Tech Support for Survivors of Tech-Facilitated Abuse

Technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) is the misuse or repurposing of digital, electronic, or networked technologies to monitor, control, coerce, threaten, harass, stalk, exploit, impersonate, humiliate, sabotage, or otherwise harm another person. TFA can occur in domestic violence, intimate partner violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual abuse, harassment, fraud, or other forms of interpersonal harm.

Across the United States there are specialized technology support services for victims/survivors of TFA. These “Tech Clinics” are collaborations between victim service providers and technologists, and often focus on survivors of domestic violence. The clinics below are sensitive to the unique needs of survivors of domestic violence and stalking. As you work with victims of domestic violence, stalking, and TFA, consult the list below. If you are not sure if the survivor you are working with qualifies, contact the resource directly.