The Americans Overseas Domestic
Violence Crisis Center,
866-USWOMEN
The Americans
Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis
Center can be
reached internationally toll-free from 175 countries. To contact the toll-free crisis line
from overseas, first dial your AT&T USADirect access number
and at the prompt, enter our phone number: 866-USWOMEN (879-6636). The center
serves abused Americans, mostly women and children, in both civilian and
military populations overseas.
According to the US State Department estimate in 2010, 5.25
million American civilians live in foreign countries. If these Americans were
in one state, it would be the 17th largest state in the US.
The US Department of Defense states there are approximately
500,000 military personnel and their families overseas. Our priority is to
reach as widely and deeply as possible into these American communities and
raise awareness of the services we offer to battered American women and
children to help them realize that they do have alternatives to living a life
of violence and help them break the cycle.
The Americans
Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis
Center receives funds from
multiple foundations & corporations overseas and within the USA. This support has enabled us to help abused American women
and children in countries around the world. In addition to providing domestic
violence advocacy, safety planning and case management, we assist victims with
relocation, emergency funds for housing and childcare, and funds for payment of
legal fees.
Our Global Campaign To Empower Americans Experiencing Domestic
Violence Abroad began in the fall of 2009 in Europe and, during the next three
years, will be expanding to Asia, Central America, South America, and Northern Africa.