One out of four adult women are victims of domestic violence at some point in their lifetime; men can be victims as well. Here are some resources to help you identify and prevent domestic violence and abuse. If you want to talk or if you need help, contact your doctor or other health care professional; or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), available 24 hours a day.

Health Encyclopedia
Domestic Violence Overview

Developing a Safety Plan

How to Help a Friend or Family Member

Legal Protection from Abuse

Managing Your Anger Video
Learn more about managing anger.

Depression

Elder Abuse

Child Maltreatment

Handouts
Everyone Deserves a Safe Relationship
Todos nos merecemos sentirnos seguros en nuestra relación. (Spanish)

Are You and Your Baby Safe?
Usted y su bebé tienen el derecho de sentirse seguros y a salvo (Spanish)

Violence at Home Affects Your Children
Learn more about domestic violence and its effects on children.

You Deserve a Safety Zone: Teen Dating Violence
Te mereces una zona segura. (Spanish)

Acquaintance Rape

Resources for LGBT
Recursos para personas gay, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales (Spanish)

Healthy Ways to Manage Your Anger

Additional Web Resources
KP Northern California Family Violence Prevention Program provides information and resources to people experiencing domestic violence, and to health care workers and others who work to end domestic violence. You can also read hopeful stories written by KP employees and clinicians who dealt successfully with domestic violence (check under "silentWitness").

National Domestic Violence Hotline provides information and resources for people experiencing domestic violence. The website also includes the hotline phone number (available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) to reach a counselor who can provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

California Court provides legal information for victims of domestic violence, including information on restraining orders, custody issues, and how to find legal counseling.

Immigrant and Refugee Women - Questions and Answers contains answers to questions that immigrant and refugee women most commonly ask about domestic violence as it relates to immigration and family law. A link is available to brochures in English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese

Family Violence Prevention Fund provides information for health care workers, advocates and others who are working to end domestic violence.

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.