History

A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect was launched in February 2007 as loveisrespect, National Dating Abuse Helpline with a supporting grant from Liz Claiborne, Inc. At the time we were the first 24-hour resource for teens experiencing dating violence and relationship abuse; we remain the only teen helpline serving all of the United States and its territories.

In 2011, The Hotline entered into a strategic partnership with Break the Cycle, another national leader in preventing dating violence, which enabled love is respect to grow as a project and organization. That same year, we launched 24-hour text services in addition to our phone and live chat services through support from Mary Kay, Inc.