Between 2 and 4 million women are annually victimized by domestic violence. Most children in homes in which domestic violence occurs witness that abuse and suffer secondary psychological effects, including aggressive behavior and depression. Male children who witness abuse are more likely to become abusers themselves as adults, creating a vicious, intergenerational cycle of violent behavior. (ABA Domestic Violence Commission)


If you need help or someone you know is experiencing or in some way involved in domestic violence please recognize that there are measures to take in order to prevent further harm. If you are a victim of violence we strongly urge you to devise a safety plan for a time of extreme emergency, and the following list of Domestic Shelters will be a great start for obtaining help and vital information.

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New Jersey Domestic Violence Shelters:


  • New Jersey Coalition For Battered Women 2620 Whitehorse Hamilton Square Rd. Trenton NJ 08690 (609)584-8107 State Hotline: (800)572-7233

  • Domestic Abuse & Rape Crisis Center P.O. Box 423 Belvidere NJ 07823 Business #: 908-453-4121 Hotline/Crisis: 908-453-4181

  • Solace/YWCA P.O. Box 1309 Blackwood NJ 08012 Business #: 609-227-1800 Hotline/Crisis: 609-227-1234

  • The Safe House P.O. Box 1887 Bloomfield NJ 07003 Business #: 201-759-2378 Hotline/Crisis: 201-759-2154

  • Resource Center for Women & Their Families 95 Foothill Road Bound Brook NJ 08805 Business #: 908-302-2545 Hotline/Crisis: 908-685-1122

  • Family Violence Project P.E.A.C.E. Suburban Center Caldwell College Caldwell NJ 07006 Business #: 201-226-6166

  • Solace YWCA Urban Outreach Center 565 Stevens Street Camden NJ 08103 Business #: 609-963-0626

  • Coalition Against Rape and Abuse P.O. Box 774 Cape May Court NJ 08210 Business #: 609-522-6489 Hotline/Crisis: 609-522-6489

  • YWCA of Eastern Union County 1131 East Jersey Street Elizabeth NJ 07201 Business #: 908-355-1500 Hotline/Crisis: 908-355-4357

  • Women's Crisis Services 47 East Main Street Flemington NJ 08822 Business #: 908-788-7666 Hotline/Crisis: 908-788-4044

  • People Against Spouse Abuse P.A.S.A. P.O. Box 755 Glassboro NJ 08028 Business #: 609-881-9536 Hotline/Crisis: 609-881-3335 Toll Free #: 609-848-5557

  • Alternatives to Domestic Violence 21 Main Street Room 111 W Hackensack NJ 07601 Business #: 201-487-8484 Hotline/Crisis: 201-487-8484

  • Shelter Our Sisters P.O. Box 202 Hackensack NJ 07602 Business #: 201-836-1075 Hotline/Crisis: 944-9600

  • Women's Center of Monmouth County 7 Bethany Rd. Bldg. 3 Unit 42 Hazlet NJ 07703 Business #: 201-264-4111 Hotline/Crisis: 908-264-4111

  • Strengthen Our Sisters P.O. Box U Hewitt NJ 07421 Business #: 201-728-7835 Hotline/Crisis: 201-728-0007

  • Battered Women's Program of the YWCA- Jersey City 270 Fairmount Avenue Jersey City NJ 07306 Business #: 201-333-5700 Hotline/Crisis: 201-333-5700

  • Womanspace, Inc. 1860 Brunswick Avenue Lawrenceville NJ 08648 Business #: 609-394-0136 Hotline/Crisis: 609-394-9000 Toll Free #: (800)572-7233

  • National Council of Jewish Women 2 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. Livingston NJ 07039 Business #: 201-994-4994

  • Passaic County Women's Center 1027 Madison Avenue Madison NJ Business #: 201-881-1450

  • Jersey Battered Women's Services P.O. Box 363 Morris Plains NJ 07950 Business #: 201-455-1256 Hotline/Crisis: 201-267-4763

  • Woman Aware, Inc. P.O. Box 312 New Brunswick NJ 08903 Business #: 908-249-4900 Hotline/Crisis: 908-249-4504 Toll Free #: (800)572-7233

  • Family Violence Program 755 South Orange Avenue Newark NJ 07106 Business #: 201-399-3400 Hotline/Crisis: 201-484-4446

  • Domestic Abuse Services, Inc. P.O. Box 805 Newton NJ 07860 Business #: 201-579-2386 Hotline/Crisis: 201-875-1211

  • Atlantic County Women's Center P.O. Box 311 Northfield NJ 08225 Business #: 609-646-4376 Hotline/Crisis: 609-646-6767

  • Passiac County Women's Center P.O. Box 244 Paterson NJ 07513 Business #: 201-881-1450 Hotline/Crisis: 201-881-1450

  • Salem County Women's Services P.O. Box 125 Salem NJ 08079 Business #: 609-935-8012 Hotline/Crisis: 609-935-6655

  • Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Unit 102 East Water Street P.O. Box 2191 Toms River NJ 08753 Business #: 908-244-5353 Hotline/Crisis: 908-244-5353

  • Providence House - Ocean County P.O. Box 104 Toms River NJ 07740 Business #: 908-244-6257 Hotline/Crisis: 908-244-8259 Toll Free #: (800)246-246-8910

  • Cumberland County Women's Center P.O. Box 921 Vineland NJ 08360 Business #: 609-691-3713 Hotline/Crisis: 609-691-3713

  • Providence House/ Willingboro Shelter of Catholic Charities P.O. Box 496 Willingboro NJ 08046 Business #: 609-871-2003 Hotline/Crisis: 609-871-7551



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