Sexual and Domestic Violence Support

• WOAR (Women Organized Against Rape) has a hotline 215-985-3333 for crisis counseling and info on their (free) services. Individual counseling as well as groups–and they have walk in groups.
• Women’s Law Project
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR):  Hotline: 1-888-772-7227
• Women Against Abuse: 24 hour Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-866-723-3014
• 1 in 6: online support for men
• Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN): Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)  
• No More: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Victim and Survivor Support

Local Neighborhood Victims’ Groups

If you or someone you know has been the victim of violent crime, please reach out to your local neighborhood victim services program. Services provided to victims may include, but are not limited to, courtroom advocacy, financial assistance, counseling, and providing referrals for support.

• Center City Crime Victim Services, 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 320, 215-665-9680
• Northwest Victim Services, 6023 Germantown Avenue, 215-438-4410
• North Central Victim Services, 1538 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 215-763-3280
• Northeast Victim Services, 8014 Castor Avenue, 215-332-3888
• Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia, 1426 S. 12th Street, 215-551-3360
• West/Southwest Victim Services, 5429 Chestnut Street, Suite G-3, 215-748-7780
• Philadelphia Police Department, 750 Race Street, 215-686-8477

Other Support Groups

Network of Neighbors Responding to Violence (NNRV) – A program under the City’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, the NNRV is a neighbor-driven network of Philadelphians who are called on to support communities after violent traumatic incidents. Network members, also known as Acute Trauma Responders, are trained in a community-based trauma intervention model, which taps into social connections to foster healthy coping. These supportive interventions are meant to decrease stress experienced after violence, to increase social cohesion, and to bolster individual and community functioning. Responders are trained in post-traumatic stress disorder management (PTSM). For more information about NNRV, or to become an Acute Trauma Responder, visit the network’s website.

Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy (PCVA) – The PCVA provides information about direct services, advocacy, and assistance to victims and witnesses of crime in Philadelphia.

Every Murder Is Real (EMIR) – EMIR Philly provides family and friends support services, assistance with victims’ compensation forms, education about navigating the criminal justice system, in-court support, and other advocacy and assistance.

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency – A state agency, PCCD ensures that victims of crime receive the assistance and support they deserve, including through the Victims Compensation Assistance Program.

Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate (OVA) – The state’s OVA provides information, training, and other resources for victims of crime, including allowing victims to register for notifications and updates about parole or release of offenders as permitted by law.