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V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
Conceived by Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler, V-Day is a consciousness raising event designed to end violence against girls and women through public performances, education, networking, and fundraising activities.
http://www.vday.org/
Peace at Home
Peace at Home is a human rights agency dedicated to stopping domestic violence.
http://www.peaceathome.org
The Abuse of Animals and Domestic Violence by Ascione, Weber & Wood : The Zero 5.0laf - The Official Website of Andrew Vachss
The Abuse of Animals and Domestic Violence. A National Survey of Shelters for Women Who Are Battered. By Frank R. Ascione, Ph.D, Claudia V. Weber, M.S., and David S. Wood, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_1.html
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.
http://www1.opm.gov/ehs/workplac/html/domestic1.htm
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.
http://newenglandusa.com/arts_ed/arts_ed.html
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.
http://www.vpc.org/studies/dv4cont.htm
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.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/domestic_violence_us.html
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.
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Herman/herman-con3.html
Defending Our Lives
Defending Our Lives exposes the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country. It features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. This film won the Academy Award for Best DocumentaryShort in 1994.
http://www1.shore.net/~cdf/defending.html
Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse
Some answers to all those "why" questions...
http://www.sourcemaine.com/gift/Html/spousal.html
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.
http://www.helennelder.com/warn/index.htm
Rural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
The challenge of providing services in rural areas
http://www.ruralwomyn.net/domvio.html
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.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/laws/insvawa.htm
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.
http://www.isn.net/cliapei/womanabuse/
New Hampshire AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program
Our advocates, who are placed at crisis centers and police/prosecutor's offices, provide education and support to victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking throughout New Hampshire.
http://victimassistance.tripod.com
Trans and Intersex Survivors of Domestic Violence:
By Diana Courvant and Loree Cook-Daniels on the website: The American Boyz (AmBoyz) is an organization which aims to support people who were labeled female at birth but who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of who they are (FTMs) and their significant others, friends, familie and allies (SOFFAs).
http://www.amboyz.org/articles/dv.html
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
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm
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.
http://hometown.aol.com/milesfdn/myhomepage/index.html
Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (DWAS)
Michigan. DWAS offers educational workshops, support to deaf victims of domestic violence, and services in ASL (American Sign language).
http://www.dwas.org/
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
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/dcfs/dv/dvman/
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.
http://www.dvinstitute.org/
Domestic Violence as a Form of Child Abuse
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) - National Child Protection Clearing House, Issues Papers - Article by Marianne James, Senior Research Officer, Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/issues2.html
Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Resources
Violence Against Women Online Resources for Child Custody and Protection - University of Minnesota.
http://www.vaw.umn.edu/ccp.asp
SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP
Disability Services ASAP offers a resource lending library featuring books, curriculum kits, videos, audiotapes, anatomically correct dolls, models, games, journals, and other materials relating to abuse and violence prevention, sexuality education, and personal safety for people with disabilities, families, and professionals. The library currently features over 350 items, that are available for checkout in person or by mail within the United States
http://www.austin-safeplace.org/programs/disability/default.htm
Domination, not alcohol, responsible for domestic violence
by K. Marie Porterfield Indian Country Today correspondent
http://www.kporterfield.com/samples/domesticviolence.html
Instigate - an Online Toolkit
Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA.
http://www.transformcommunities.org/tctatsite/instigate/welcome.html
Domestic Violence and Welfare
from the Welfare Information Network. Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness.
http://www.welfareinfo.org/domestic.asp
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.
http://civicresearchinstitute.com/vi2.html
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.
http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html
Shattered Hearts: Applying Hassan's BITE model to abusive relationships
Describes similarities between mind control and/or cultic relationships and the relationship between a batterer and victim.
http://www.trancenet.org/hearts/research/reference/hassan.shtml
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.]
http://www.NoStatusQuo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html
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.
http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
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.
http://www.vawprevention.org
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.
http://www.soros.org/crime/DVDir-main.html
Men's Roles and Responsibilities in Ending Gender Based Violence
Working Paper Series - U.S. International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women. (A Virtual Seminar on this topic is also available online at: http://www.mail-archive.com/emvnet@un-instraw.org.
http://www.un-instraw.org/mensroles/working_papers.html
Domestic Violence
Explains the definition, forms, myths, and FAQs on domestic violence.
http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/twhn/domest.htm
Family and Domestic Violence Training Package - Participants' Kit
Australian government site with a step by step training manual on domestic violence.
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/documents/fdvtrainingparticipantskit.doc
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.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/Vol9No3Art6.pdf
Margurerite Dixon Transition Society
Women who are abused are not responsible for the actions of the person involved
http://dixonhouse.ca
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.
http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact239.html
Domestic Violence
What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse.
http://www.family2000.org.uk/domestic_violence.htm
Domestic Violence - American Bar Association
Domestic violence, verbal and psychological Abuse resources by the American Bar Association.
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues Concerning Interpersonal Violence, Maltreatment, and Related Trauma
Covering various concerns about the efficacy of ethical procedures, guidelines, and legal issues pertaining to psychologists consulting or working with clients affected by interpersonal violence.
