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Biderman's Chart of Coercion Biderman's Chart of Coercion: Analysis of mind control with significance for survivors of domestic violence. (Domestic Violence) http://www.nwrain.net/~refocus/coerchrt.html Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour: A virtual tour of a shelter for domestic abuse survivors in New York City. (Domestic Violence) http://www.dvsheltertour.org/ The Greenbook Initiative 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.thegreenbook.info Toolkit To End Violence Against Women 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 recommendati (Domestic Violence) http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/ Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.thenetworklared.org/english/network/about.html 100+ Songs Related to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault 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. (Domestic Violence) http://creativefolk.com/abusesongs.html Child Protective Services and Domestic Violence 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/Vol9No3Art6.pdf Education Wife Assault Education Wife Assault: Information for abused women, professionals, friends, and family on abuse of all types. E-Commerce enabled for publications sales and donations. (Domestic Violence) http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/ Domestic Violence Photography Domestic Violence Photography: Oregon State Police - Coos Bay Forensic Laboratory (Domestic Violence) http://police2.ucr.edu/dv-photo.htm Instigate - an Online Toolkit Instigate - an Online Toolkit: Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA. (Domestic Violence) http://www.transformcommunities.org/tctatsite/instigate/welcome.html WARNING: How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities WARNING: How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities: American Bar Association site with caution and advice on how to use the internet more safely to obtain information and resources on domestic violence. (Domestic Violence) http://www.abanet.org/domviol/internet.html Reading List on Domestic Violence Reading List on Domestic Violence: Good basic reading list on domestic violence -- history, research, self-help. (Domestic Violence) http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz/013.htm Donate a Phone Program 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/DonateaPhone/index.cfm Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. - Internet Warning Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. - Internet Warning: Detailed information on abuser's access via the internet. (Domestic Violence) http://www.actabuse.com/warning.html Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Resources Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Resources: Violence Against Women Online Resources for Child Custody and Protection - University of Minnesota. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vaw.umn.edu/ccp.asp Language/Etymology/rule of thumb Language/Etymology/rule of thumb: Definitive essay on the purported "rule of thumb" law about wife-beating. (Domestic Violence) http://tafkac.org/language/etymology/rule_of_thumb.html National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 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." (Domestic Violence) http://www.ncadv.org/ Justice Options for Women who are Victims of Violence 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-victi (Domestic Violence) http://www.isn.net/~tha/justiceoptions/ Domestic Violence Help 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) http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/quickie121 The Silent Witness National Initiative 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.silentwitness.net/ Domestic Violence Information Center Domestic Violence Information Center: Information and resources from The Feminist Majority Foundation. (Domestic Violence) http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html Domestic Violence Survival Guide Domestic Violence Survival Guide: Offers resources for protection against domestic abuse and information on hotline services. (Domestic Violence) http://www.dvguide.com/ 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 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_1.html Prince Edward Island Woman Abuse Protocols 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.isn.net/cliapei/womanabuse/ Plays about real-life issues 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.helennelder.com/warn/index.htm Domestic Violence Report - Civic Research Institute 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) http://civicresearchinstitute.com/vi2.html Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events: Family Violence Prevention Fund listing of events planned for October 2000. (Domestic Violence) http://www.fvpf.org/newsflash/08-31-2000.html Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse: Some answers to all those "why" questions... (Domestic Violence) http://www.sourcemaine.com/gift/Html/spousal.html Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.cpsdv.org/ National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape 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. (Domestic Violence) http://members.aol.com/ncmdr/index.html Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp/press_releases/august_2003/ccp714741.html V-Day: Until the Violence Stops 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vday.org/ Domestic Violence Information Manual: Domestic Violence Information Manual:: Informative articles, resources and web links designed to: increase public awareness of the nature and extent of domestic violence - from Australia. (Domestic Violence) http://www.infoxchange.net.au/wise/DVIM/index.htm Making Women's Shelters Accessible to Transgendered Women 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.adwas.org United States DV Resources United States DV Resources: Domestic Violence Resources by State on a clickable map, sponsored by Womens Rural Advocacy Programs in Minnesota (Domestic Violence) http://www.letswrap.com/usadv/ US State Department - Services - International Adoption and Child Abduction 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. (Domestic Violence) http://travel.state.gov/abduct.html NOW and Violence Against Women NOW and Violence Against Women: The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women. (Domestic Violence) http://now.org/issues/violence/index.html National Domestic Violence Hotline National Domestic Violence Hotline: 24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available. (Domestic Violence) http://www.ndvh.org/ Women and Children's Support Resources 