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Immediate danger: Call 911 if you need police, fire, or medical help now.
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
If you are having an emergency, please contact 911 or the 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-332-7385.
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- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
Indiana advocate: Call the Indiana 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-332-7385.
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
If you are having an emergency, please contact 911 or the 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-332-7385.
(checked 2026-10-18)
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
Indiana safety guide. Local availability is unknown until a provider confirms it.
Make a safer domestic-violence plan in Indiana
Start with the safest way to contact an advocate. This guide never lists confidential shelter locations and never asks you to save details about your situation.
Leave this site safety
Leave this site takes you off this page. It cannot erase browser, device, network, or account history.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Internet Safety says:
Your computer and cell phone use can be monitored without you knowing it.
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Step 1: Choose a safer device
If you think this device may be monitored, use a device the other person cannot access before opening safety links or making a plan.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Internet Safety says:
Your computer and cell phone use can be monitored without you knowing it.
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- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Internet Safety says:
Step 2: Talk with an advocate
Ask the statewide hotline to help you think through the safest next action. Do not assume a bed, ride, or local appointment is available until an advocate confirms it.
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
If you are having an emergency, please contact 911 or the 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-332-7385.
(checked 2026-10-18)
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Contact Us says:
Step 3: Consider court information with an advocate
Indiana Courts provides protection-order information and an online filing route. Filing can affect safety, so consider asking an advocate or lawyer to help you plan before you file.
- Indiana Judicial Branch: Getting a Protection Order says:
Start a request for a protection order by filing online. See our tutorials to learn how to get started or reach out to an advocate for help.
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- Indiana Judicial Branch: Getting a Protection Order says:
Step 4: Keep the plan discreet
Store only what is safe for you. Do not put an address, schedule, shelter location, or account detail into this page.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Internet Safety says:
Your computer and cell phone use can be monitored without you knowing it.
(checked 2026-10-18)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Internet Safety says:
Local options
Use the statewide advocate route above. Local category discovery is a follow-up and is not linked here because confidential locations must not be surfaced.
Keep these ready only if it is safe
- Medication and identification only if they are safe to collect
- A protection order or court notice only if one already exists and is safe to carry
Shelter space, transportation, and local intake are unknown until an advocate confirms them.
This No One Left Outside guide is general information, not legal or medical advice, a promise of help, or an eligibility decision; confirm current instructions and availability with the agency or provider.