Violence and Abuse

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Abuse of Power - Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters..

Abuse Within the Family - A gateway to all types of domestic violence cases, resources, statistics, and research with a "true crime" focus..

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services - Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, located in Seattle, WA, is a support agency for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault..

Abused Women.org - Provides general information on what domestic violence is, how to get help, and links including safety plans, links to Power and Control wheels, women of color, women with disabilities, women who are deaf, rural and Native American women, and extensive lists of books, articles and of state coalitions..

Accessing Safety Initiative | Home - Funded by the Office on Violence Against Women, the Accessing Safety Initiative helps organizations and communities meet the needs of women with disabilities and Deaf women who are victims or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking..

American Roulette - Violence Policy Center Study of Murder/Suicide Trends -- Results indicate that most murder/suicides perpetrated by males upon their intimiate partners and children by the use of guns. [PDF].

Angels In Blue: Stalking Page - Information on stalking law and behavior, including information on internet stalking..

Angels That Care - Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert..

Arguing the Violence Against Women Act: Two Views - Readings for an online discussion May 1, 2000 from the Beekman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University.

Battered Immigrant Women - The program educates women about their rights and develops their leadership so that they can become involved in changing policies that affect them. As emerging leaders, they play a critical role in supporting other women, informing institutions on their needs, demanding accessible services and teaching their peers how to address domestic violence and sexual assault..

Biderman's Chart of Coercion - Analysis of mind control with significance for survivors of domestic violence..

Blaming the Victim: Domestic Violence and the Co-Dependency Model - Article by Greg Dear in PDF format. [PDF].

A Call to Men - Through seminars, workshops and other educational vehicles, challenges men to reconsider their long held beliefs about women, in an effort to create a more just society. Includes training materials and downloadable multimedia resources..

Call to Protect - A domestic violence prevention project to provide those in danger with instant access to help in the form of a wireless phone..

Child Protective Services and Domestic Violence - PDF of an article by Janet E. Findlater and Susan Kelly in the journal The Future of Children on the relationship between domestic violence and child abuse and neglect cases, and the role of Child Protective Services. [PDF].

City of Shelter - Domestic Violence Training Video.

Claims about Husband Battering - Offers a critique of claims that "husband battering" is widespread..

The Clothesline Project - Provides an opportunity for women to bear witness to their personal experience of violence, and celebrate their transformation from victim to survivor in a powerful statement of solidarity..

Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) - A searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others..

A Comparison of Pimps and Batterers by Evelina Giobbe - Evelina Giobbe is at the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Resource Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mission of CSERI is to abate commercial sexual exploitation through research, education and community organizing, and to advocate for the human rights of prostituted women, youth, and transgendered persons, and to increase opportunities for individuals to leave the sex industry..

Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence - A national nonprofit organization working to prevent domestic violence -- CAEPV is the only program in the country founded by business leaders and focused on the workplace..

CUT IT OUT - A program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. It builds awareness of domestic abuse and trains salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients to local resources..

Danger Assessment Instrument - in Identifying Risk Factors for Femicide in Violent Intimate Relationships - Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Domestic Violence - What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse..

Domestic Violence - American Bar Association - Domestic violence, verbal and psychological Abuse resources by the American Bar Association..

Domestic Violence - U.S. Resources - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help and information concerning domestic violence, elder abuse and abuse against disabled persons in the United States..

Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Resources - Violence Against Women Online Resources for Child Custody and Protection - University of Minnesota..

Domestic Violence and Disasters - Article from The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children..

Domestic Violence and Homelessness - National Coalition for the Homeless Fact Sheet #8, May 1998 [PDF].

Domestic Violence and Welfare - from the Welfare Information Network. Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness..

Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team - Information regarding collaboration between public and non-profit organizations, investigation strategies, training opportunities, ways to increase safety for victims, services for children, and community involvement..

Domestic Violence Handbook - Informative general information site hosted in Oakland County, Michigan. Lists common myths, defines abuse and the cycle of violence, offers personalized safety plan, answers questions about leaving, and personal protection orders..

Domestic Violence Help - Look up help for a loved one or family member from all over the United States. There are stories of families and their struggle with domestic violence..

Domestic Violence in GLBT Relationships - The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's STOP Partner Abuse/Domstic Violence Program provides information about, and resources for, lesbians at risk of domestic violence and those experiencing it..

Domestic Violence Information Center - Information and resources from The Feminist Majority Foundation..

