Supportive Organizations
These organizations have resources for individuals experiencing online harassment.
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7 Cups of Tea
info@7cupsoftea.com
Services:
- Group support chat
- Support forum
- Self help guides
- Mindfulness exercises
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Ali Forney Center
Services:
- Protect and support LGBTQ youth from the harm of homelessness.
- Drop-in and Outreach services.
- Shelter, clothing, housing and meals provided for 24 years old and under.
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The Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE)
info@caeny.org
Services:
- Develops and implements comprehensive violence prevention programs for individuals and organizations.
- Provides underserved communities to break cycles of violence through a combination of education, physical empowerment and leadership development.
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CONNECT
connect@connectnyc.org
Services:
- Dedicated to preventing interpersonal violence and promoting gender justice.
- Trains organizations in education and outreach, capacity-building and project assessment techniques.
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Crash Override Network
crashoverridenetwork@gmail.com
Services:
- Online abuse & harassment crisis helpline.
- Resource center full of guides on what to do about doxxing, hacking, swatting, and other issues related to harassment.
- Preventative advice and measures for people who concerned about future targeting.
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Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
1311 Miller Road, G-378 Coral Gabes,33146
305-284-2547
victimsupport@cybercivilrights.org
Services:
- 24/7 crisis helpline 1-844-878-CRI(2247)
- One-to-one victim support
- Pro bono attorney referrals
- Technical advice
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Cybersmile
LG2 Cell Studios Northside 23-27 Arcola Street London E8 2DJ
info@cybersmile.org
Services:
- Educational resources
- Trained support advisors
- Practical advice
- Social media outreach
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Digital-Trust
Services:
- Helping and supporting people experiencing cyberbullying, harassment, stalking, trolling or any other digital abuse.
- Provide advice on how to deal with the digital aspect of harassment including how to secure social media accounts, mobiles and computers.
- Provide insight and advice on how to deal with stalking behaviours, gathering evidence and going to the police.
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Diverse Gaming Coalition
Services:
- Diverse Gaming Coalition is a non-profit dedicated to ending online harassment through youth advocacy, including talks, workshops, streaming, gaming, and partner projects. Partner projects are tackled by youth based on their community needs with the help of Diverse Gaming Coalition.
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GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Services)
Services:
- Provides support to girls and young women who have experiences commercial sexual exploitation.
- Prevention and outreach, direct intervention, educational initiatives.
- Youth development and leadership.
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Girls for Gender Equity
info@ggenyc.org
Services:
- Committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women. Through education, organizing and physical fitness, GGE encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live self-determined lives.
- Anti-sexual harassment/Gender Respect workshops and trainings.
- Sisters in Strength Youth Organizers.
- The Coalition for Gender Equity in Schools (CGES) Citywide coalition.
- Urban Leaders Academy After School Program for Middle Schools Students.
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#iCANHELP
Discovery Bay, CA
icanhelp@icanhelpdeletenegativity.org
Services:
- Student, teacher and parent training
- Assistance with online reporting
- Leadership lessons on social media and taking lessons to improve your school
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International Game Developers Association
19 Mantua Road, Mt Royal NJ 08061 USA
Services:
- Online Harassment Resource Center created by the Women in Games Special Interest Group (WIG SIG) to assist developers in finding the help they need when being harassed.
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IMALIVE.org
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20037
2025363200
Services:
- Online crisis center with professionally supervised volunteers trained in crisis intervention.
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Loveisrespect
Services:
- Peer advocates who can provide information, support and resources to those experiencing dating abuse, including digital (online) abuse perpetrated by a current or former dating partner. Call, chat at loveisrespect.org, or text loveis to 22522. Free, confidential, 24/7.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
Services:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides information, support and resources for people experiencing any kind of intimate partner violence, including digital (online) abuse perpetrated by current or former intimate partners. Call 1-800-799-7233 24/7, or chat live via the website from 7am-2am Central, to speak to a trained advocate. Free and confidential.
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National Network to End Domestic Violence
safetynet@nnedv.org
Services:
- NNEDV provides resources However, the Safety Net Project does provide resources and information on the intersection of technology and violence against women. To access that information, visit: techsafety.org/resources and nnedv.org/safetynetdocs.
