Victims of Sexual Violence & Other Crime

 

LOCAL

LGBT Crime Victim Assistance Program - In Our Own Voices

518.432.4188

This program is intended for members of the LGBT community that have been victims of any type of crime, including (but not limited to) domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, robbery, theft, larceny, and discrimination.

 

LGBT Domestic Violence Support Line

518.432.4341, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

New York State Crime Victims Board

1.800.247.8035

TTY: 1.888.289.9747

 

New York Domestic Violence Hotline

English: 1.800.942.6906

Spanish: 1.800.942.6908

 

Legal Aid Society

1.800.462.2922

Do you have a legal problem but can't afford a lawyer? The Legal Aid Society assists people living with HIV/AIDS with many civil legal problems, including housing, benefits, debts, wills; and family, medical, and consumer issues.

 

NATIONAL

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1.800.799.SAFE

TTY: 1.800.787.3224

 

Anti-Violence Project (AVP)

AVP empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy. They also offer a free bilingual (English/Spanish) crisis intervention hotline staffed 24/7 by trained counselors.

24/7 Crisis Intervention Hotline (English/Spanish)

212.714.1141 (or report online)

 

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs seeks to address the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the nations lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive communities. NCAVP is a coalition of programs, located across the country, that documents and advocates for victims of anti-LGBT and anti-HIV/AIDS violence and harassment, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, police misconduct and other forms of victimization. NCAVP publishes two national reports on violence annually.