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National Organization for Women (NOW)
Information on women's issues for women's activists. www.now.org
Abuse Aware
Ferrato, a New York-based photographer, shows excerpts from her work on the site as a tool for raising public awareness about domestic abuse. The photographs are chilling: wives cowering before husbands, parents striking 5-year-olds, abused children kicking dolls. www.abuseaware.com
Battered Women's Justice Project
The Battered Women's Justice Project offers training, technical assistance, and consultation on the most promising practices of the criminal and civil justice systems in addressing domestic violence. Staff attorneys and advocates can provide information and analyses on effective policing, prosecuting, sentencing, and monitoring of domestic violence offenders. www.bwjp.org
Breakingthecycleinc.com
Offers links and resources on Domestic Violence www.breakingthecycleinc.com
Domestic Violence Against Men
Provides statistics and resources for violence against men
www.oregoncounseling.org/Handouts/DomesticViolenceMen.htm
Domesticviolence.org
Information and resources on Domestic Violence. www.domesticviolence.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Resources to end domestic violence. http://endabuse.org
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
www.idvsa.org
International Association of Forensic Nurses
Website provides information about forensic nurses and their practices. www.iafn.org
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV)
Educational information to debunk myths, provide statistics, information about the after-effects of sexual assault, and ways to locate the laws of your state. www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
Men’s Anti-Violence Network
M.A.N. is a group of business and community leaders dedicated to stopping domestic violence by holding the abuser accountable and working on prevention efforts. M.A.N.'s focus is on changing public policy and increasing public awareness. www.themangroup.org
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
A primary national resource center for anyone seeking information about the effects of violence exposure on children and initiatives addressing these issues, including a dynamic body of literature, internet resources and a bibliographic database. www.nccev.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. www.ncadv.org
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Provides resources and materials for victims and advocates. www.nnedv.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
24-Hour access from all 50 states. www.ndvh.org
Violence Against Women Online Resources
Provides materials on domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking for criminal justice professionals, sexual assault and domestic violence victim advocates, and other multi-disciplinary professionals and community partners who respond to these crimes. www.vaw.umn.edu
Administration on Aging - Elder Abuse Prevention — Fact Sheet
Defines five types of elder abuse/neglect. Describes the role of the Administration on Aging; includes 1996 statistics of elder abuse incidents. www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Elders_Families/index.aspx
Administration on Aging Eldercare Locator
Website to find local resources. www.eldercare.gov
Elder Abuse Information
Discusses the different forms of elder abuse, its causes and symptoms, and the legal rights of the elderly. Explores elder abuse and neglect in all types of setting -- from hospitals to assisted living facilities and nursing homes. You will also find information about choosing care for your elderly loved one and reporting elder and nursing home abuse. www.elder-abuse-information.com/index.htm
Helpguide - Elder Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Help
Learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of elder abuse including: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. www.helpguide.org/mental/elder_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Website provides resources on abuse in later life. www.ncall.us
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center
Informational website designed to help the elderly and their families. www.nursinghomealert.com
Domestic Violence Notepad
Provides links to articles, legal help, resources to help victims of domestic violence.
www.womenlawyers.com/domestic.htm
Idaho Legal Aid
Information regarding the organization, its office locations, and available services, as well as providing legal information. www.idaholegalaid.org
WomensLaw.org
State-by-state legal information and resources for domestic violence. www.womenslaw.org
Community United Against Violence
Multicultural organization working to end violence against LGBTQ communities. Overview of services offered and how the organization responds to issues. www.cuav.org/index.php
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline provides telephone and email peer-counseling, as well as factual information and local resources. www.glnh.org
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
Provide community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence. www.gmdvp.org
GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
www.glaad.org
Human Rights Campaign
A national source of information on workplace policies and laws surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity. www.hrc.org
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) addresses the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-affected communities. www.ncavp.org
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Promotes civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Includes federal and state organizing news. www.thetaskforce.org
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
NYAC advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination www.nyayouth.org
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Support, education, advocacy, and local information for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. www.pflag.org
Survivor Project
Survivor Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual violence through caring action, education and expanding access to resources and to opportunities for action. www.survivorproject.org
The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
Referral service for gay, lesbian, and trans-friendly physicians. www.glma.org
The Network/La Red
Ending abuse in Lesbian, Bisexual Women's and Transgender communities. www.thenetworklared.org
The NW Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse
Helpful information about surviving abuse and dating violence provides support groups, safety planning, individual counseling, and legal advocacy. www.nwnetwork.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center serves as the nation's principle information and resource center regarding all aspects of sexual violence. It provides national leadership, consultation and technical assistance by generating and facilitating the development and flow of information on sexual violence intervention and prevention strategies. www.nsvrc.org
Violence Against Women Online Resources
Document library of online resources relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child custody and protection, and batterer intervention programs. www.vaw.umn.edu
Women of Substance
Child Sexual Abuse Statistics. http://womenofsubstance.org/sexabuse.htm
Arming Women Against Rape & Endangerment (AWARE)
Information and resources for victims of stalking. www.aware.org/stalking/stalkinginfo.shtml
End Stalking in America, Inc.
To educate the general public, assist potential victims of stalking, and those being harassed and stalked.
www.esia.net
Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime
Information and resources for victims of stalking. www.ncvc.org
Safehorizon
Information and resources for victims of stalking. www.safehorizon.org/page.php?page=stalking
Sexual Harassment Support
Information on stalking including patterns, behaviors, statistics, and the effects of stalking.
www.sexualharassmentsupport.org/Stalking.html
Stalking Behavior
Comprehensive coverage of the topic, including behaviors and stalker profiles, interventions, and preventions. www.stalkingbehavior.com
Stalkinghelp.org
Resources for victims of stalking. http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/Group/BussLAB/stalkinghelp/
Violence Against Women Online Resources
Document library of online resources relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child custody and protection, and batterer intervention programs. www.vaw.umn.edu/stalk.asp
Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions. www.advocatesforyouth.org
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
The online home of the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. We're a community where you can find support and information to understand dating abuse. You can talk one-on-one with a trained advocate 24/7 who can offer support and connect you to resources. Call toll free 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453. One-on-one live chat is also available from 4-midnight Central Standard Time, 7 days a week. No names. No judging. Only help — anytime you need it. www.loveisrespect.org
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from dating and domestic violence. They provide preventive education, free legal services, advocacy and support for young people between the ages of 12 to 22.
www.breakthecycle.org
Girls Incorporated National Resource Center
The Girls Incorporated Web site provides research, advocacy information and tips on issues surrounding girls and young women. www.girlsinc.org
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This fact sheet provides an overview of the problem of intimate partner violence and its health effects. It provides information about factors that put victims and offenders at risk for violence and describes prevention and intervention strategies. www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The vision of the National Center on Domestic Violence is to create an organization that encourages and creates unprecedented levels of collaboration among professionals working to end violence against women. www.ncdsv.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The 24-hour, toll-free National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE) links individuals to help in their area using a nationwide database that includes detailed information on domestic violence shelters, other emergency shelters, legal advocacy and assistance programs, and social service programs.
www.ndvh.org
No Means Know
Idaho teen dating violence awareness and prevention project. www.nomeansknow.com
SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources
SafetyNet provides links to articles, resources, shelter numbers, etc. related to domestic violence. The site is currently under reconstruction. www.cybergrrl.com
Violence Against Women Office
The Department of Justice, through its Violence Against Women Office, provides an overview of the problem on a national scale, and also provides information about state-by-state activities and resources. This document provides statistical information on violence by intimates (current or former spouses, girlfriends, or boyfriends) from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov
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