Links on Domestic Violence
Issues
Many Links on DV Issues for Men, Women, and children. Please look through the
links, and if you have any links that you would like to contribute, please
e-mail them to us! We would like to get a
complete list of links in the near future.
A Base for Women's
Empowerment Q-Web Sweden
An
international communication network focusing on women's health and status,
including actions against domestic violence and abuse. "Q" derives from Sweden
"Quinna," meaning "women," and is popularly accepted symbol for women's issues
in Sweden.
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Abusive
Relationships
Abusive relationships are characterized by
extreme jealousy, emotional withholding, lack of
intimacy, raging, sexual coercion, infidelity,
verbal abuse, threats, lies, broken promises,
physical violence, power plays, and control games.
ACOG Bulletin on Domestic Violence
While Domestic Violence affects persons of all age,
racial and socioeconomic groups, women make up the majority of victims. Because
the problem is so
widespread, the Committee on
Underserved Women of American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG) has developed and educational bulletin on Domestic
Violence.
Action Ohio
As the Women's Movement grew and flourished
during the 70's, the National YWCA charged its
state affiliates with conducting
a needs assessment
of women and girls. The Council of Ohio
YWCA's
accepted that charge and worked to identify Ohio's most pressing needs.
Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Alternatives to Domestic Violence (ADV) is a
division of the Bergen County Department of
Human Services, which is exclusively devoted to
Domestic Violence Intervention. ADV offers a full
range of specialized services including crisis
intervention.........
American Bar Association
Commission on Domestic Violence
Domestic violence
crosses ethnic, racial, age, national origin,
sexual orientation, religious and socioeconomic lines.
AWARE
AWARE's mission is to provide safe shelter and
support services for women and children who have
been subjected to Domestic Violence or Sexual
Violence, and to effect the social, political and
legal changes needed to eliminate oppression and
violence against women and children.
Bibliography on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
There is little public interest in the plight of
children who experience family violence, the
author contends. She discusses the many ways in
which children who witness Domestic Violence are
affected and asks why Australia's child protection
model has not traditionally supported the needs of
these children.
Break The Silence, Make The Call
Millions of American women are physically and
emotionally abused by their husbands or partners
each year. Recent statewide polling indicates that
for most Texans, someone you know, your mother,
sister, friend, co-worker or neighbor is a victim of
domestic violence. Your support and encouragement can be of tremendous value to a
friend involved in an abusive relationship. You can
ease the isolation and loss of control your friend
may feel by listening, providing information on
domestic violence, and helping to explore options.
Carter Center
Strives to relieve
suffering caused by war, poverty, and disease by
advancing peace and health in neighborhoods and
nations around the globe. Information on peace
and health programs are posted on this
site.
Clinic-based
screening for Domestic Violence: use of a child Safety questionnaire
What does Domestic
Violence mean and what crimes are considered Domestic Violence?
The Clark County
Prosecuting Attorney
Great resource for
what is legally considered Domestic Violence.
Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. (CPI)
CPI is a for-profit agency offering training in the
management of disruptive and assaultive
behavior. They have created a web site offering
tips for reducing the risk of violence in the
workplace, free posters, and listings of CPI's
training programs. They focus on the following
professional discipline areas: education, health,
business, mental health, corrections/security/police, human services/government, and youth services.
Cyber Parent
Emotional, mental,
verbal, psychological, and physical abuse as it
applies to men, women, children, and pregnant
women. Mental, emotional,
psychological, and verbal abuse often turns into physical
abuse.
DEVELOPING POLICIES AND
PROTOCOLS
The Duluth model's major
contribution to the national legal reform
effort has been its method of negotiating agreements
with community agencies that intervene in
domestic violence cases. Included in this interagency
effort are victim advocates, law enforcement officers and
administrators, prosecutors, probation
officers, court administrators, mental
health providers, policy makers, and in a limited
role, judges.
Domestic Abuse and
Violence
Have you ever met up
with a friend you haven't seen for a long time
because you thought she was avoiding you, and she
had bruises on her face? Have you wanted to
ask her why she had them, but you weren't sure how
to approach it? Did you think deeply inside
she was being abused by her spouse, but was not
sure how to ask her if she was or not? This site helps you figure out how....
Domestic Violence
Reported rates of Domestic Violence are quite
high. Victims suffer not only from physical abuse,
but also from low self-esteem, emotional and
post-traumatic stress, substance abuse, and
homelessness. In addition, they are often discouraged or prevented from attending work or
a job training program.
Domestic Violence: An
Equal Opportunity Risk
Information on who is
abused
Domestic Violence an Overview
Domestic Violence
isn't just hitting, or fighting, or an occasional mean
argument. It's a chronic abuse of power. The
abuser tortures and controls the victim by
calculated threats, intimidation, and physical violence.
