Community Resources

Response Sexual Assault Support Services 

    Hotline (757) 622-4300

    Office (757) 623-2115

   Web Page

• Serves Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach
• Staffs a 24-hour hotline
• Meets clients at the hospital to provide support during forensic evidence collection
• Provides court advocacy during every stage of prosecution if victim decides to prosecute
• Provides free counseling and survivor support groups, including military-only and adults molested as children groups
• Provides speakers and inservices on prevention education

   Samaritan House

   Crisis Line (757) 430-2120

   Office (757) 631-0710

   www.samaritanhouseva.org

• Serves Virginia Beach
• Staffs a 24-hour hotline
• Provides shelter, victim advocacy, legal assistance, children's assistance, education and outreach

   Women in Crisis (YWCA)

   Helpline (757) 625-5570

   Web Page

• Serves Norfolk
• Staffs a 24-hour hotline
• Provides shelter, victim advocacy, legal assistance, counseling, children's assistance, education and outreach
• Also serves male victims

   HER Shelter (Help and Emergency Response)

   Hotline (757) 485-3384

   Office (757) 485-1445

   http://hershelter.com

• Serves Portsmouth and Chesapeake
• Staffs a 24-hour hotline
• Provides shelter, victim advocacy, legal assistance, children's assistance, education and outreach

   Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

   Hotline (800) 838-8238

   www.vsdvalliance.org

• Serves all of Virginia
• Staffs a 24-hour hotline
• Provides extensive online information on gender-based violence, including Spanish language brochures and handouts
• Provides referrals to local assistance