Local Domestic Violence Support & Emergency Shelters

Cleveland & Cuyahoga County

• Journey Center for Safety and Healing — journeyneo.org

• Norma Herr Women’s Center — hhs.cuyahogacounty.gov

• Family Promise of Greater Cleveland — familypromisecle.org

• The Haven Home — thehavenhome.org

• The City Mission — thecitymission.org

Ashtabula County

• Homesafe, Inc. — homesafeincac.org

• Samaritan House — ashtabulasamaritanhouse.weebly.com

• Project Hope for the Homeless — projecthopeforthehomeless.org

Food Access Resources

Cleveland & Cuyahoga County

• Greater Cleveland Food Bank — greaterclevelandfoodbank.org

• Hunger Network — hungernetwork.org

• Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center — 1736 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114

• Salvation Army Greater Cleveland — easternusa.salvationarmy.org/greater‑cleveland/

Ashtabula County

• Country Neighbor Program, Inc. — countryneighbor.org

• Feed Our Vets — feedourvets.org/ashtabula

• G.O. Community Development Corporation Food Pantry — go‑cdc.org

• Ashtabula County 2‑1‑1 Resource Portal — 211ashtabula.org

Recommended Books for Healing and Education

• Why Does He Do That? — Lundy Bancroft

• No Visible Bruises — Rachel Louise Snyder

• The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk

• Surviving Domestic Violence — Elaine Weiss

• Assume Nothing — Tanya Selvaratnam

• See What You Made Me Do — Jess Hill

• Sister in Law — Harriet Wistrich

• He Said, She Said — Charlotte Proudman

• The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown

• The Grief Recovery Handbook — John W. James & Russell Friedman

• Healing Through Words — Rupi Kaur

• How To Do The Work — Nicole LePera

• How To Get Unstuck From The Negative Muck — Lake Sullivan, Ph.D.

• Fuel — H.G. Tudor

• The Survivor’s Quest: Recovery After Encountering Evil — HealingJourney

• When Dad Hurts Mom — Lundy Bancroft

National and Global Domestic Violence Hotlines

• United States: National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1‑800‑799‑7233 | Text START to 88788 | thehotline.org

• United Kingdom: National Domestic Abuse Helpline — 0808 2000 247 | nationaldahelpline.org.uk

• Canada: Assaulted Women’s Helpline — 1‑866‑863‑0511 | awhl.org

• Canada (Youth): Kids Help Phone — 1‑800‑668‑6868 | Text CONNECT to 686868 | kidshelpphone.ca

• Australia: 1800RESPECT — 1800 737 732 | Text 0458 737 732 | 1800respect.org.au

• India: Women Helpline (All India) — 181

• India: National Commission for Women Helpline — 7827 170 170 | ncwwomenhelpline.in

Stories of Strength — Resource Guide (Links)

Emergency & Support Hotlines

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1‑800‑799‑SAFE (7233), text “START” to 88788, thehotline.org

• RAINN: 1‑800‑656‑HOPE (4673), rainn.org

• Safe Horizon: 1‑800‑621‑HOPE (4673), safehorizon.org/hotlines

• StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1‑844‑7NATIVE (1‑844‑762‑8483)

• Find a Helpline (US directory): findahelpline.com/countries/us/topics/abuse‑domestic‑violence

Healing Through Creative Expression

• Healing Through the Arts — thehotline.org/resources/healing-through-the-arts/

• Using Art Therapy as a Tool — dvapriverside.org/using‑art‑therapy‑as‑a‑tool‑for‑healing‑and‑self‑expression/

• The Power of Creative Expression — dvapriverside.org/the‑power‑of‑creative‑expression‑in‑healing‑from‑abuse/

• Letting the Art Do the Healing — domesticshelters.org/articles/heroes/letting‑the‑art‑do‑the‑healing

Safety Planning Resources

• Create Your Personal Safety Plan — thehotline.org/plan‑for‑safety/create‑your‑personal‑safety‑plan/

• DVCC Safety Planning — dvccct.org/is‑this‑abuse/safety‑planning/

• WomensLaw.org Safety Planning — womenslaw.org/safety‑planning

• RAINN Safety Planning — rainn.org/articles/safety‑planning

Mental Health & Trauma Recovery

• Impact of Abuse — thehotline.org/resources/healing‑through‑the‑arts/

• Healing Through Art Therapy — respondinc.org/blog/the‑healing‑power‑of‑art‑therapy‑a‑path‑to‑healing‑through‑creativity/

Creative Expression & Healing (Orgs/Events)

• Art Therapy Workshops (Alternate ROOTS) — alternateroots.org/healing‑through‑creative‑expression/

• Healing Through Creativity — en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healing_Through_Creativity

Legal Rights & Advocacy

• WomensLaw.org — womenslaw.org/safety‑planning

• Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP) — fvaplaw.org/survivor‑stories/

Survivor Stories

• Jamie’s Story (Women Against Abuse) — womenagainstabuse.org/stories/jamies‑story

• Esmeralda’s Story (CAWC) — cawc.org/esmeraldas‑story/

Downloadable Resources

• Oregon Courts Safety Plan (PDF) — courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/domestic‑violence/Documents/DVSafetyPlan.pdf

• PCC Domestic Violence Safety Plan (PDF) — pcc.edu/illumination/wp‑content/uploads/sites/54/2018/05/safety‑plan‑for‑victims.pdf