The Hotline is the critically important first introduction to the Retreat’s many services for most of our clients. Our highly trained staff answer the hotline to help our clients 24/7.

• Provides supportive listening and crisis intervention to victims of domestic violence while affording anonymity and confidentiality.
• Collaborates with the shelter to ensure that those victims seeking shelter are properly informed of our services and accommodated, whenever possible.
• Offers resources and referrals both within the Retreat as well as to outside agencies so that those living with domestic violence can receive comprehensive care.
• Offering information to concerned family members and friends regarding our services so that a victim can be encouraged to seek help.
• Police Report Program: The Retreat receives a copy of all domestic violence police reports from Eastern Long Island Departments and follows up with a letter informing the victim of our services.

The Retreat. Where domestic violence ends and hope begins.

does your partner ever:

• Keep track of your time?
• Discourage friendships?
• Criticize or blame you when things go wrong?
• Make fun of or humiliate you?
• Threaten to harm you or your children?
• Force sex against you will?
• Hit, kick, slap, punch, bite or physically restrain you or your children?
• Constantly accuse you of being unfaithful?
• Prevent you from going to work or school?
• Anger easily when using drugs or alcohol?
• Destroy your personal or sentimental items or those of your children?