Safe At Home Resources
Available Resources
Survivors of domestic violence in Georgia have access to a wide range of local, state, and national resources, including 24/7 hotlines, emergency shelter, legal help, counseling, and specialized support programs.
Resources
24/7 Crisis Support
Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL)
1-800-715-4225
This Statewide helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and connects you to crisis services, intervention, mobile crisis teams, and emotional support.
National Suicide and & Crisis Lifeline
988 (call or text)
Calling or texting 988 will connect you to crisis counselors and in Georgia, is routed to GCAL professionals.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24-hour crisis hotline available by phone, text, or online chat.
24/7 crisis hotline: 1-800-799-7233
24/7 text line: “start” to 88788
The National Network to End Domestic Violence
202-543-5566
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV)
Serves as a coalition of over 50 organizations statewide, providing resources, advocacy, and training for survivors and those serving them.
Their 24-hour hotline is 1-800-334-2836
Albany 24-hour crisis hotline, Emergency Shelter Services, Outreach Advocacy and Legal Advocacy. 24/7 crisis hotline: 800-334-2836 or 229-439-7065 Counties served: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Macon, Miller, Quitman, Schley, Sumter, Stewart, Randolph, Terrell, and Webster |
Athens 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis intervention, shelter, outrace, prevention and advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-543-3331 Teen Textline: 706-765-8019 Counties Served: Clark, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe |
Atlanta Fulton County courthouse-based legal clinic staffed with lawyers and advocates for survivors of intimate partner violence, elder abuse and child abuse. Contact: 404-612-4324 Domestic Shelters Directory – |
Augusta SafeHomes Domestic Violence Center 24-Hour Crisis Hotline, 30-Day Emergency Shelter, Legal Advocacy, Support Groups, Counseling, Life Skills Classes, Parenting Classes, Residential Aftercare, Rural County Outreach, Youth Programs (Children and Teens), Community Education and Training. 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 706-736-2499 10-County Service Area Includes: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes |
Blairsville Support in Abusive Family Emergencies (S.A.F.E) 24-hour crisis hotline, advocacy, and emergency shelter 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-379-3000 Counties served: Union, Towns |
Blue Ridge North Georgia Mountain Crisis Network Eleven bed confidential shelter, operate a 24/7 crisis hotline, and provide advocacy, outreach services, education, and training. 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-6332-8400 or 800-334-2836 Counties served: Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens |
Brunswick Amity House – Glynn Community Crisis Center 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, outreach client services, housing assistance programs, support groups and counseling, and community outreach and education 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-264-4357 Counties served: Glynn and McIntosh |
Canton Cherokee Family Violence Center 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal assistance 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-479-1703 En Español: 770-720-7050 Counties served: Cherokee |
Carrollton West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups, outreach 24/7 Crisis line: 770-834-1141 Counties served: Carroll, Coweta, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether |
Cartersville 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, children services, legal advocacy, outreach services, support groups, community education and in-service training, teen dating violence prevention 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-386-8779 Teen text line: 470-232-2855 Counties served: Bartow |
Cedartown Polk County Women’s Shelter – Our House 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter and services, legal advocacy 24/7 crisis line: 770-749-9930 Counties served: Haralson and Polk County |
Clayton Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, education, trauma-focused therapy and crisis counseling, case management 24/7 crisis line: 706-782-1338 or 706-782-1003 Counties served: Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens |
Conyers 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-860-1666 Counties served: Rockdale, Newton, and Walton Counties |
Cornelia 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, outreach, pet shelter, counseling, support group 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-776-4673 Text line: 706-768-1616 Counties served: Habersham, Stephens, and White |
Cummings 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, legal advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-887-1121 Counties served: Forsyth and North Fulton |
Dahlonega 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and court support, case management, support groups, community outreach 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-864-1986 Counties served: Dawson and Lumpkin |
Dallas 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, case management, and transportation services 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-443-5213 Counties served: Paulding and Cobb |
Dalton Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, community education, and outreach 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-278-5586 Counties served: Whitfield, Murray, and Gordon |
Decatur 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-413-5557 Counties served: Dekalb |
24-hour crisis hotline, forensic exams, counsel, and legal advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 404-688-9436 |
Douglasville 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional program, case management, support groups, and legal advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-489-7513 Counties served: Douglas and Paulding |
