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Dating Abuse Hotlines | Loveisrespect.org

PO Box 161810, ATTN Loveisrespect, Austin, TX 78716

Eligibility

All

Required documents

None

Hours

24/7

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call 1-866-331-9474, text LOVEIS to 22522, or chat online at www.loveisrespect.org

Fees

No Fees

Service area

Statewide

Description

Highly-trained advocates offer support, information and advocacy to young people who have questions or concerns about their dating relationships. Information and support is also provided to concerned friends and family members, teachers, counselors, service providers and members of law enforcement. Free and confidential phone, live chat and texting services are available 24/7/365. Loveisrespect strives to be a safe, inclusive space for young people to access information and get help in an environment that is designed specifically for them. Comprehensive education on healthy, unhealthy and abusive dating relationships and behaviors. Loveisrespect also mobilizes parents, educators, peers and survivors to proactively raise awareness on healthy dating behaviors and how to identify unhealthy and abusive patterns. Provides trainings, toolkits, and curriculum, growing the community educators and advocates promoting healthy relationships and preventing future patterns of abuse.

Providing organization

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Crisis intervention, safety planning, information about domestic violence and referrals to local service providers. Direct connection to domestic violence resources available in the caller's area provided by a Hotline advocate. Informational materials on such topics as domestic violence, sexual assault, battering intervention and prevention programs, working through the criminal justice system and related issues