Actual physical violence is often the end result
of months or years of intimidation and
control.
Domestic Violence and
Abuse: Help, Treatment, Intervention, and Prevention
We all dislike
reading newspaper articles about a woman who was killed
by her ex-boyfriend or ex husband after she had
obtained a restraining order against him.
How can a woman safely leave an abusive
relationship and protect herself from further abuse? Most
women cannot simply leave their homes, their
jobs, their children's schools, their friends, and
their relatives to escape their
abuser............................
Domestic Violence
Cycle
The Domestic Violence
Cycle describes a pattern that most abusers
follow. Learning about the cycle can help clear up
some confusion that survivors have, and can help
make some sense out of what is
happening.
Domestic Violence
Main Menu
More than 60
articles, published over 11 days, explore domestic
violence - its causes, its victims,
and some solutions.
Domestic Violence Map
A great site for
Inspiration and resources about the fight against
Domestic Violence! Please, get into the Purple
Ribbon Campaign and join the fight!!
Domestic Violence
Notepad
Many Important links
to vital information...
The Domestic
Violence Project of Silicon Valley
A wealth of
information, stories, links, resources.
A must look at.
Domestic Violence:
Stalking , and Anti-stalking
Domestic Violence,
Stalking, and Anti-stalking Legislation: An
Annual Report to Congress under the Violence Against
Women Act
DV Survival Kit
What every woman in a DV
relationship needs to read, and also the
Survivors that are still coping.............
SAVE THIS LINK!!!!
Domestic Violence:
Symptoms of a malfunctioning society in Australia
The Coalition
government is touting its new media campaign-which
includes tv ads and a glossy brochure delivered to
all households-as major response to the
problem of domestic violence. The comments by
Rodenberry address some of the issues raised by this
launch but many remain
untold and
unrecognized.
Domestic Violence:
working with perpetrators, the community and its institutions.
Neil
Blacklock is Strategic Development
Coordinator at the
Domestic Violence Intervention
Project. His interests include development of
programs for perpetrators, and safety and child
contact.
East Orange Police
Department
Great source of
information for this Police Department, for
victims and abusers.
Efforts by Child
Welfare Agencies to Address Domestic Violence
The Experiences of
Five Communities
Empower Yourself, You
Deserve Better!
No one deserves to be
abused. Domestic Violence is a serious crime
that affects many women in Australia. If you
know someone who is being abused, your support
is needed. Let them know that they
deserve better.
Domestic violence
affects every one of us.
It doesn't matter if
we are grandmothers or teenagers, what
neighborhood we live in, or what race or class we
belong to - domestic violence
pervades our society.
Ending Domestic
Violence
Over the past few
years we have made a lot of progress on domestic
violence issues with much time and effort being
invested into awareness and education. That is
very encouraging, however, one major road block
remains, it is probably the largest factor in
domestic violence continuing. Society
in general still tolerates domestic violence,
too many people still view it as socially
acceptable............
Please, while you are
here, sign the proclamation against Domestic
Violence!!!
Ending Domestic
Violence for Women: An Agenda for the Nation
Website offers a
comprehensive blueprint for individual, community and
government action.
Ending the Silence of
Domestic Violence doesn't happen over
night.
It is a culmination of centuries
of social stratification, stereotypes, misconceptions, and mis-education. It
doesn't just happen "out
there". It happens to
your neighbors,
co-workers, bosses, daughters, and mothers. It could
happen to you. Domestic
Violence sits in our
schools, churches, synagogues,
workplaces, shopping
malls, and supermarkets..
Family Abuse: Causes,
Consequences, and Response
Site full of links to
many informative resources.
Welcome to the Family
Violence Center of Green Bay, WI.
The Family Violence
Center-Golden House works toward a violence-free
community through personal, social, and
institutional change. We offer a wide range of
services including individual counseling, temporary
shelter, restraining order filing assistance,
support groups, education, and more.
Family Violence
Prevention Fund
The Family Violence
Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within
the home, and in the community, to help those
whose lives are devastated by violence
because everyone has the right to live free
of violence.
Family Violence and Sexual
Assault in Indigenous Communities:
"Walking the Talk"
Publications from
Australian Center for the Study of Sexual Assault
(ACSSA) are available from the Australian Institute of
Family Studies (AIFS).
Feminist Majority
Foundation
Domestic Violence
facts and resources.
