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Confidential shelter, protective orders, legal aid, and support for your kids. Private browsing tips on every page.
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Each step links to the listings that do that thing near you. Enter a ZIP above to narrow them.
First 72 hours
- 01Get somewhere safe
DV shelters have confidential locations and take kids and often pets. Call the hotline; they place you.
Safety & protection near you - 02Call the national hotline
1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. 24 hours, every language, and they know every local shelter.
Safety & protection near you - 03Make a safety plan
Where you go, what you take, who knows. Advocates do this with you by phone.
Safety & protection near you - 04Document injuries and threats
Photos, screenshots, a written timeline. Medical visits create records.
Legal help near you - 05Protect your phone and accounts
Turn off location sharing, change passwords, check for trackers. Use a device your partner doesn't know about.
Safety & protection near you
First 30 days
- 01File for a protective order
Free, no lawyer needed, same day in most courts. Advocates can go with you.
Legal help near you - 02Get legal help
Legal aid handles custody, divorce, immigration (VAWA, U-visa), and housing.
Legal help near you - 03Apply for benefits as your own household
SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and childcare subsidies. DV waivers exist for many rules.
Benefits & cash near you - 04Keep kids in school
McKinney-Vento rules let kids stay in their school with transportation, or enroll immediately somewhere new.
Family & kids near you - 05Address money
Separate accounts, address compensation funds, and economic empowerment programs for survivors.
Benefits & cash near you
First 90 days
- 01Transitional housing
DV transitional programs offer 6 to 24 months of housing with support.
Shelter & housing near you - 02Counseling for you and your kids
Trauma therapy, support groups, and children's programs at most DV agencies.
Mental health & counseling near you - 03
- 04Longer-term legal and safety
Custody orders, address confidentiality program, name changes.
Legal help near you
Listings for this program
See all and filter by need →National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential help for anyone affected by domestic violence. Advocates connect you to local shelters and legal help.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
211 Utah
Dial 2-1-1 for referrals to food, housing, utilities, health, and more anywhere in Utah.
Utah Domestic Violence LINKLine
Statewide 24-hour line connecting survivors to Utah shelters, advocates, and legal help.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.
Utah Department of Workforce Services
SNAP, Medicaid, cash assistance, childcare, and job help. Apply online at jobs.utah.gov or at any employment center.
Utah Legal Services
Free civil legal help for low-income Utahns: protective orders, housing, benefits, expungement, family law.
YCC Family Crisis Center
Domestic violence and sexual assault shelter and advocacy for Weber, Davis, and Morgan counties. Confidential location.
YWCA Utah
Utah's largest domestic violence shelter and transitional housing, plus legal advocacy and children's programs. Confidential location.
Safe Harbor Crisis Center
Domestic violence and sexual assault shelter, advocacy, and children's services for Davis County. Confidential location.
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