New Jersey Domestic Violence Services

24hr toll-free hotline: 1-800-572-7233

The New Jersey Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline provides a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week confidential hotline for domestic violence victims and others seeking crisis intervention, information and/or referral services.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Family's Division on Women (DOW), Office of Domestic Violence Services (ODVS) funds 23 domestic violence programs and the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women. There is at least one DCF-designated lead domestic violence program in each of the 21 counties that provides core services.

Core Services include:

  • 24-hour hotline
  • 24-hour access to a confidential safe house
  • Counseling, support services, and advocacy for victims and children
  • legal, financial, and housing advocacy
  • community education/networking
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