Gabby’s Butterflies

Gabby’s Butterflies focuses on youth prevention education, providing easy access to domestic violence prevention programs and other youth-centered initiatives through our trusted partners. As part of the Gabby Petito Alliance, this initiative takes a centralized approach to connecting young people with essential resources, education, and support.

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You are never alone - Support is a call away!

View our library of crisis hotlines.

National Child Abuse Hotline:
1-800-422-4453, push 1 to talk to a hotline counselor.
- Call this number for help if you have been abused, suspect a child or teenager is being sexually abused, or if you are an abuser.
- For hearing impaired, call 1-800-222-4523.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:
1-800-843-5678 or make a cyber tip at https://report.cybertip.org
- Can be used to communicate information to the authorities about child pornography or child sex trafficking.
Stop it Now!:
1-888-PREVENT
- Provides tools and guidance to have difficult conversations and take necessary actions to plan for children's safety for anyone reaching out for help.
National Safe Haven Alliance Crisis Hotline:
1-888-510-2229
- Call this toll free numbers if you want to surrender your baby or are pregnant and have questions about how the “Safely Surrendered Baby” laws in your state can help you. There are “safe surrender” sites in many locations—usually any hospital, fire station, lifeguard station—where you can safely hand over your baby with no questions asked.
- There are laws in place to protect your privacy and ensure that your baby is not abandoned in an unsafe place when you are in crisis.
Crisis Pregnancy Hotline Number:
1-800-672-2296
Post Abortion Counseling:
1-800-228-0332
Post Abortion Project Rachel:
1-800-5WE-CARE
National Abortion Federation Hotline:
1-800-772-9100
National Office of Post Abortion Trauma:
1-800-593-2273
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD):
1-847-831-3438 (long distance)
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention:
1-800-931-2237
Eating Disorders Center:
1-888-236-1188
Helpline:
1-800-398-4297
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline:
1-888-843-4564
Trevor Hotline (Suicide):
1-866-4-U-TREVOR
Hotline for parents considering abducting their children:
1-800-A-WAY-OUT
United States Missing Children Hotline:
1-800-235-3535
National Runaway Safeline:
1-800-786-2929
- National, toll-free hotline for runaway and homeless youth, teens in crisis and concerned family/friends.
- Completely confidential.
Covenant House:
1-800-999-9999
- Youth and Parents, 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline which provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S.
Boystown National Hotline:
1-800-448-3000
Teenline:
1-888-747-TEEN
Youth Crisis Hotline:
1-800-448-4663
Warmlines are for when you need someone to talk to but are not in crisis: http://warmline.org/
- This site lists warmlines by state

Teens

Healthy vs. Unhealthy

A healthy relationship is built on mutual respect, trust, open communication, and equality, where both partners feel safe, valued, and supported. Learn the green and res flags with our free printable pdf below.

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TVDAM

February is TDVAM, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Together, we can teach teens about healthy relationships, boundaries and self-love.

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Take It Down

NCMEC’s Take It Down is a free service that can help you remove or stop the online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of you when you were under 18 years old.

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5 Questions about Teen Dating

A quick quiz to see if you know how to spot red flags!

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Other Resources

Click on image for free pdf!

List of 12 red flags in teen dating, including love bombing, rushed commitment, isolation, blame-shifting, jealousy and possessiveness, gaslighting, trying to control life, threats or intimidation, self-harm threats, digital tracking, extreme monitoring, and threats to share private content, with explanations and advice.

A digital screen displaying a message that reads, 'love is respect.' The message emphasizes that everyone deserves a safe and healthy relationship, and encourages users to answer questions to determine if their relationship is healthy. There is a purple 'Start' button at the bottom for beginning the assessment.

Loveisrespect.org has a quiz to find out if you are in a healthy or unhealthy relationship. Click the button to go to quiz!

Take the quiz here!

Tools from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

NetSmartz is NCMEC's online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.

KidSmartz is a child safety program that educates families about preventing abduction and empowers kids in grades K-5 to practice safer behaviors. This program offers resources to help parents, caregivers, and teachers protect kids by teaching and practicing the 4 Rules of Personal Safety using classroom lessons, at-home lessons, parent tips, and fun printable activities.

Child on a swing in a park with trees in the background, overlaid with text about autism and wandering.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® has free resources and training to help support caregivers, first responders, and search teams to help mitigate missing incidents for children on the autism spectrum.

Youth Programs - Our Allies

One Love

One Love was founded to honor the tragic death of Yeardley Love by engaging young people through compelling, relatable films and honest conversations around healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.

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love is respect

A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships.

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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.

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Rachel's Challenge

Rachel’s Challenge addresses the root causes of school violence, bullying, prejudice, and self-harm through student wellness programs that build connection, hope and resilience. Improving school culture so that students are able to reach their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.

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