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Indiana Support Resources

Statewide and national support services for people in Indiana seeking crisis help, safety planning, housing, legal support, recovery resources, and survivor-centered care.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in emotional distress, experiencing a mental health crisis, struggling with substance use, or thinking about suicide, call or text 988. For local service referrals including shelter, food, housing, and crisis resources, dial 211.

You do not need perfect words to ask for help. Start with 911, 988, 211, or one of the resources below.

Domestic Violence

  • Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)
    Statewide coalition supporting domestic violence survivors, advocates, prevention work, and local program connections.
    https://icadvinc.org/
  • ICADV Help for Survivors / Program Directory
    Find local domestic violence programs, advocacy services, shelter referrals, and survivor support across Indiana.
    https://icadvinc.org/help-for-survivors
  • Indiana Domestic Violence Hotline
    Statewide domestic violence support and referrals.
    Call: 1-800-332-7385
    TTY: 1-800-787-3224
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    24/7 confidential support, safety planning, and crisis help.
    Call: 1-800-799-7233
    Text: START to 88788
    https://www.thehotline.org/
  • StrongHearts Native Helpline
    Support for Native American and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence.
    Call or text: 1-844-762-8483
    https://strongheartshelpline.org/
  • Love Is Respect
    Support for teen dating abuse and unhealthy relationship dynamics.
    Call: 1-866-331-9474
    Text: LOVEIS to 22522
    https://www.loveisrespect.org/
  • Domestic Violence Help for Men
    Male survivors can contact ICADV programs, Indiana 211, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline for support and referrals.

Mental Health / Crisis

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
    National crisis support for mental health, suicide prevention, substance use crisis, and emotional distress.
    Call or text: 988
    https://988lifeline.org/
  • 988 Indiana
    Indiana’s 988 crisis resource for suicide prevention, mental health crisis, substance use crisis, and emotional distress.
    Call or text: 988
    https://988indiana.org/
  • Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
    State behavioral health services, mental health programs, addiction services, crisis response, and treatment information.
    https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/
  • NAMI Indiana
    Mental health education, advocacy, peer support, family support, and community resources.
    https://www.namiindiana.org/
  • SAMHSA Find Support
    National mental health and substance use support information.
    https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support
  • FindSupport.gov
    Federal support resource directory for mental health, substance use, and crisis needs.
    https://www.findsupport.gov/

Addiction / Substance Use

  • Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
    State addiction treatment, recovery services, behavioral health programs, and substance use disorder resources.
    https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/
  • Indiana DMHA – Find Help
    State resource page for finding mental health and addiction support in Indiana.
    https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/find-help/
  • FindTreatment.gov
    Search for addiction treatment, mental health treatment, detox, outpatient care, inpatient care, and recovery programs by location.
    https://findtreatment.gov/
  • SAMHSA Find Help
    National treatment referral and support resources for substance use and mental health needs.
    https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help
  • Indiana 211
    Search detox programs, counseling, recovery programs, addiction treatment services, housing help, food, and local support referrals.
    Dial: 211
    Call: 1-866-211-9966
    Text your ZIP code to: 898-211
    https://in211.communityos.org/

Homelessness / Shelter / Housing

  • Indiana 211
    Search for shelter, housing assistance, food, utility assistance, transportation, crisis resources, and other local services.
    Dial: 211
    Call: 1-866-211-9966
    Text your ZIP code to: 898-211
    https://in211.communityos.org/
  • Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
    State housing programs, rental assistance information, homelessness support, housing vouchers, and community development resources.
    https://www.in.gov/ihcda/
  • IHCDA – Homeowners & Renters
    Housing Choice Voucher information, rental support, homeowner resources, and housing help for Indiana residents.
    https://www.in.gov/ihcda/homeowners-and-renters/
  • Indiana Housing Now
    Search for affordable rental housing and housing resources in Indiana.
    https://www.indianahousingnow.org/
  • HUD Indiana
    Federal housing resources, homelessness assistance direction, rental help, fair housing support, and local HUD contacts for Indiana.
    https://www.hud.gov/states/indiana
  • FindHelp
    Search local shelter, housing, food, transportation, financial assistance, and social service programs by ZIP code.
    https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Adult Men’s Shelter and Emergency Housing
    Use Indiana 211, FindHelp, HUD Indiana, Indiana Housing Now, or local county/city service offices to locate emergency shelters, transitional housing, and housing support.
  • Family Shelter and Housing Support
    Use Indiana 211, IHCDA, HUD Indiana, Indiana Housing Now, and local programs to locate family shelter, rental help, and emergency housing support.

Legal Help / Protective Orders / Family Law

Victim Rights / Crime Victim Support

  • Indiana Criminal Justice Institute – Victim Services
    State victim services, grant programs, victim support information, and crime victim assistance resources.
    https://www.in.gov/cji/
  • Indiana Violent Crime Victim Compensation Program
    Financial assistance for eligible victims of violent crime and certain crime-related expenses.
    https://www.in.gov/cji/victim-compensation/
  • Victim Connect Resource Center
    National referral helpline for victims of crime.
    Call: 1-855-484-2846
    https://victimconnect.org/
  • Office for Victims of Crime
    Federal victim assistance information, rights resources, and support programs.
    https://ovc.ojp.gov/

Sexual Assault Support

  • Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking (ICESAHT)
    Statewide sexual assault and human trafficking coalition supporting survivors, service providers, prevention work, training, and rape crisis center connections.
    https://www.endsexualassault.org/
  • ICESAHT – Find a Rape Crisis Center
    Find sexual assault survivor support and rape crisis center resources in Indiana.
    https://icesaht.org/what-we-do/rape-crisis-centers/
  • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
    24/7 confidential sexual assault support and online chat.
    Call: 1-800-656-4673
    https://www.rainn.org/
  • StrongHearts Native Helpline
    Support for Native American and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence.
    Call or text: 1-844-762-8483
    https://strongheartshelpline.org/

County / Local / City Support

Use these tools to find help near you in Indiana. Local services can vary by county, city, ZIP code, eligibility, funding, and current availability, because naturally the help system had to become a scavenger hunt with paperwork.

Special Populations

  • Male Survivors
    Male survivors can use ICADV programs, Indiana 211, RAINN, 1in6, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline for support and referrals.
  • Teen Dating Abuse
    Love Is Respect provides support for young people experiencing dating abuse or unhealthy relationship dynamics.
    https://www.loveisrespect.org/
  • Native Survivors
    StrongHearts Native Helpline supports Native American and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence.
    Call or text: 1-844-762-8483
    https://strongheartshelpline.org/
  • Veterans Crisis Line
    Support for veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and loved ones.
    Call 988, then press 1
    Text: 838255
    https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
  • LGBTQ+ Youth Support – The Trevor Project
    Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people.
    Call: 1-866-488-7386
    Text: START to 678678
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Quick Reminder

If you are scared, unsafe, struggling with addiction, facing homelessness, or thinking about suicide, start with 911, 988, 211, or one of the resources above. You do not need to explain everything perfectly. You just need a place to begin.