Emergency Lifelines & Resources

USA, Texas, & Houston Support

If you are in the United States, Texas, or the Houston area and need immediate, confidential assistance, please contact these verified lifelines directly:

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788 (Available 24/7 / English & Spanish).

• Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV): Visit tcfv.org to locate local emergency shelter availability and advocacy resources across the state.

• Houston Police Department (HPD) Family Violence Unit: Call (713) 308-1100 or visit the official HPD Family Violence Division Website for direct guidance on documentation, filing reports, and local victim advocate services. (If you are inside city limits and need a non-emergency police response to report a past incident, call 713-884-3131).

If you are in immediate, life-threatening danger, please dial 911 right away.

At Wings of Freedom International, we maintain a private, secure, and regularly updated database of crisis hotlines, emergency contacts, local shelters, and survivor support organizations spanning more than 120 countries.

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To prevent retaliatory tracking and ensure the safety of the survivors we serve, we do not publish physical shelter addresses or private hotline numbers publicly on the internet. >

📩 Request Your Country’s Resources

If you or someone you know needs emergency resource data for a specific country outside of your local area, please fill out the confidential form below. Our team will securely email you the exact resource slides and contact details for that region.