Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

More Domestic Violence in Rhode Island

• National Domestic Violence Hotline — Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at thehotline.org to reach a trained advocate 24/7. Advocates do safety planning, locate t
• RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence — RICADV at 422 Post Road in Warwick is the statewide coalition coordinating the network of six member agencies. Their 24/7 statewide helpline
• Women's Center of Rhode Island — DV Services — The Women's Center at 45 Aborn Street in downtown Providence runs an emergency shelter, transitional housing, support groups, and a court-ba
• Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center — Warwick — The EBC Center in Warwick operates Kent County's emergency DV shelter (location confidential) plus advocacy, support groups, and a children'
• Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center — Pawtucket — BVAC in Pawtucket serves Northern Rhode Island women with an emergency shelter, court advocacy at Pawtucket and Family Court, and a children
• Day One — Sexual Assault & DV Services — Day One at 100 Medway Street in Providence is RI's lead sexual-assault response center, providing forensic-exam advocacy at hospitals, a 24/