24/7 365 Crisis Line

Click on the number to get help. It’s what we do.

+1-831-372-6300 or +1-831-757-1001

The YWCA Monterey County operates the county’s only crisis line, 365 days a year, 24-hours a day. Domestic Violence victims are encouraged to seek help. You are not alone and we have ways to help you change your circumstances. Trained advocates answer each call to provide clients with safety plans, resource referrals and when necessary, immediate access to one of our confidentially located safe houses.

Domestic Violence Includes

Psychological Abuse

A major factor in the abuse cycle. Controlling you and cutting you off from family and friends is abuse.

Stalking / Harassment / Cyber Abuse

Fear through these methods is considered abuse and you have options.

Physical Abuse

This includes pinching, pushing, slapping, physically intimidating, any unwanted physical contact. A boundary has been crossed.

Sexual Abuse

Any unwanted sexual contact is abuse. No excuses justify it, it’s wrong and you might need help to handle this situation.

Verbal Abuse

Often overlooked, this is the beginning stages to the abuse cycle.

Coercive Control

Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse where perpetrators use a pattern of threats, intimidation, and abuse to control and dominate their partner and children, depriving them of independence and isolation from support. Because coercive control does not always involve physical violence, it has often been under-reported and under-recognized.

Spiritual Abuse

Goes along with psychological abuse by attacking your core beliefs.

Economic Abuse

By with holding money an abuser keeps you in their grasp. Many women feel stuck because they have no money to leave. We can help!

If you’re experiencing any of these, you can get help now. Call our hotlines. For more information online, a good resource is the The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

What we provide

Confidential Emergency Housing

Our confidentially located Safe Housing provides clients with a safe and secure place to begin their journey to recovery.
Mental Health Services

Therapy for both parents and children is imperative to identifying ways to heal so that the cycle of violence is forever broken.
Education

Through our educational programs such as YEA, Youth Outreach and Education, we are putting in the work to make our community a safer place.
Trauma Informed Care

Our team has been trained to provide services through a trauma-informed approach.