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Domestic Violence
Coordinating Council (DVCC)

24 Hour Hotline Numbers



IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE IN DANGER, CALL 911

 

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State of Delaware – Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

24-Hour Hotline Numbers

 

New Castle County

Domestic Violence
302-762-6110

Rape Crisis
1-800-773-8570

Bi-Lingual Hotline
302-762-6110

TTY
1-800-232-5460

Northern Kent

Domestic Violence
302-422-8058

Bi-Lingual Hotline
302-745-9874

Kent and Sussex

Domestic Violence
302-422-8058

Rape Crisis
1-800-262-9800

Bi-Lingual Hotline
302-745-9874

The Domestic Violence Hotline numbers are perhaps the single most important resource. All hotline numbers are confidential and available 24/7. Hotlines are staffed by trained professionals who will assist in safety planning and will refer to available resources. Services are available to victims who do not speak English or who are hearing impaired (for Delaware Relay Services, dial 711).

 


Available Resource / Services Include:

  • Safety planning
  • Court Assistance
  • Police Assistance
  • Group/Individual Counseling
  • Transitional housing
  • Shelters
  • Case management
  • Legal representation
  • Financial assistance
  • Career training and assistance

Domestic Violence is any abusive act between family members, ex-spouses, intimate cohabitants, former intimate cohabitants, dating couples and former dating couples in which one party seeks to gain/maintain power and control over the other partner. Couples or former couples can be of the same or opposite sex.

Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.

Two Categories of Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence consists of “Intimate Partner Violence,” which includes current and former spouses, current and former dating couples with or without a child in common and dating couples. This type of violence can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples and does not require sexual intimacy. IPV can vary in frequency and severity. It occurs on a continuum, ranging from one hit that may or may not impact the victim to chronic, severe battering.

Domestic Violence also includes “Non-Intimate Partner Violence,” which is violence between individuals who are not intimate partners, but have a familial relationship, such as, mother/adult son, or brother/sister.

Domestic violence not only affects those who are abused, but also has a substantial effect on family members, friends, co-workers, other witnesses, and the community at large. Children, who grow up witnessing domestic violence, are among those seriously affected by this crime. Frequent exposure to violence in the home not only predisposes children to numerous social and physical problems, but also teaches them that violence is a normal way of life – therefore, increasing their risk of becoming society’s next generation of victims and abusers.

 


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