Growing Beyond
Emotional Abuse
Articles to Help
Adults Deal with Emotional Abuse Inflicted by
Their Partners or Fellow
Workers
Guidelines for Men
Who Batter Programs
Since 1984 a group of
professionals (more recently known as: People Who
Work With People Who Batter) working with
men who batter representing a
variety of agencies and programs met monthly. For
nearly eight years the group met for support, to
share information, and gain an understanding of what
other programs were offering.
Harrell Center:
Working together to End Domestic Violence
How family violence
hurts our families, our businesses, our
communities, our world.
Human Rights Women and Violence
Violence affects the lives of millions of women worldwide, in all socio-economic
and educational classes. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers,
impeding the right of women to participate fully in society.
Institute on Domestic
Violence in the
African American
Community
Providing leadership
to and/reduce Domestic Violence in the
African American Community by
providing services
and a help forum.
International Purple
Ribbon Project
We have been
gratified and inspired since our beginnings in 1994 by
the support shown us around the world. Our
long-term goal is to bring an end to all
interpersonal violence.
Love and Stockholm
Syndrome: The Mystery of Loving an Abuser
People are often
amazed at their own psychological
conditions and reactions. Those with depression are
stunned when they remember they've thought of
killing themselves. Patients recovering from
severe psychiatric disturbances are often shocked as
they remember their symptoms and behavior
during the episode.
MADV
Domestic Violence
Information and Resources
Men's Network Against
Domestic Violence
A challenge to ending
domestic violence is the silence and inaction
of the majority of non-violent people. Many believe
what happens in someone's home is a private
matter. Unfortunately, this belief advantages the
abuser and isolates the victim. Without a
strong and vocal social response, abusers
will continue to commit violence unchallenged.
Awesome
read.............Great Newsletter for Men Against DV!!
Men
Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence
works locally, nationally, and internationally
to dismantle belief systems, social structures,
and institutional practices that oppress women and
children and dehumanize men themselves.
Millennium: Ending
Domestic Violence
Welcome to the
Millennium: Ending Domestic Violence web
site. In August 1999, practitioners, researchers,
academicians, and administrators from around the
country assembled at the The Next
Millennium Conference: Ending Domestic Violence
to reflect on the historical milestones of the
domestic violence movement:
celebration of
advances made in combating, and re-commitment to
eliminating domestic violence......
Assessing Whether
Batterers Will Kill
Some batterers are
life-endangering. While it is true that all
batterers are dangerous, some are more likely to kill
than others and some are more likely to kill at
specific times. Regardless of whether there is a
protection from abuse order in effect, officers
should evaluate whether an assailant is likely
to kill his partner or other family members and/or police
personnel and take appropriate
action..............
National Center for
Victims of Crimes
Helping Crime Victims
Rebuild Their Lives
National Center On
Domestic and Sexual Violence
The NCODASV provides
and customizes training and consultation,
influences policy, promotes collaboration, and
enhances diversity with the goal of ending Domestic
and Sexual Violence.
National Domestic
Violence Hotline
National Network to
End Domestic Violence
The National Network
to End Domestic Violence, a social change
organization representing state domestic violence
coalitions, is dedicated to creating a social,
political and economic environment in which
violence against women no longer exists.
New Beginnings
New Beginnings
provides services to women and children whose lives
have been affected by physical, emotional,
or sexual abuse. Some women who use our services
are in physical danger. Others are living
with controlling partners in relationships that
are emotionally abusive............
New study documents
Domestic Violence by race, income in R.I.
Black and Hispanic
women, especially black women in more
affluent neighborhoods, are over-represented in
police-reported Domestic Violence information
compiled by the Rhode Island Department of
Health, according to a new analysis published in
the journal Public Health
Reports.
The New York State
Coalition Against Domestic
Violence (Coalition)
is a not-for-profit membership organization whose
mission is to eradicate domestic violence and
to ensure the provision of effective and
appropriate services to victims of domestic violence
through community outreach, education, training,
technical assistance and policy
development.
New Numbers For
Domestic Violence Victims
People in all walks
of life can be victims of family violence or
harassment, abuse or life-endangering situations in their
daily lives. If you are a victim of family violence,
Social Security may be able to
help you.
The
Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)
is a
statewide coalition of domestic violence programs,
supportive agencies and concerned individuals
organizing to ensure the elimination of domestic
violence by: providing technical assistance,
The Real
Root Causes of Violent Crime:
The
Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community
Policymakers at last
are coming to recognize the connection between
the breakdown of American families and various
social problems. The unfolding debate over
welfare reform, for instance, has been shaped
Policy Archives........
The
R.O.S.E. Fund (Regaining One’s Self-Esteem) Fund
The R.O.S.E. Fund is a
national non-profit
organization committed to end
violence against women and assist
women survivors of violence to regain their
self-esteem. The ROSE Fund helps to empower individuals
to achieve self-sufficiency, rebuild their lives,
and ultimately help end violence within
society.
