Elissa Malter Schwartz, Executive Director, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)

Resources

Hotlines:

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233

National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
1-866-331-9474

Break the Cycle Teen Helpline
1-888-988-9474

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-834-4564

Teen Crisis Hotline
1-917-514-TEEN

Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
301-315-8041
1-877-88JCADA

Websites
www.awarenow.org – A good idea for parents to pull down the Dating Bill of Rights and print it out for their children.

Important suggestions: Agree on a code word for your child to use when calling you in need of help.