# Need help finding shelter for an abused woman

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**Created:** [October 11, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-shelter-for-an-abused-woman/131790 "2002-10-11T07:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-shelter-for-an-abused-woman/131790/1 "2002-10-11T07:08:02Z")

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I need help finding shelter for a friend of mine. She is a senior citizen in the Los Angeles Area with very limited income. She has endured constant emotional abuse and occasional physical abuse from her husband of 32 years (who is threatening to have her committed).

Anyone know of shelters in the LA area, or links to sites of resources. My google search did not turn up much.

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-shelter-for-an-abused-woman/131790/2 "2002-10-11T07:58:21Z")

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I’d suggest you start with the L.A. County [Adult Protective Services](http://dcss.co.la.ca.us/APS/APS.htm) department. Their webpage gives a two toll-free numbers you can call: 888-202-4CIU during business hours or 877-477-3646 after hours. It says social workers are available to take reports 24 hours a day.

If they can’t help you or if you feel more comfortable calling a shelter directly, the Department of Public Safety has a [Domestic Violence](http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/calworks/domviol.cfm) page with a list of hotline numbers and the page also contains this information:

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> In May 1995, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office began a countywide 800 hotline that provides direct access to each of the hotlines. The 800 number has now been expanded to include Orange County and Ventura County. Every call to the 800 number is directly routed either to a shelter that provides language specific counseling, or the nearest shelter operated hotline. Battered women may, at no charge, and without fear of their call being traced through phone records, receive crisis counseling from anywhere inside Los Angeles, Orange or Ventura County.
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> The number for this service is 1-800-978-3600.

I hope you can find your friend some help soon. Good luck.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-shelter-for-an-abused-woman/131790/3 "2002-10-11T08:07:17Z")

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Well, geez, dude, whadja Google under? 😕

“battered women shelter los angeles”?

[http://www.safenetwork.net/rd/sn000017.htm](http://www.safenetwork.net/rd/sn000017.htm)

[http://www.lalabor.com/material/shsa/assault\_and\_rape\_crisis\_counseling\_centers.html](http://www.lalabor.com/material/shsa/assault_and_rape_crisis_counseling_centers.html)

[http://www.thebody.com/wa/autumn95/battered.html](http://www.thebody.com/wa/autumn95/battered.html)

[http://www.angelfire.com/ar/LRfuzz1/shelters/dvsrca.html](http://www.angelfire.com/ar/LRfuzz1/shelters/dvsrca.html)

Hotline numbers.  
[http://home.earthlink.net/~hopefull/hotlines.htm](http://home.earthlink.net/~hopefull/hotlines.htm)

And of course, Social Services…  
[http://www.ladpss.org/](http://www.ladpss.org/)