LGBTQ+ Institute on IPV

Domestic Violence · Illinois · Free

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs — LGBTQ+ specific intimate partner violence resources. Worth contacting if a provider refused you DV services because the abuser was the same gender. Therapy groups for LGBTQ+ DV survivors are usually free, meet weekly, and meet either in person or online. Same-sex IPV often gets mis-categorized as 'mutual combat' by police unfamiliar with abuse dynamics; LGBTQ+-trained responders fix this. No cost — the program is grant-funded and confidentiality-protected.

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Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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