Safety Cops
Tons of great
information here! A must read!
Self Defense is not a
Crime
Some Facts on
Domestic Violence
Nebraska helps victims of abuse hide from
attackers
with the Address Confidentiality
Program.
Statistics,
Government Studies plus Insightful Articles
On Domestic Violence
and other related articles.
Stop Violence Against
Women
The Stop Violence
Against Women website (STOPVAW) is a
forum for
information, advocacy and change.
Tennessee Coalition
Against
Domestic and Sexual
Violence
We are a nonprofit
organization composed of diverse community
leaders and program members who share a common
vision of ending violence in the lives of
Tennesseans through public policy, advocacy, education,
and activities which increase the capacity of
programs and communities to
address violence.
There's No Excuse For
Abuse: Domestic Violence
Affects the Workplace
It's no secret that
domestic violence is an epidemic that is profoundly
affecting American communities and workplaces.
The U.S. Justice Department
reports that in
60,000 incidents of on-the-job violence each
year, the victims immediately knew their
attacker.
Treating Emotional Violence, Abuse, and Anger Management
Being a victim of emotional violence, whether at
the hands of a loved one, school yard bully,
co-worker or boss can lead to long lasting scars on
both body and mind. When those who suffer from
emotional violence or emotionally abusive relationships find the strength to escape they can
walk the road to recovery and eventual emotional
well being. This web site is intended to serve as a
resource to connect sufferers with educational
materials and treatment programs to stop
emotional violence, cure abusive relationships and
manage anger......
(UK) Women's Aid
is a national charity
working within the UK to end domestic violence
against women and children. Their mission is to
advocate for abused women and children in the UK and
to offer support in efforts to ensure safety.
Understanding the
Victims of Spousal Abuse
As I write about spousal
victimization I realize three very different
audiences will read these words. First are those
who are victims; second are those who were victims;
third are those concerned enough to care and to
learn and to help, but never victimized themselves.
Since the word, victim, carries connotations and
associations that some find degrading, I use it
with misgivings.
Unions Respond to
Domestic Violence
Union interest in this
issue grows out of a strong tradition of fighting
for social and economic justice. In addition to
a higher standard of living, unions have fought for
respect, civil and human rights, personal
self-determination, and freedom from violence.
Therefore, it is of little wonder that the labor community is
committed to ending domestic violence.
US Department Of
Agriculture
Domestic Violence
Handbook Great information on
what Domestic Violence is and what we can do as a
society to help stop it.
US Department Of Justice
Office on Violence
Against Women Since its inception in 1995, the
Violence Against Women Office, now the Office
on Violence Against Women (OVW) has handled the
Department's legal and policy issues regarding
violence against women, coordinated Departmental
efforts, provided national and
international leadership, received international visitors
interested in learning about the federal government
role in addressing violence against women, and
responded to requests for information regarding
violence against women.
Victims and the Court
Process
An Overview of the
Court Process in Criminal
Trials What to expect
from the system...and what
the system expects from
you.........
Violence Against Womens
Act
The Violence Against Women Act of 1998
(VAWA II),
containing over 40
provisions and $3.7 billion in funding over five years,
was introduced in March. Most of the funding
would be allocated to and administered at the
state or local level. In addition to reauthorizing
successful programs from the original 1994 act, the
bill would launch and fund badly needed programs to
address domestic violence and sexual
assault.
Here is a sampling of
the proposals:
http://www.now.org/nnt/05-98/vawa2.html
Violence Against Women
Online Resources
This site provides law,
criminal justice, advocacy, and social service
professionals with up-to-date information on
interventions to stop violence against women.
When Violence Comes Home
Although it may be
argued that the problem of spouse abuse is not as
widespread in the church, it is still shockingly
prevalent.
The White Ribbon Campaign
Men working to end men's
violence against women.
You Have The Right To a
Violence Free Life
A lot of great
information on Domestic Violence.
If you have a story
of a loved one that has lost the fight against Domestic Violence, please
share
it with us. We would like to continue sharing the
stories in hope that others will see just what Domestic Violence is, a travesty
that must end.
If you are a
Non-Custodial Mother, and would like support, or can share your case file,
please contact
us. You are NOT alone.......
If you are a Victim
or Survivor of Domestic Violence, and you have not received the help that you
needed, or did not gain justice through the courts, please,
let us
know. We must work together to bring about a change,
and the only way to do that is to show the problem.
Enough is ENOUGH!
Together, we CAN and WILL make a difference!
A victim's first scream is
for help: a victim's second scream is for justice."-
Carol Anika Theill
