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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* Seoul Shelter for Women: Shelter for homeless and mentally disabled women in Seoul.
* Emergency Support Centers for Migrant Women ((이주여성긴급지원센터)): Provides 24/7 emergency support and shelter services for all foreign women, regardless of nationality, who have been victims of family violence, sexual assault and prostitution. Counseling services in 11 languages (Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Russian, Thai, Mongolian, Cambodian, Uzebek, and Japanese). Telephone: 1577-1366 (no area code required when dialed from ANY type of phone within South Korea), Address: 3rd Floor, Central Place, Seosomunno, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Email: wm1366@naver.com or wm1366@hanmail.net.
* Emergency Call Line (Hotline) for Women(여성긴급전화): Tel 1577-1366 (available in English), Operating hours: 9p.m. - 9a.m.
* Seoul Shelter for Women: Shelter for homeless and intellectually disabled women in Seoul. Under the management of Sister Veronica Kim.
* [http://www.klac.or.kr/ Korea Legal Aid Corporation] (대한법률 구조공단): Offers free legal advice regarding civil, family and sexual harassment.  Tel 02-3482-0132 (may not have English speaker available).
* [http://help.ajou.ac.kr/ Ajou University Sexual Violence Counseling Center]: Tel 031-219-1745 (may not have English speaker available). Website in Korean only. Email: helper@ajou.ac.kr
* [http://help.hanyang.ac.kr/ Hanyang University Gender Inequality Center:] Tel 02-2220-1444, 1783 (may not have English speaker available). Website supposedly has information in English, Chinese but looks to be only Korean on quick glance. Consulting can be done by phone and in person.
* [https://sangdam.kookmin.ac.kr Kookmin University Sexual Violence Counseling Center]: Tel 02-910-4231~2 (may not have English speaker available). Website is in Korean only. Email: sangdam@kookmin.ac.kr. Consulting can be done by phone, e-mail and in person.
* Seoul National University Center for Sexual Assault Prevention: Tel 02-880-5073 (may not have English speaker available). Website is in Korean only. Email: helpyou@snu.ac.kr , online counseling in English is possible. Consulting can be done by phone, in person and e-mail.
* [http://web.yonsei.ac.kr/helper/ Yonsei University Sexual Violence Counseling Center]: Tel 02-2123-2118 (may not have English speaker available). Website is in Korean only. Email: helpyou@yonsei.ac.kr. Consulting can be done by phone, in person and e-mail.
 
Note: Thanks to <ref>[http://www.korea4expats.com/article-women-help-centers-hotlines.html Korea4Expats]</ref> for providing much of this information!


===Costs===
===Costs===


==List of Additional Resources==
==List of Additional Resources==
* [http://awckorea.com/ American Women's Club Korea]: "The purpose of the American Women’s Club is to promote friendship, sociability and unity among American Women." Email: awc.korea.seoul@gmail.com.


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