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New York Alliance Against Sexual Assault
contact-us@svfreenyc.org
Services:
- Our mission is to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and institutions to advance the right to live free from sexual violence and reduce the harm it causes individuals, families, and society.
- Support and online resources.
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New York City Anti-Violence Project
116 Nassau st. 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10038
info@avp.org
Services:
- Professional counseling
- Advocacy
- Legal services
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Online SOS
Services:
- Online SOS is a nonprofit that provides free, direct services for those experiencing any type of online harassment.
- Crisis coaching
- Referral to experts
- Contingency fund
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Peace First Challenge
Services:
- The Peace First Challenge is a global call-to-action to all young people to join a community of peacemakers dedicated to finding compassionate solutions to the world’s problems.
- The Anti-Bullying Group connects young people working on anti-violence projects.
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Pen America Online Harassment Field Manual
Services:
- Writers and journalists are facing unprecedented levels of online hate and harassment.
- Effective strategies and resources that writers, journalists, their allies, and their employers can use to defend against cyber hate and fight online abuse.
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Queerocracy
contact@queerocracy.org
Services:
- Queer and sex positive HIV/AIDS advocacy organization operating through education, art, community engagement and direct action.
- Anti-violence education, policy advocacy, support services.
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ReachOut USA
567 Sutter ST, San Francisco CA 94102
website@rousa.org
Services:
- Youth peer-support online discussion forum
- Fact sheets and stories on bullying, peer-pressure, and getting through tough times
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Safe Horizons
info@safehorizon.org
Services:
- Support for those experiencing domestic violence.
- Hotline, legal advocacy, support groups, LGBTQ services, youth services, workshops, shelters.
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Sanctuary For Families
Services:
- Provides domestic violence, sex trafficking victims and their children.
- Legal advice, assistance and case representation.
- Shelters for refuge.
- Clinical services including individual and group counselling.
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STEPS to End Family Violence
Services:
- Dedicated to empowering families and communities through innovative strength-based programs that promote healing and social change.
- Community outreach, education, legal advocacy, support groups, counselling.
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Tactical Tech
ttc@tacticaltech.org
Services:
- Providing practical advice and support to women net activists and stimulating discussion about strategies for navigating these challenges.
- Implement trainings that not only transfer skills but also allow the community to better understand the issues and find solutions.
- Create learning resources and adapt curriculum which can be shared through creative commons licensing and at the same time allow for further documentation of the needs in the sector.
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Take Back the Tech! (APC)
Services:
- Knowledge-building roadmaps explaining forms of online violence, rights violations, survivor strategies, self-care.
- Digital safety toolkit for computers, tablets, mobile phones
- Global and local campaigns to reclaim technology to prevent violence against women, with support resources for starting your own campaign
- Victim assistance for technology-related violence
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The Trevor Project
PO Box 69232 West Hollywood CA 90069
Services:
- Trevor Lifeline - A 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ young people, available at 1-866-488-7386).
- TrevorChat - A free, confidential, secure instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained volunteer counselors, open daily from 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT. Visit www.thetrevorproject.org
- TrevorText - A free, confidential, secure service in which LGBTQ young people can text a trained Trevor counselor for support and crisis intervention, available Fridays from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PT. Text “Trevor” to 202-304-1200.
- TrevorSpace - TrevorSpace is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 13 through 24 and their friends and allies. (www.trevorspace.org)
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Turning Point for Women and Families
info@nytp.org
Services:
- Providing support to Muslim women and children.
- Crisis intervention, counselling, advocacy, counselling and training.
- Raising awareness about and addressing bullying and hate crimes targeting Muslim youth.
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Tyler Clementi Foundation
Services:
- Resources
- Upstander Pledge program
- #Day1 Program
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Without My Consent
founders@withoutmyconsent.org
Services:
- Summary of the federal and state laws that address online harassment and specifically distribution of intimate images.
- FAQ information for how victims, attorneys, judges, and other advocates can address the problem of online harassment.
- Educational training for law enforcement, lawyers and law students on how to handle non-consensual pornography cases.
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WomensLaw
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 330 Washington, D.C. 20036
202-543-5566
womensLaw@nnedv.org
Services:
- Legal information and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Legal information about restraining orders, safety planning tips, and state-specific resources.
- Information about cyberstalking and links to ways to stay safe while using technology.