Domestic Violence National Directory of Professional Services - Comprehensive listing of services for domestic violence survivors and the advocates who assist them. Published by the Soros Foundation..

Domestic Violence Report - Civic Research Institute - Devoted exclusively to innovative programs, legal developments, and current services and research in domestic violence law and prevention. Includes: An Advocate's Introduction to DV and the Military..

Domestic Violence Resource Manual - Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services - Comprehensive resource manual and compilation of contacts information for agencies providing services in this area of Oregon.

Domination, not alcohol, responsible for domestic violence - by K. Marie Porterfield Indian Country Today correspondent.

Drinking Alcohol and Domestic Violence - Article on false correlation between domestic violence and alcohol use..

DV/CPS Collaboration Home - DV/CPS collaborative strategies for integrating domestic violence services into child protection systems..

Education Wife Assault - Information for abused women, professionals, friends, and family on abuse of all types. E-Commerce enabled for publications sales and donations..

eMedicine Health - Domestic Violence - Statistics and resources on domestic violence..

Endless Possibilities - Endless Possibilities is part weaving program, part community center, part recycling program, and part haven. It's a fund raising program of the Outer Banks Hotline Crisis Intervention and Prevention Center..

Faith Trust Institute - The Institute is a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Founded in 1977 by the Rev. Marie M. Fortune, the Institute is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence..

Family and Domestic Violence Training Package - Participants' Kit - Australian government site with a step by step training manual on domestic violence..

Family Violence Law Enforcement Documentation - Information about documenting abuse using instant photography in health care settings and law enforcement settings..

The Family Violence Prevention Fund - The Family Violence Prevention Fund describes itself as "a national non-profit organization that focuses on domestic violence education, prevention and public policy reform.".

Financial Resources for Women and Children, Inc. - Agency founded to provide low cost loans to women in abusive relationships through partnerships with shelters and domestic violence coalitions. Also provides practical advice about finances and planning for emergencies..

Firearms and Domestic Violence - Fact Sheet from the Violence Policy Center.

Graphic Resource Site for Women's Domestic Violence Issues. - Free graphic images and designs to use as posters, handouts, or for other applications including use at fund raising events related to violence against women issues. Please request permission for reproduction..

The Greenbook Initiative - To help child welfare and domestic violence agencies and family courts respond more effectively when domestic violence and child maltreatment occur in the same families..

Human Services Policy (HSP): Special Populations/Domestic Violence - Department of Health and Human Services online resources related to Domestic Violence.

Immigration Interim Rule on Battered Woman Immigrants - This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("the Service") regulations to allow a spouse or child to seek immigrant classification if he or she has been battered by, or subjected to extreme cruelty committed by, the citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parent..

Instigate - an Online Toolkit - Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA..

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community - The Institute's Mission is: To provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the continual opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings, the examination of service delivery and intervention mechanisms, and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to prevent/reduce family violence in the African American community..

Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence - Results of a 20-year study of the impact of children witnessing violence between their parents. Published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Link to full text article in PDF format is provided..

Internet Safety for Survivors - Violence Against Women Online Resources - University of Minnesota.

Justice Options for Women who are Victims of Violence - Project looks at the importance of having the input of victims, victim advocates and community justice policy options when new options, such as restorative approaches, are introduced into the justice system in order to ensure that victims are not re-victimized by the system..

Language/Etymology/rule of thumb - Definitive essay on the purported "rule of thumb" law about wife-beating..

Mail Order Brides and the Abuse of Immigrant Women - A License To Abuse: The Impact of Conditional Status on Female Immigrants by Michelle J. Anderson [Text and footnotes of this article are reprinted from The Yale Law Journal. Volume 102 . April 1993 . Number 6. Copyright (c) 1993 by The Yale Law Journal Co., Inc.].

Maitri - San Francisco, CA - Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters and counselors..

Making Women's Shelters Accessible to Transgendered Women - Funded by the Violence Intervention and Education Workgroup (VIEW), through a grant provided by the Ministry of Education and Training, as part of the Ontario government's Inter-ministerial Violence Against Women Prevention Initiative..

Maternal and Child Health Library Knowledge Path: Domestic Violence - This guide points to key resources on the topic of domestic violence from a health perspective..

Men and Women Against Domestic Violence - An internet-based coalition of men and women working to address the issue of domestic violence. We declare that this is not just a women's issue, but is very much a men's issue, too. Therefore, it is our responsibility to educate and advocate against physical, mental, emotional and sexual violence of all kinds..

