The Northeastern Division of Safety wants you to be safe at all times. If you are being hurt by anyone in your family or household, including roommates, we hope you will contact us or a community resource. No one deserves to be beaten or threatened with harm.
Are you or a friend in immediate danger?
Consider ways to leave the present situation safely
The police will assist you in obtaining an emergency order, valid until the next court business day.
Once the order has been issued, you will be given a copy and the police will attempt to serve a copy to the abuser. Remember to keep the order on you at all times
Know your rights under Massachusetts General Laws (Chapter 209A)
Are you a victim of domestic abuse?
Has your spouse or former spouse, a household member or former household member, roommates, a blood relative or minor child, the parent of your minor child, or anyone whom you have had a substantive dating relationship with attempted to or is causing you physical harm?
Has anyone placed you in fear of imminent serious physical harm or caused you to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat or duress?
If you find yourself answering yes to any of these questions, or know someone who is in danger, it is time to get help. No one deserves to be beaten or threatened with harm.
Resources
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Northeastern University Police Department |
Northeastern University Counseling and Student Development Center
(617) 373-2142
Beth Israel Rape Crisis Intervention Program
(617) 667-4645
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Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (24 hour hotline) |
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
(617) 732-5636
Hot Line: SafeLink toll-free number
(877) 785-2020
SafeLink is the first Massachusetts statewide domestic violence hotline and is operated by Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc. in Boston. Trained advocates answer SafeLink 24 hours a day in English, Spanish and TTY (877) 521-2601. It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages. SafeLink is integrated with Casa Myrna Vasquez’s already existing toll-free hotline; callers can access SafeLink by calling either number. SafeLink provides an integrated and seamless response to victims of domestic violence through its use of technology and its multilingual capacity.
*Please continue to utilize CMV services by calling our existing toll-free number at 1-800-992-2600.
Related link: http://www.casamyrna.org
How To Obtain A Restraining Order: http://www.neu.edu/public_safety/restrain.html