Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Here are some local, state and national domestic violence resources for anyone who needs help, would like to help, or just find out more:
- Rainbow Services in San Pedro, 24-hour English and Spanish hotline: 310-547-9343 or to give your support: 310-548-5450
- 1736 Family Crisis Center in the South Bay, 24-hour hotlines: 310-370-5902 and
310-379-3620. Information on how to donate is available at their Web site, or you can contact Deputy District Attorney Jodi Link, head of the Torrance sex crimes unit, who has organized a drive to run through the end of the month for everything from toiletries and money or gift cards for groceries to games and toys and children's and adult's clothing. She can be reached at 310-222-3548. - California Dept. of Public Health has information about the state's battered women's shelters and many more clickable resources.
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 800-779-SAFE (7233)
- The California Attorney General's Office has a domestic violence prevention and information page
If you or anybody you know is immediately at risk, please call 911.
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There are many sources in the Long Beach and San Pedro areas for Domestic Violence treatment for both the victim and the abuser. D.V. affects the whole family and can not be kept quiet. It will not go away by itself.