Mending the Sacred Hoop -Technical Assistance Project - MSH-TA is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to our American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children..

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program - The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, founded in 1993 by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, is a leadership program that motivates student-athletes and student leaders to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered "women's issues": rape, battering, and sexual harassment. Partners, Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA..

The Miles Foundation - The Miles Foundation is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing direct and support services to victims of violence associated with the military; providing professional education and training of military personnel and civilian community based advocates; conducting and supporting research; serving as a resource center for advocates, journalists and government officials; and serving to ensure that public policy is well-informed and constructive..

Military Family Resource Center: Interpersonal Violence Portal - Contains information on building and strengthening domestic violence prevention partnerships between military and civilian communities. Describes U.S. Department of Defense and service initiatives and research, and provides links to related resources..

Mother's Research and Reference Center - Information and advice about family courts' failing to protect children and mothers in child custody disputes where there has been domestic violence or evidence of child abuse. Includes articles, personal stories, and message boards..

Multnomah County Department of County Human Services - Domestic Violence Resource Manual - Domestic Violence and the Workplace - Web Based Training.

National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape - Started in 1978, when marital rape was a crime in only 4 states. Follows national cases; has legal briefs, legislative testimony, bills, statutes, law reviews, newspaper clippings, articles, statistics, published and unpublished studies, and letters..

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is "a grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children.".

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available..

NCALL: National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life - This site provides access to program development, policy and technical assistance and training related to the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse/neglect..

Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women - The Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women does activism to end domestic violence and oppression everywhere, and provides services to lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women victims/survivors of battering..

New Social Security Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims And Others - SSA Publication No. 05-10093 - describes procedures and requirements for requesting a new social security number..

New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence - Promoting effective cross-systems' responses to DV through training, technical assistance and policy development..

No Hurt - An online e-zine - Supported by the Young People's Press of Canada, this online electronic magazine provides articles and resources on domestic violence for young people..

No Safe Haven: A Special Report - Special issue of Mother Jones magazine devoted to domestic violence..

No Safe Place - No Safe Place offers resources and insights into the origins and possible solutions to violence against women. (Public Broadcasting System).

NOW and Violence Against Women - The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women..

Online Danger Assessment - Danger Assessment instrument from Johns Hopkins. Caution: to download the assessment, you must register on the site..

Partnerships Against Violence - Home page of Partnerships Against Violence.

Peace at Home - Peace at Home is a human rights agency dedicated to stopping domestic violence..

PeaceWorks Home Page - "PEACEWORKS"is an unique art documentary about domestic violence being developed by The Shelter, Inc. A team of artists/activists/formerly battered women and technicians, have come together to produce this screenplay. Drawn from the poetry, music and artwork of victims, the film stitches together vignettes exploring the root causes of violence and outlining the individual and communal journey of healing from abusive relationships..

Plays about real-life issues - w@rn - WORN down or WARN against? A new, one act play that tells the story of an ordinary, middle-class woman who gets caught up in a cycle of domestic violence..

Poised for Prevention: Advancing Promising Approaches to Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Prevention Institute called together a group of leaders for a national convening in September 2006. This report is the product of that meeting. Link provided to PDF copy of report..

Portland Women's Crisis Line - Help for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in and around Portland, Oregon with a 24-hour state-wide hotline..

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Conversation with Judith Herman - Harry Kreisler interviews Judith Herman on the personal and political dimensions of trauma and recovery; September 2000. Explains how PTSD develops in women survivors of domestic violence..

Prevention Pathways - Connecting Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence - Resource with fact sheets, links to funding sources, downloadble videos, ad copy and icons relating to preventing violence through substance abuse treatment..

Prince Edward Island Woman Abuse Protocols - This initiative's goal is to reduce violence towards women by establishing policy and protocol to effectively respond to victims of family violence..

Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory - "The PMWI is a 58-item instrument designed to measure the level of psychological abuse of women by their intimate male partners. Partial text from Tolman's PMWI validation Study (1995) is available." - Kristin Ward, Cornell University.

Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project - A grassroots community-based organization working as advocates for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Provides information on direct action political organizing to make system-wide change to give women access to justice..

Quality Assurance Program - Peer Review of Domestic Violence - Includes standards and peer review documents for domestic violence programs in Michigan ..

Reading List on Domestic Violence - Good basic reading list on domestic violence -- history, research, self-help..

Reporting on Violence - Handbook for journalists supported by grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and The California Wellness Foundation.

