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09/23/2021
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Resources recommended by our writers for assistance, action, and learning.
If you are in immediate danger, call or text 911.
Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255 (English and Spanish available)
Text MN to 741741, Minnesota’s suicide prevention and mental health 24/7
crisis texting services
. (Average wait time is 39 seconds)
Sexual Assault,
find Minnesota advocates by county
RAINN: Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, 24/hr crisis line 1-800-656-4673,
rainn.org
Day One Crisis for emergency housing or shelter, 24/hr crisis line 1-866-223-1111 or text 612-399-9995,
dayoneservices.org
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 612-209-9993,
mncasa.org
Rape Help MN,
rapehelpmn.org
(multiple languages available)
SOS Sexual Violence Services, Ramsey County, 24/hr crisis line 651-266-1000,
tinyurl.com/SOSRamsey
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, 651-646-4800,
miwsac.org
Trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline, 24/hr crisis line 1-888-373-7888 or text “Be Free” to 233733,
humantraffickinghotline.org
Breaking Free, 651-645-6557 (after hours call 651-219-9287),
breakingfree.net
Domestic Violence,
find Minnesota programs by county
National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24/hr crisis line 1-800-799-7233,
thehotline.org
Cornerstone, Statewide, 952-884-0330 (interpreters available),
cornerstonemn.org
Violence Free Minnesota, Statewide, 24/hr crisis line 866-223-1111,
vfmn.org
Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center, Brainerd, 218-828-1216,
womenscenteronline.org
Alexandra House, Anoka County, 24/hr crisis line, 763-780-2330,
alexandrahouse.org
Domestic Abuse Project, Hennepin County, 612-874-7063,
mndap.org
Sojourner Project, West Hennepin County, 952-933-7422,
sojournerproject.org
Women’s Advocates, Saint Paul, 24/hr crisis line 651-227-8284,
wadvocates.org
Women’s Shelter and Support Center, Rochester, 24/hr crisis line 507-285-1010,
womens-shelter.org
Advocates for Family Peace, Itasca County, 24/hr crisis line 1-800-909-8336,
stopdomesticabuse.org
Culturally Specific Programs
StrongHearts Native Helpline, 24/hr crisis line 1-844-762-8483,
strongheartshelpline.org
Phumulani Minnesota African Women Against Violence,
phumulani.org
Esperanza United, confidential 24/hr bilingual crisis line 651-772-1611,
esperanzaunited.org
Asian Women United of Minnesota, 24/hr multilingual crisis line 612-724-8823,
awum.org
American Indian Community Housing Organization, 24/hr crisis line 218-461-8505,
aicho.org
Mental Health
COPE, 612-596-1223,
healthyhennepin.org/stories/cope
NAMI, 1-800-950-NAMI,
namimn.org
Child Abuse
Midwest Children’s Resource Center
, 651-220-6750
Family Enhancement Center
, 612-827-3028
Organizations for Support & Involvement
Global Rights for Women,
globalrightsforwomen.org
Men as Peacemakers,
menaspeacemakers.org
Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force,
mnhttf.org
Transforming Generations,
transforminggenerations.org
Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center,
miwrc.org
Mending the Sacred Hoop,
mshoop.org
Safe Harbor Regional Navigators,
tinyurl.com/MNSafeHarbor
American Association of University Women, sexual misconduct in schools,
aauw.org/issues
Zonta Organization, global coalition involved in ending gender-based violence,
zonta.org
Gender Justice,
genderjustice.us
The Advocates for Human Rights,
theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
Find Minnesota Women’s Press Directory listings at
womenspress.com/directory
Deeper Learning
Books
“
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
,” by Tarana Burke (Macmillan, 2021)
“
Believing: Our Thirty Year Journey to End Gender Violence
,” by Anita Hill (Penguin Random House, 2021)
“
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
,” by Andrés Reséndez (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016)
“
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement
,” by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (AK Press, 2020)
Web Resources
Domestic violence survivor stories,
iamunbeatable.com
U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report,
tipheroes.org
Florin Roebig Trial Attorneys guide to defining human trafficking,
florinroebig.com/what-is-human-trafficking
A healthcare approach to recognizing trafficking
MMIW Task Force report to Minnesota Legislature,
tinyurl.com/MMIWReport
Governor Walz’s 2022-23 Public Safety Budget highlights,
tinyurl.com/MN2022Budget
“The Garden of Truth: Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota,”
tinyurl.com/GardenofTruth
“Strategies to Restore Justice for Sex Trafficked Native Women,” October 2019, by Chris Stark,
tinyurl.com/StrategiestoRestoreJustice
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