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Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community - http://www.dvinstitute.org/
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. |
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Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour - http://www.dvsheltertour.org/
A virtual tour of a shelter for domestic abuse survivors in New York City. |
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NOW and Violence Against Women - http://now.org/issues/violence/index.html
The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women. |
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100+ Songs Related to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault - http://creativefolk.com/abusesongs.html
A listing of more than 100 songs in every genre, from traditional ballads to punk, many with links to online lyrics. |
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Maitri - San Francisco, CA - http://www.maitri.org/
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. |
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Battered Immigrant Women - http://endabuse.org/programs/immigrant/
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. |
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SAWNET; South Asian Women's NETwork - Domestic Violence - http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/violence.html
Domestic Violence information for South Asian Women (taken to include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). |
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Toolkit To End Violence Against Women - http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/
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. |
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Faith Trust Institute - http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/
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. |
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Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team - http://www.dvert.org
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. |
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NCALL: National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life - http://www.ncall.us/
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. |
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Men and Women Against Domestic Violence - http://www.silcom.com/~paladin/madv/
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. |
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Domestic Violence Handbook - http://www.domesticviolence.org/introduction/
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. |
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The Safety Zone - The Alcohol Connection - http://thesafetyzone.org/alcohol/index.html
Information on Woman Abuse and Addiction |
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Prevention Pathways - Connecting Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence - http://preventionpathways.samhsa.gov/resources.htm
Resource with fact sheets, links to funding sources, downloadble videos, ad copy and icons relating to preventing violence through substance abuse treatment. |
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Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services - http://www.adwas.org
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. |
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Women's Rights Network - http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/
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. |
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The Greenbook Initiative - http://www.thegreenbook.info
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. |
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National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center - http://www.vawprevention.org
Provides contemporary research and treatment information on the topic of violence against women. Designed to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professional or lay person interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention. |
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Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) - http://www.cavnet2.org/
A searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others. |
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Domestic Violence Information Center - http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html
Information and resources from The Feminist Majority Foundation. |
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Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Resources - http://www.vaw.umn.edu/ccp.asp
Violence Against Women Online Resources for Child Custody and Protection - University of Minnesota. |
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Education Wife Assault - http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/
Information for abused women, professionals, friends, and family on abuse of all types. E-Commerce enabled for publications sales and donations. |
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Accessing Safety Initiative | Home - http://www.accessingsafety.org
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. |
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Internet Safety for Survivors - http://www.vaw.umn.edu/internetsafety.asp
Violence Against Women Online Resources - University of Minnesota |
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Making Women's Shelters Accessible to Transgendered Women - http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html
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. |
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The Silent Witness National Initiative - http://www.silentwitness.net/
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. |
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Mending the Sacred Hoop -Technical Assistance Project - http://www.msh-ta.org/
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. |
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National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape - http://members.aol.com/ncmdr/index.html
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. |
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Technology Safety and Advocacy Collection - http://new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages?category_id=93
Compiled resources on safe computing for survisors and advocates collected by VAWNET. |
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SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources - http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/
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. |
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Sanctuary for the Abused - http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.com
Resources, links and articles on emotional, psychological, verbal and physical abuse and online predators. |
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UNIFEM's Internet Working Group to End Violence Against Women - http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
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. |
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Peace at Home - http://www.peaceathome.org
Peace at Home is a human rights agency dedicated to stopping domestic violence. |
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Call to Protect - http://www.calltoprotect.org
A domestic violence prevention project to provide those in danger with instant access to help in the form of a wireless phone. |
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No Hurt - An online e-zine - http://www.nohurt.org/
Supported by the Young People's Press of Canada, this online electronic magazine provides articles and resources on domestic violence for young people. |
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Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project - http://www.purpleberets.org/index.html
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. |
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A Call to Men - http://www.acalltomen.com/
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. |
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Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program - http://www.sportinsociety.org/vpd/mvp.php
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. |
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CUT IT OUT - http://www.cutitout.org/
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. |
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The Clothesline Project - http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/orgs/cp.html
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. |
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Domestic Violence - http://www.family2000.org.uk/domestic_violence.htm
What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse. |
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Domestic Violence Report - Civic Research Institute - http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/dvr.html
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. |
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Rural Victimization Project - http://familyvio.csw.fsu.edu/rural/
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. |
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Domestic Violence Resource Manual - http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dchs/dv/dvman_index.shtml
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 |
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Angels That Care - http://angels1939.homestead.com/index.html
Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert. |
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Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence - http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_2.html
