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Call 911 to report actual or threatened domestic violence or gender-based violence.

You can go to an NYC Family Justice Center (FJC) to get free and confidential assistance if you are experiencing domestic or gender-based violence, which can include:

Key City agencies, community, social and civil legal services providers, and District Attorney's Offices are located on-site at FJCs, to make it easier for survivors to get help.

You will receive services regardless of your age, income, sexual orientation, gender identity, preferred language, or immigration status.

NYC Family Justice Centers can help you with:

  • Planning for your safety
  • Applying for public benefits, shelter, housing, and other support services and programs
  • Mental health and counseling services for you and your children to support emotional well-being
  • Referrals to job training and education programs, including educational workshops to help with budgeting, credit repair, resume writing, and interviewing skills
  • Legal help for orders of protection, custody, visitation, child support, divorce, housing, and immigration
  • Connecting to trained law enforcement, such as the NYPD, the NYC Sheriff’s Office, and the District Attorney’s Office
  • Childcare for children age 3 and up while you get services at the FJC

Get more information and locations of Family Justice Centers.

Anyone can experience abuse regardless of:

  • Age
  • Sexual orientation
  • Gender identity
  • Ethnicity
  • Social group

Most forms of gender-based violence involve one person having power and control over another. This often looks like someone crossing your physical, emotional, sexual, or financial boundaries in a specific situation, or on an ongoing basis. It may not always be clear when a situation crosses from healthy to unhealthy, or from unhealthy to something that may be considered gender-based violence.

Common types of gender-based violence include:

  • Intimate partner violence
  • Family violence
  • Sexual violence
  • Stalking
  • Human trafficking

Learn more about recognizing the signs of abuse.

The Bronx Family Justice Center is located at 198 East 161st Street, between Concourse Village West and Sherman Avenue.

The Center is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A playroom for children ages 3 and older is available for visitors receiving services at the Center.

  • Agency: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Division: Bronx Family Justice Center
  • Phone Number: (718) 508-1222
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • If you want to speak to someone after hours, call Safe Horizon at (800) 621-HOPE or (800) 621-4673.

The Brooklyn Family Justice Center is located in downtown Brooklyn at 350 Jay Street, between Myrtle Avenue and Metrotech Roadway.

The Center is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A playroom for children ages 3 and older is available for visitors receiving services at the Center.

  • Agency: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Division: Brooklyn Family Justice Center
  • Phone Number: (718) 250-5111
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • If you want to speak to someone after hours, call Safe Horizon at (800) 621-HOPE or (800) 621-4673.

The Manhattan Family Justice Center is located in Lower Manhattan at 80 Centre Street, between Worth Street and Hogan Place.

The Center is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A playroom for children ages 3 and older is available for visitors receiving services at the Center.

  • Agency: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Division: Manhattan Family Justice Center
  • Phone Number: (212) 602-2800
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • If you want to speak to someone after hours, call Safe Horizon at (800) 621-HOPE or (800) 621-4673.

The Queens Family Justice Center is located in Kew Gardens at 126-02 82nd Avenue, between 126 Street and 132 Street.

The Center is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A playroom for children ages 3 and older is available for visitors receiving services at the Center.

  • Agency: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Division: Queens Family Justice Center
  • Phone Number: (718) 575-4500
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • If you want to speak to someone after hours, call Safe Horizon at (800) 621-HOPE or (800) 621-4673.

The Staten Island Family Justice Center is located at 126 Stuyvesant Place, between Schuyler Street and Hyatt Street.

The Center is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A playroom for children ages 3 and older is available for visitors receiving services at the Center.

  • Agency: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Division: Staten Island Family Justice Center
  • Phone Number: (718) 697-4300
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • If you want to speak to someone after hours, call Safe Horizon at (800) 621-HOPE or (800) 621-4673.

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