National Domestic Violence Hotline:	(800) 799-7233 (SAFE)
Nationwide Prayerline:	(800) JESUS-4U (537-8748)

What is the National Domestic Violence Hotline? The National Domestic Violence Hotline began taking calls on February 21, 1996, and is currently answering more than 9,000 calls per month. Staff who answer the phones provide crisis intervention; information; and referrals to local domestic violence programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hotline phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English and Spanish. Hotline staff and volunteers also have access to translators in 139 languages. Created by Congress through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Hotline is funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support. We are always seeking partnerships to help us fund and publicize the Hotline's numbers and services. If you would like more information call us at 1-800-799-7233.

Domestic Violence: A Serious Problem Violence by an intimate partner accounts for about 21% of violent crime experienced by women and about 2% of the violence experienced by men. In 1997, just over 1,800 murders were attributable to intimates; nearly three out of four of these had a female victim.* Hospital emergency department data show women are about 84% of those seeking hospital treatment for intentional injury caused by an intimate assailant.* * Violence by Intimates, Bureau of Justice Statistics Factbook, 1998

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