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Mobile Apps for Victims and Survivors
These apps for smartphones and other mobile devices can help domestic violence survivors identify, escape and heal from abuse as well as increase safety and help during uncomfortable situations like co-parenting with an abuser.
Aspire
When you need help, your trusted contacts receive an SOS text or voice message. Created by the When Georgia Smiled: Robin McGraw Revelation Foundation, this app is disguised as a news feed. It's a super-smart feature since abusive partners often monitor their victim’s phone activity.
Bright Sky
Bright Sky is the latest digital resource available to support anyone concerned about or experiencing domestic violence. A free, safe and easy-to-use mobile app and website, Bright Sky connects those impacted by domestic violence to practical information to educate, detect warning signs, and deliver life-saving information and features to respond to domestic violence – while offering a secure route for support.
eBodyGuard
eBodyGuard is a voice- or button-activated app that notifies 911 emergency responders in the U.S. of your location, sends your location to a predesignated emergency contact and records surrounding audio that can be used as evidence in a criminal investigation.
Looped Fusion Purple
Looped Fusion Purple enables safe communication and collaboration between service providers and their clients on any smartphone device. The mobile solution includes specially designed features that connect advocates with victims or survivors within a single communication and engagement system. Looped Fusion Purple allows victims to safely access the tools and resources they need - even if they are being tracked or monitored on their devices through a disguised access point.
myPlan
This free app helps to assess the danger level of one’s current partner. After answering a series of questions—either for yourself or someone else—you’ll receive a score of 0 to 20 on a danger scale followed by an action plan to help you figure out what to do next. myPlan is also for friends and family who are concerned about a partner to learn strategies for how to support their loved one.
NoonLight
Feel more secure traversing in uncomfortable locations and situations. Just hold down a button on the screen when feeling unsafe. If released, 911 is contacted and police are dispatched. To cancel the call, enter a four-digit pin.
Talking Parents
Provides co-parents with a secure, accountable and complete record of all communication. The app includes payments, calling, messaging, planning and coordination tools for organized co-parenting.
TapeACall
Because threats and protection order violations often take place over the phone, it’s worthwhile to record phone conversations with your abuser. TapeACall allows you to record incoming/outgoing phone calls without an indication to the third party they’re being recorded.
Our Family Wizard
BHelps you solve shared custody challenges faster and without confusion and less conflict. Powerful tools to document parenting time, reimbursement requests, payments, exchanges and more co-parenting tools.
VictimsVoice
Helps you document abuse, which can become essential when working with law enforcement and the judicial system. VictimsVoice is a password-protected progressive web app which makes it less likely for an abuser to detect on a survivor’s phone.
Read more about VictimsVoice and its founder, Sheri Kurdakul.
The following guidelines are used by DomesticShelters.org to determine which books we will make available in our Recommended Books section. If you are an author and would like us to consider your book for our site, please review the guidelines carefully before submitting. To submit a book, email us at info@domesticshelters.org and include a PDF copy of the book.
- Your book must be published by a traditional publisher, not self-published.
- The book must be professionally written, researched, fact-checked, edited and copyedited.
- The book must meet book publishing industry standards for formatting, structure and presentation.
- The writing must exhibit expert understanding of domestic violence or related topics.
- The author is ideally widely recognized for their expertise on the topic presented.
- The book must have an ISBN 10.
- The book must be available through amazon.com.
- You must submit a PDF version of the book so that it can be easily reviewed.
While we receive many book submissions and reserve the right to determine which books will become available on DomesticShelters.org, we’re nonetheless greatly appreciative of all the good work created by the many people working to help survivors and end domestic violence.
