Confidential Hotline 718.337.3700

Confidential Text/ Whatsapp Line 888.883.2323

For information on educational programs, legal services, and other resources, visit the website  https://shalomtaskforce.org/

• Weekly support group

• Psycho-educational group

• Safe dwelling apartments

• Trauma-informed counseling

• Case management

• Special events and workshops

Confidential number: 718-851-6300

Confidential email: access@ohelfamily.org

Confidential Support Group in Brooklyn for Parents of Adult Children in Abusive Relationships

For more information, call or text Shaindy Urman, MSW: 347-834-7369

Shalom Task Force
718-337-3700
888-883-2323

Sarah’s Voice
Legal services and consultations
347-592-2124

Ohel Family Services
800-603-OHEL
access@ohelfamily.org

Relief Hotline (therapist referrals)
718-431-9501

Sephardic Bikur Cholim – Courage to Heal
718-787-0009

SOVRI
212-844-1495

Project S.A.R.A.H.
973-777-7638 x154
projectsarah@jfsclifton.org

The Rachel Coalition
973-740-1233 and ask for “Rachel.”
rachel@jfsmetrowest.org

One Step Forward (resources for divorce)
844-673-5463

Met Council’s Family Violence Helpline
212-453-9618

NYC Domestic Violence Hotline
800-621-4673

Mt Sinai Hospital Takanot program
212-423-2147

NYLAG – New York Legal Assistance Group
212-613-5000

Sanctuary for Families
212-349-6009

Nishma Hotline (Los Angeles) (no website)
818-623-0300

Aleinu Family Resource Center (Los Angeles)
310-247-0534

Shalva (Chicago)
773-583-HOPE(4673)

JFS Windows (Detroit)
248-559-1500

Project Chana (Baltimore)
410-234-0023
info@chanabaltimore.org

House of Ruth (Maryland)
(410) 889-7884
info@hruthmd.org

Jewish Family and Children’s Services (Pittsburgh)
412-422-7200

Lakewood Community Services Corp
732-886-6964

Jewish Family Services (Dallas)
972-437-9950

Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (DC)
877-88-JCADA (52232)

Auberge Pour Femmes (Montreal)
514-731-0833

Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)
416-638-7800

Jewish Women’s Aid (UK)
020-8445-8060

Bat Melech (Israel)
972-2-651-6103

Jewish Care (Victoria)
613-8517-5999

I’m so Confused, Am I Being Abused? 

Lisa Twerski, LCSW

The Shame Borne in Silence

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski MD

From Victim to Victor 

Dr. Miriam Adahan

Codependent No More

Melody Beattie

Why Does He Do That?

Lundy Bancroft

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Lundy Bancroft

When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse

Lundy Bancroft

When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right 

Ann Jones  and Susan Schechter

Helping Her Get Free: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women

Susan  Brewster

When Good Men Behave Badly: Change Your Behavior, Change Your Relationship

C. Peter Bankart PhD

Freeing the Angry Mind: How Men Can Use Mindfulness and Reason To Save Their Lives and Relationships

C. Peter Bankart PhD

Not to People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages

Susan Weitzman

Children and Domestic Violence Fact Sheet Series 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Helping Traumatized Children Learn

Massachusetts Advocates for Children

Domestic Violence and Children

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

A trauma-sensitive approach to education and learning for children aged 0-8 years

Dept of Education, Victoria, AU

Domestic violence and abuse – its effects on children

Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK

A Domestic Violence Training Manual For Early Childhood Education

Institute for Safe Families

Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms (ECE)

NAEYC

Child Exposed to DV: Info for Teachers

LFCC

How Domestic Violence In One Home Affects Every Child In A Class

NPReD

In Cases of Domestic Abuse, Is Change Possible?

Lisa Twerski, LCSW

Domestic Abuse, A Painful Affront to Shalom Bayis

Lisa Twerski, LCSW

A Victim of Abuse or Struggling in a Bad Marriage?

Lisa Twerski, LCSW

Domestic Violence Wheel of Power

Why Doesn’t She Just Leave? Understanding the Complexity of Domestic Abuse

Shoshana D Frydman, PhD, LCSW

Tackling a “Shondeh”

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.

Spouse Abuse in Religious Families: Some myths and realities

The Magazine of The Orthodox Union

What Not to Say to Victims of Domestic Abuse

Times of Israel

Gaslighting: Know It and Identify It to Protect Yourself

Psychology Today

How to survive gaslighting: when manipulation erases your reality

The Guardian

When Brusies can’t be Seen: Living with Emotional Abuse

chabad.org

A Marriage of Pain

chabad.org

A Stranger in a Strange Land

chabad.org

Myths & Misconceptions of Domestic Abuse in the Orthodox Community

Shalva

Things You Normally See in a Domestic Violence Victim

Jsafe.org

How Police can Help (NYC)

NYPD

Discerning between Domestic Violence and Dysfunction

Lisa Twerski, LCSW

Domestic Abuse : Torah Advice from Rabbi Mizrachi

Rabbi Mizrachi 

Technology Safety & Privacy Toolkit from the National Network to End Domestic Violence includes lots of safety tips and information for keeping your privacy and safety when using technology.  (Use a safe device when viewing.)

The safest way to search for information on the internet is to do it away from home.  This could be at a local library, a trusted friend’s house or your place of work. 

Delete Browsing History

The websites you visit are tracked by your browser unless you manually turn off the tracking or you clear your browsing history. Learn how to turn off the tracking or clear your browsing history: Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Toolbar.  You can also use the FORGET BUTTON to quickly and permanently delete your browser history, cookies, cache, downloads, forms, and passwords. Learn more: Chrome, Firefox , Safari on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.