Resource Directory
Hotlines
Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA): 434-977-7273
Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For victims of sexual assault and adult survivors
of childhood sexual abuse.
Shelter for Help in Emergency: 434-293-8509
Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For victims of domestic violence.
Runaway Emergency Shelter Hotline: 434-972-SAFE
For children under 18.
Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-838-8238
Virginia 24-hour Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-800-552-7096
Suicide/Psychiatric Emergencies
Region Ten Emergency Services: 434-972-1800
Conducts assessments and can hospitalize. Available 24 hours a day.
Counseling and Psychological Services: 434-243-5150
For non-life-threatening crises after 5pm and on weekends, call
434-972-7004; an on-call counselor will return your call.
UVa students only.
Shelters
Shelter for Help in Emergency: 434-293-8509
Safe house for battered women and their children. Offers counseling, support groups, and referrals.
Salvation Army Shelter: 434-295-4058
207 Ridge Street. General shelter, free meals, day care, job and finance management.
Referral for domestic violence must be made through a counselor.
Runaway Emergency Shelter: 434-972-7233
Shelter for children under 18. Children can stay for 14 days.
Counseling provided while a shelter resident. (Business number: 434-296-4118)
Helplines
Child Protective Services:
Charlottesville: 434-970-3400
Albemarle County: 434-972-4010
Fluvanna County: 434-842-8221
Greene County: 434-985-5246
Nelson County: 434-263-8334
Report suspected child abuse or neglect. In operation during business hours;
for 24-hour service use the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.
Child Care Resource and Referral Service: 434-296-4118
Assesses child care needs and offers detailed provider information
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center: 434-982-2843
Students with Children: 434-924-7427
For UVa students with children.
Planned Parenthood: 434-296-1000
Legal Aid:
Charlottesville: 434-977-0553/1-800-763-7323
Central Virginia, Piedmont Branch: 434-296-8851
Legal advice and representation. NOT available to UVa students.
National AIDS Information: 1-800-342-2437
Websites
Students with Children
www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/swc
Elson Student Health Center
www.virginia.edu/studenthealth/
UVA C.A.R.E.S
www.virginia.edu/~uvacares/
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center at UVA
www.indorgs.virginia.edu/lgbtrc
The Queer Student Union at UVA
www.student.virginia.edu/~lambda1/
Demand Reality. Demand Respect.
http://www.demandit.org/
Gifts From Within (GFW)
http://giftfromwithin.org/
A nonprofit organization that is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. We also have a survivor poetry and art gallery, book reviews, articles, inspirational stories and coping strategies.