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. |
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Domestic Violence and Homelessness - http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/domestic.pdf
National Coalition for the Homeless Fact Sheet #8, May 1998 |
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American Roulette - http://www.vpc.org/graphics/amroul.pdf
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. |
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Language/Etymology/rule of thumb - http://tafkac.org/language/etymology/rule_of_thumb.html
Definitive essay on the purported "rule of thumb" law about wife-beating. |
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Domestic Violence: An Overview - http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/domestic-violence/
Offers definitions, prevalence and trends, effects, resources for victims and offenders, and a directory of shelters and hotlines. |
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Human Services Policy (HSP): Special Populations/Domestic Violence - http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/hspother.htm
Department of Health and Human Services online resources related to Domestic Violence |
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Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm
"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 |
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The Miles Foundation - http://hometown.aol.com/milesfdn/myhomepage/index.html
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. |
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City of Shelter - http://www.cityofshelter.org/CityToC.html
Domestic Violence Training Video |
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Angels In Blue: Stalking Page - http://members.aol.com/lrfuzz1/Stalking/Stalking.html
Information on stalking law and behavior, including information on internet stalking. |
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United States DV Resources - http://www.letswrap.com/usadv/
Domestic Violence Resources by State on a clickable map, sponsored by Women's Rural Advocacy Programs in Minnesota |
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Instigate - an Online Toolkit - http://www.transformcommunities.org/tctatsite/instigate/welcome.html
Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA. |
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A Comparison of Pimps and Batterers by Evelina Giobbe - http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/giobbe.html
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. |
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Mail Order Brides and the Abuse of Immigrant Women - http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html
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.] |
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Mother's Research and Reference Center - http://www.mrrc.info
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. |
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Blaming the Victim: Domestic Violence and the Co-Dependency Model - http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/proceedings/27/dear.pdf
Article by Greg Dear in PDF format. |
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Prince Edward Island Woman Abuse Protocols - http://www.isn.net/cliapei/womanabuse/
This initiative's goal is to reduce violence towards women by establishing policy and protocol to effectively respond to victims of family violence. |
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Abused Women.org - http://www.abusedwomen.org/resources.html
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. |
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Endless Possibilities - http://www.ragweavers.com/
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. |
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Women and Children's Support Resources - http://www.wcsr.org/
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. |
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Plays about real-life issues - http://www.helennelder.com/warn/index.htm
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. |
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Stalking Resource Center - http://www.ncvc.org/src
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. |
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Domestic Violence Help - http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/quickie121/
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. |
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SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP - http://www.austin-safeplace.org/site/PageServer?pagename=program_home
Disability Services ASAP offers a resources relating to abuse and violence prevention, sexuality education, and personal safety for people with disabilities, families, and professionals. |
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When Victims Have a Right to Know: Automating Notification with VINE - http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/vine2.pdf
Review of the Vine system for victim notification by the Vera Organization. Report is available in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. |
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Justice Options for Women who are Victims of Violence - http://www.isn.net/~tha/justiceoptions/
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. |
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Zada Connaway - http://www.freewebs.com/zadaconnaway/
Novelist, blogging on abuse and safety issues; specifically domestic violence and child abuse. |
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Woman Abuse and the PEI Legal System Research Team of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre - http://www.isn.net/~tha/womanabuseresearch/
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. |
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SIS, Inc. - Survivors in Service - http://www.sis-inc.org/index.php
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. |
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PeaceWorks Home Page - http://www.jtb-servers.com/peace.html
"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. |
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Reading List on Domestic Violence - http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz/013.htm
Good basic reading list on domestic violence -- history, research, self-help. |
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Domestic Violence and Disasters - http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/freda/reports/dviol.htm
Article from The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children. |
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Sisters, Mothers, Daughters - Domestic Violence Video - http://newenglandusa.com/arts_ed/arts_ed.html
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. |
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Partnerships Against Violence - http://www.pavnet.org/
Home page of Partnerships Against Violence |
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Military Family Resource Center: Interpersonal Violence Portal - http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/portal/page/mhf/MHF/MHF_HOME_1?section_id=20.40.500.260.0.0.0.0.0
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. |
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Arguing the Violence Against Women Act: Two Views - http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/vaw/readings/
Readings for an online discussion May 1, 2000 from the Beekman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University |
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National Domestic Violence Hotline - http://www.ndvh.org/
24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available. |
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Poised for Prevention: Advancing Promising Approaches to Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence - http://www.preventioninstitute.org/rwjf_ipv.html
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. |
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Immigration Interim Rule on Battered Woman Immigrants - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/laws/insvawa.htm
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. |
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Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence - http://www.apa.org/releases/partnerviolence.html
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. |
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Domestic Violence in GLBT Relationships - http://www.lagaycenter.org/site/c.mvI4IhNZJwE/b.1070409/apps/s/content.asp?ct=1249007
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. |
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Domestic Violence National Directory of Professional Services - http://www.soros.org/crime/DVDir-main.html
Comprehensive listing of services for domestic violence survivors and the advocates who assist them. Published by the Soros Foundation. |
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Family Violence Law Enforcement Documentation - http://www.polaroid.com/global/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441759757&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488338438&bmUID=1105043537577&bmLocale=en_US&PRDREG=null
Information about documenting abuse using instant photography in health care settings and law enforcement settings. |
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Quality Assurance Program - Peer Review of Domestic Violence - http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5460_7261_7274-15258--,00.html
Includes standards and peer review documents for domestic violence programs in Michigan . |