Huntsville, Alabama

Address / access: Huntsville; call for the appropriate precinct/reporting location.

Services: Reporting/navigation for local incidents; ask about victim services, report copies and available safety assistance.

Eligibility: People needing police/victim-service assistance in the jurisdiction. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Before you go: Online forms may not be monitored after hours. Police-linked services have different confidentiality rules from independent DV advocates.

Address / access: 100 North Side Square, Huntsville, Alabama

Services: Criminal-case information, victim-rights support and referrals; ask about court accompaniment, restitution and compensation applications.

Eligibility: Crime victims connected to cases in the relevant jurisdiction; services and confidentiality differ from independent DV advocacy.

Before you go: Call to confirm the assigned victim-service officer and case jurisdiction. DA staff do not act as your personal family-law attorney.

Address / access: 4020 Memorial Parkway SW, Huntsville, AL 35802

Services: 24/7 mental-health/substance-use crisis assessment, stabilization and referrals.

Eligibility: People in a behavioral-health crisis; regional provider for Madison, Morgan, Limestone and surrounding counties. Call about age-specific services.

Before you go: A behavioral-health crisis center is not a confidential DV shelter. For immediate DV safety use the local DV crisis line.

Address / access: Telephone and online support nationwide.

Services: Confidential support and connections to local sexual-assault services.

Eligibility: Survivors and people supporting them; available regardless of when the assault occurre

Address / access: 2206 Oakwood Avenue NW, Huntsville, AL 35810

Services: SNAP/food assistance, TANF/JOBS, child-support services, child welfare and adult protective services.

Eligibility: County residents; financial programs have income/household rules. Call the correct division; protective-services reports are different from benefit applications.

Before you go: Government agency, not a confidential DV advocate. Ask about confidentiality, safe mail/callbacks and documentation; use 911 for immediate danger.

Address / access: 210 Pratt Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801

Services: Child-focused advocacy and coordinated abuse response; ask about forensic interviews, therapy and medical referrals.

Eligibility: Local child-abuse services in Madison County; it does not oversee investigations/court matters elsewhere.

Before you go: A child advocacy center is not an emergency shelter or custody decision-maker. Do not repeatedly question a child about abuse; let trained professionals guide next steps.

Services: Trip information, local transportation and information about accessible ride options.

Eligibility: Orbit is public bus service. Access requires eligibility/application; it does not automatically cover all of Madison city.

Before you go: Public transit is not an emergency escape service. If danger is urgent, call 911 or your DV crisis line for a safe transportation plan.

Services: Health-coverage applications and program information. Ask about care access and non-emergency medical transportation if already enrolled

Eligibility: Eligibility depends on program category, income and other rules. Transportation has separate authorization and scheduling requirements.

Before you go: Ask a hospital social worker or advocate about care options if uninsured. Emergency transport is through 911.

Address / access: Call to reach the Area Agency on Aging serving your county.

Services: Benefits navigation, caregiver support and connections to aging/disability services and community supports.

Eligibility: Older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers; individual services have their own rules.

Address / access: Statewide telephone intake; shelter location withheld. Call for access.

Services: Free, confidential DV, sexual-assault and trafficking support; language access, counseling/referrals and survivor advocacy.

Eligibility: Foreign-born and other underserved communities across Alabama; ask about services in your preferred language.

Before you go: The provider currently publishes 800-793-3010; this guide uses that number instead of older directory numbers. 

Address / access: Phone, text and online chat nationwide.

Services: Support, referrals and reporting options for potential labor or sex trafficking.

Eligibility: People experiencing trafficking, people supporting them and community members with concerns.

Before you go: Tell the advocate when and how it is safe to contact you.

Address / access: Nationwide phone support; installation Family Advocacy victim-advocate locator online.

Services: Connections to domestic-abuse victim advocates, reporting-options information and military-family support. Safe Helpline offers sexual-assault support.

Eligibility: Military OneSource eligibility varies by service/status; civilian DV programs can also help. Ask an advocate about eligibility and confidentiality before reporting.

Before you go: Veterans/Military Crisis Line: 988, then press 1; text 838255. Ask about restricted/unrestricted reporting, exceptions and whether a report triggers command notification.

Address / access: Online national directory; local locations and intake vary.

Services: Finds pet sheltering, foster or boarding resources for people fleeing DV or experiencing homelessness.

Eligibility: People seeking safety with companion animals. Each listed program sets animal, vaccine, fee, space and length-of-stay rules.

Before you go: No local pet placement is promised. Ask your DV program about service animals, companion pets, transport and confidential arrangements.