No cost Domestic Violence Help in Nevada: Hotlines, Protection Orders and Safe Housing

Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800 799 7233, or text START to 88788. You can also chat with a live advocate on their website. It is free and private.

Official page: thehotline.org/?p=4845

You can ask a court for a temporary protection order. It can usually be issued for up to 45 days, and the judge can sign it before the other person is told. After a hearing, it can be extended for up to two years. Forms are on the Nevada courts self help site.

Official page: selfhelp.nvcourts.gov/self-help/temporary-protection-orders/overview

Yes. The Nevada Confidential Address Program gives you a substitute address for public records and forwards your mail for free. You sign up in person with a CAP certified advocate at a local victim services agency. Call 888 432 6189 to learn more.

Official page: dcfs.nv.gov/Programs/CAP/ConfidentialAddressProgram

In HUD housing, like public housing and Section 8 vouchers, you cannot be denied or evicted because you are a survivor. You can ask for an emergency transfer to a safer unit, and the landlord can remove only the abuser from the lease. What you share must be kept private.

Official page: hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/5380.pdf

Your housing provider must ask in writing and give you at least 14 business days. You choose the proof: a HUD self certification form, a signed letter from a professional, or a police or court record.

Official page: hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/5380.pdf