Responding to Domestic Violence: Where Federal Employees Can Find Help - Prepared by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Includes places to turn to and a sectionalized report..

Rural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - The challenge of providing services in rural areas.

Rural Victimization Project - Online domestic abuse training tutorials offered for human service professionals. Program is sponsored by the Rural Victimization Project at FSU School of Social Work's Institute for Family Violence Studies..

SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP - Disability Services ASAP offers a resources relating to abuse and violence prevention, sexuality education, and personal safety for people with disabilities, families, and professionals..

The Safety Zone - The Alcohol Connection - Information on Woman Abuse and Addiction.

SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources - SafetyNet - Resources and links, including statistics and a listing of state coalitions against domestic violence from Cybergrrl. Be aware that there is good information on this site, but it has not been updated in several years..

Sanctuary for the Abused - Resources, links and articles on emotional, psychological, verbal and physical abuse and online predators..

SAWNET; South Asian Women's NETwork - Domestic Violence - Domestic Violence information for South Asian Women (taken to include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)..

The Silent Witness National Initiative - Silent Witness National Initiative is a non-profit organization promoting peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders by the year 2010..

SIS, Inc. - Survivors in Service - A grassroots organization of self-identifying survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the network/caucus formerly known as Survivors In Service (SIS) began with initial support from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) and statewide domestic violence programs. The organization works to provide leadership in the field of eliminating violence against women..

Sisters, Mothers, Daughters - Domestic Violence Video - They say that killers don't see their victims as people like themselves; they see an object, a thing, something less than human. Here conversations with sisters, parents, children....bring the 'humanity' back to these tragically lost lives. I found it riveting . Recommended: E.Druda, Video Librarian..

100+ Songs Related to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault - A listing of more than 100 songs in every genre, from traditional ballads to punk, many with links to online lyrics..

Stalking Resource Center - The Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. The Stalking Resource Center consists of five components: a Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program, Training, an Information Clearinghouse, a Practitioners' Network, and a Website..

Technology Safety and Advocacy Collection - Compiled resources on safe computing for survisors and advocates collected by VAWNET..

Toolkit To End Violence Against Women - To provide concrete guidance to communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women, the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women developed the Toolkit To End Violence Against Women. The recommendations contained in the Toolkit were reviewed by numerous experts in the fields of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking..

UNIFEM's Internet Working Group to End Violence Against Women - The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has announced the resumption of the End-Violence Working Group, in response to popular demand. End-violence (1998-2000) is a powerful virtual community of over 2,500 people in 120+ countries working to end violence against women. End-violence was a driving force for UNIFEM's global Videoconference, "A World Free of Violence Against Women." End-violence also fed into the Beijing +5 Review Process and reports of UNIFEM and other UN agencies, including the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women..

United States DV Resources - Domestic Violence Resources by State on a clickable map, sponsored by Women's Rural Advocacy Programs in Minnesota.

The Urban Institute - Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence in Six Communities: Beyond the Justice System.

US State Department - Services - International Adoption and Child Abduction - Information on international adoption and child abduction issues provided by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State..

Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour - A virtual tour of a shelter for domestic abuse survivors in New York City..

Violence Against Women - A factsheet from the World Health Organisation (WHO) covering the scope of the problem, related health consequences, and guidance for health workers..

When Men Murder Women - When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1999 Homicide Data. Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents. Site maintained by the Violence Policy Center..

When Victims Have a Right to Know: Automating Notification with VINE - Review of the Vine system for victim notification by the Vera Organization. Report is available in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. [PDF].

Woman Abuse and the PEI Legal System Research Team of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre - A partnership of community, university and government working together to change the Prince Edward Island justice system to make it sensitive to the needs of survivors of family violence..

Women and Children's Support Resources - A 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization which provides books, posters, tapes and other materials on domestic violence to women's shelters through a unique gift certificate program..

Women's Accounts - News and information with a focus on survivors of domestic violence..

Women's Rights Network - The National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center was funded, in September 1998, through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control. The Center is a consortium of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), The University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL), and Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) at Wellesley College..

Zada Connaway - Novelist, blogging on abuse and safety issues; specifically domestic violence and child abuse..

Domestic Violence: An Overview - Offers definitions, prevalence and trends, effects, resources for victims and offenders, and a directory of shelters and hotlines. (February 1, 2001).

Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence - Findings of a study by Frank R. Ascione and Utah State University colleagues concerning history of pet abuse in households of women housed in shelters for victims of domestic violence. Includes links to related resources. (April 25, 1997).

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