Dublin 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, 24/7 crisis hotline: 478-272-8000 Counties served: Laurens, Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Telfair, Wilcox, and Wilkinson |
Fayetteville 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups, safety planning 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-460-1604 Counties served: Fayette, Spalding, Pike, and Upson |
24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, and legal advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-536-5860 Counties served: Hall |
Greensboro 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, case management, counseling, and transport 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-453-4017 Teen dating line: 706-765-8019 Counties served: Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Hancock, and Baldwin |
Hartwell Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, therapy 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-376-7111 Counties served: Elbert, Franklin, and Hart |
Hinesville 24-hour crisis hotline, support group, case management 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-368-9200 Counties served: Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall |
Jesup 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and outreach programs 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-588-9999 Counties served: Appling, Jeff Davis, and Wayne |
Lafayette Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa, Chattooga Counties 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, counseling and support group, education 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-375-7630 Counties served: Walter, Dade, Catoosa, and Chattooga |
Lagrange 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, safety planning 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-885-1525 Counties served: Troup |
Lawrenceville Partnership Against Domestic Violence 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, safety planning, supportive housing, counseling 24/7 crisis hotline: 404-873-1766 Counties served: Gwinnett |
Macon Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal services, sexual assault centers, counseling 24/7 crisis hotline: 478-745-9292 Counties served: Bibb |
Marietta 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, sexual assault program, elder abuse program, Latino outreach program, counseling 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-427-3390 Counties served: Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding |
McDonough 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, case management, legal advocacy, counseling, child advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-954-9229 Counties served: Butts, Henry, Jasper, and Lamar |
Morrow 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, case management, support group, children’s program 24/7 crisis hotline: 770-961-7233 Counties served: Clayton and surrounding Metro Atlanta |
Moultrie Colquitt County Serenity House 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, social services 24/7 crisis hotline: 229-890-7233 Counties served: Colquitt |
Rome 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, education and outreach 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-235-4673 Counties served: Floyd |
Savannah Area Offers emergency shelter, legal advocacy, hotlines, bilingual advocacy, and child and family advocacy. 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-629-8888 Counties served: Chatham |
Statesboro 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, children’s services programs, transportation, teen dating violence education program 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-764-4605 Counties served: Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven, and Washington |
St. Marys 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, child services, safety planning, court accompaniment, counseling, support groups, community outreach and awareness 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-882-7858 Counties served: Camden and Charlton |
Thomasville 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, support groups and counseling, transportation, relocation assistance, legal and outreach advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 229-226-6666 Counties served: Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas |
Tifton 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, relocation, transportation, and support groups 24/7 crisis hotline: 229-388-1541 Counties served: Irwin, Tift, Turner, and Worth |
Vidalia 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, and children advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-538-9935 Teen dating text line: 706-765-8019 Counties served: Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler |
Valdosta 24-hosur crisis hotline, emergency shelter, and sexual assault exams 24/7 crisis hotline: 229-44-1765 Counties served: Atkinson, Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes |
Warner Robins 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counseling services, peer support, and legal advocacy 24/7 crisis hotline: 478-923-6294 Counties served: Houston, Peach, and Pulaski |
Waycross 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy, and housing 24/7 crisis hotline: 912-285-5850 Counties served: Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware |
Winder 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, legal advocacy, and safety planning 24/7 crisis hotline: 706-387-0100 Counties served: Barrow, Banks, and Jackson |
Advocate Assistant
Potential Safe at Home participants may meet with a registered Advocate Assistant to apply for the program or gauge their eligibility.
Advocate Assistants assist applicants with completing and submitting the Safe At Home application. Safe at Home staff do not meet with potential applicants for enrollment.
How do I become a certified Advocate Assistant?
- Log into the Advocate Assistant portal >>>
- Once logged in, individuals must watch the Advocate Assistant training video and score an 80% or higher on the certification exam.
- Once the Advocate Assistant successfully completes their training, they will receive confirmation from Safe at Home, a registration number, and a certificate.