
Practical help for youth under 18 dealing with shared intimate images, luring, or sextortion.
Cybertip.ca
Canada’s reporting line for online child sexual exploitation, luring, sextortion, and intimate-image abuse involving someone under 18.
Reports are reviewed during posted business hours. Call 911 if there is immediate danger.
European Union
Services vary by country. Use the country directories below rather than assuming one number works everywhere.
WAVE Find Help
A directory of national helplines, shelters, and specialist services across 46 European countries.
INHOPE
Find the official hotline in your country for reporting suspected child sexual abuse material online.
116 016 — violence against women helpline
An EU-harmonized support number being introduced for people experiencing violence against women.
This number is not yet active in every EU country. Use WAVE to confirm the right local helpline.
Help removing an intimate image
These tools create a digital fingerprint on your device. The image itself does not leave your device. They work only with participating platforms and cannot promise that every copy disappears.
NCMEC Take It Down
For an image taken when the person shown was under 18. The service can be used without sharing personal information.
StopNCII.org
For adults who are 18 or older in the image. It helps participating platforms detect and remove matching copies.
FTC platform report
In the U.S., report a covered platform that has not acted within 48 hours after a valid removal request. The FTC does not remove the image itself.
Your local advocate
An advocate can help you make a safety plan, preserve only necessary evidence, and understand local reporting or legal choices.
Before you contact a service
- • You can ask what is confidential before sharing your name or details.
- • You can end a call or chat if it does not feel safe or helpful.
- • You can ask a trusted person to sit with you or help make the contact.
- • Availability and eligibility can change; use each organization’s official site to confirm current details.
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