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/professional.html?CFID=2125215&CFTOKEN=78879859
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.
http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp/press_releases/august_2003/ccp714741.html
Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET)
A searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others.
http://www.cavnet2.org/
Military Family Resource Center: Domestic Violence Prevention Month
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.
http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/domestic_violence/
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.
http://www.dvert.org
Abuse of Power
Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters.
http://www.abuseofpower.info
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.
http://www.isn.net/~tha/justiceoptions/
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.
http://www.isn.net/~tha/womanabuseresearch/
Transition House Association of Prince Edward Island
Provides information on the programs offered by the Association to victims of family violence in Prince Edward Island.
http://www.isn.net/~tha/
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.
http://www.wcsr.org/
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.
http://www.thegreenbook.info
Maison d'amitie
shelter for abused women.
http://www.maisondamitie.ca
Donate a Phone Program
The national Donate a Phone campaign collects wireless phones to benefit victims of domestic violence. In the hands of a victim, these phones are a lifeline, enabling them to call for assistance when faced with an emergency situation.
http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/DonateaPhone/index.cfm
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.
http://www.sportinsociety.org/mvp/
Empowering The Phoenix
Motivational resource centre for domestic abuse survivors.
http://www.empoweringthephoenix.com
Law as a Strategy of Power and Domination:
Award winning article - the first annual UCSB "Making a Difference" Award! was offered to ALL UCSB undergraduate social science majors. To be considered, one submitted a paper and a resume containing social service history.
http://www.debocracy.org/womenundergun.html
Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Report from VAWNET Applied Research Forum on domestic violence among older women. File in PDF format.
http://www.vawnet.org/VNL.2/DomesticViolence/Research/VAWnetDocs/AR_later-life.pdf
Animals & Domestic Violence
Abuse of pets in domestic violence - information and message board.
http://www.aadv.tk/
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.
http://www.msh-ta.org/
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.
http://www.thenetworklared.org/english/network/about.html
Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project
Purple Berets is a grassroots community-based organization working as advocates for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The web site provdes information on direct action political organizing to make system-wide change to give women access to justice.
http://www.purpleberets.org/index.html
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.
http://www.sis-inc.org/index.php
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.
http://www.ncvc.org/src
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.
http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_domviolence.html
Angels That Care
Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert.
http://angels1939.homestead.com/index.html
Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships
The L.A. Gay & 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.
http://www.laglc.org/domesticviolence
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.
http://www.calltoprotect.org
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.
http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/
Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour
A virtual tour of a shelter for domestic abuse survivors in New York City.
http://www.dvsheltertour.org/
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.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html
Domestic Violence Handbook
Informative general information site hosted in Oakland County, Michigan. Site is joint effort of the Oakland County Domestic Violence Coordintating Council, Creative Communciations Group, and the American Divorce Information Network, publishers of Divorce Online.
http://www.domesticviolence.org/content.html
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.
http://www.wcwonline.org/wrn/progrept.html
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.
http://creativefolk.com/abusesongs.html
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.
http://www.maitri.org/
Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
The Center is a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Founded in 1977 by the Rev. Marie M. Fortune, the Center is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence.
http://www.cpsdv.org/
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."
http://www.ncadv.org/
Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. - Internet Warning
Detailed information on abuser's access via the internet.
http://www.actabuse.com/warning.html
White Ribbon Campaign
For the women engineering students murdered in Montreal.
http://www.whiteribbon.ca/
The Safety Zone - The Alcohol Connection
Information on Woman Abuse and Addiction
http://www.serve.com/zone/alcohol/index.html
Domestic violence: an epidemic - UNICEF
Domestic violence: an epidemic - a new UNICEF report, Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls - Available in Adobe Acrobat readable PDF format.
http://www.unicef.org/vaw/
Defense Task Force for Domestic Violence
Public information about the Defense Domestic Violence Task Force that was established by The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Public Law 106-65. The Task Force is comprised of 24 members all of whom were appointed by the Secretary of Defense. Half of the members are senior military and civilian personnel from the Department of Defense and half represent subject matter experts from the private sector, Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.dtic.mil/domesticviolence/index.htm
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
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/vaw/readings/
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).
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/violence.html
Biderman's Chart of Coercion
Analysis of mind control with significance for survivors of domestic violence.
http://www.nwrain.net/~refocus/coerchrt.html
Reading List on Domestic Violence
Good basic reading list on domestic violence -- history, research, self-help.
http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz/013.htm
Domestic Violence and Homelessness
National Coalition for the Homeless Fact Sheet #8, May 1998
http://nch.ari.net/domestic.html
NOW and Violence Against Women
The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women.
http://now.org/issues/violence/index.html
DV/CPS Collaboration Home
DV/CPS collaborative strategies for integrating domestic violence services into child protection systems.
http://www.calib.com/dvcps
Partnerships Against Violence
Home page of Partnerships Against Violence
http://www.pavnet.org/
Claims about Husband Battering
Michael Flood - A recent research project claimed to find that men and wo
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