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.wcsr.org/ Polaroid | Medical Professionals | Domestic Violence Polaroid | Medical Professionals | Domestic Violence: Follow the links to Health Care Professional. Good information about documenting abuse using instant photography in health care settings. (Domestic Violence) http://www.polaroidwork.com Shattered Hearts: Applying Hassan's BITE model to abusive relationships 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.trancenet.org/hearts/research/reference/hassan.shtml Domestic Violence in the Workplace - AFSCME Domestic Violence in the Workplace - AFSCME: Information for union members about preventing domestic violence in the workplace. (Domestic Violence) http://www.afscme.org/health/viol06.htm Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project 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 (Domestic Violence) http://www.purpleberets.org/index.html Ending Violence Against Women, Population Reports, Series L, Number 11 Ending Violence Against Women, Population Reports, Series L, Number 11: published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (Domestic Violence) http://www.jhuccp.org/pr/l11edsum.stm Domestic Violence Prevention Online Domestic Violence Prevention Online: Electronic Journal dealing with domestic violence prevention issues (Domestic Violence) http://www.dvponline.com/ White Ribbon Campaign White Ribbon Campaign: For the women engineering students murdered in Montreal. (Domestic Violence) http://www.whiteribbon.ca/ Men and Women Against Domestic Violence 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 phy (Domestic Violence) http://www.silcom.com/~paladin/madv/ Abuse of Power Abuse of Power: Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters. (Domestic Violence) http://www.abuseofpower.info/ Defending Our Lives 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 DocumentarySho (Domestic Violence) http://www1.shore.net/~cdf/defending.html A Comparison of Pimps and Batterers by Evelina Giobbe 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 (Domestic Violence) http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/giobbe.html Maternal and Child Health Library Knowledge Path: Domestic Violence 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. (Domestic Violence) http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_domviolence.html The Family Violence Prevention Fund 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." (Domestic Violence) http://endabuse.org Domestic Violence and Welfare Domestic Violence and Welfare: from the Welfare Information Network. Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness. (Domestic Violence) http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/domestic.asp Arguing the Violence Against Women Act: Two Views 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 (Domestic Violence) http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/vaw/readings/ The Project for Research on Welfare, Work and Domestic Violence The Project for Research on Welfare, Work and Domestic Violence: Collaborative project of the University of Michigan and The Center for Impact Research which seeks to foster collaboration among researchers, policy makers, and community organizations which are concerned with the nexus of welfare and domestic violence is (Domestic Violence) http://www.ssw.umich.edu/trapped/ Women's Rights Network 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 Univers (Domestic Violence) http://www.wcwonline.org/wrn/progrept.html Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community 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 fami (Domestic Violence) http://www.dvinstitute.org/ SAWNET; South Asian Women's NETwork - Domestic Violence 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). (Domestic Violence) http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/violence.html Domestic Violence - American Bar Association Domestic Violence - American Bar Association: Domestic violence, verbal and psychological Abuse resources by the American Bar Association. (Domestic Violence) http://www.abanet.org/domviol/ Domestic Violence and Homelessness Domestic Violence and Homelessness: National Coalition for the Homeless Fact Sheet #8, May 1998 (Domestic Violence) http://nch.ari.net/domestic.html Financial Resources for Women and Children, Inc. 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.frwc.org/ Family and Domestic Violence Training Package - Participants' Kit Family and Domestic Violence Training Package - Participants' Kit: Australian government site with a step by step training manual on domestic violence. (Domestic Violence) http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/documents/fdvtrainingparticipantskit.doc National Network on Behalf of Battered Immigrant Women National Network on Behalf of Battered Immigrant Women: Three organizations jointly direct the Network, with each one providing leadership in its areas of expertise. (Domestic Violence) http://www.fvpf.org/immigration/national_network.html Danger Assessment Instrument Danger Assessment Instrument: in Identifying Risk Factors for Femicide in Violent Intimate Relationships - Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (Domestic Violence) http://www.son.jhmi.edu/research/CNR/Homicide/DANGER.htm Call to Protect 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.calltoprotect.org United Declaration Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women United Declaration Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women: Text of the UN's Declaration. This is a gopher site, no frills, but the complete text is given. (Domestic Violence) gopher://gopher.undp.org:70/00/undocs/gad/RES/48/104 New Social Security Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims And Others 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry: Department of Justice site. (Domestic Violence) http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm The Safety Zone - The Alcohol Connection The Safety Zone - The Alcohol Connection: Information on Woman Abuse and Addiction (Domestic Violence) http://www.serve.com/zone/alcohol/index.html Sisters, Mothers, Daughters - Domestic Violence Video 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 ri (Domestic Violence) http://newenglandusa.com/arts_ed/arts_ed.html Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team 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) http://www.dvert.org Bellweather Project Bellweather Project: A nonprofit project working toward improved responses to violence against disenfranchised and marginalized persons - particularly women and children. Provides support and information, and training to responders of violence. (Domestic Violence) http://boardserver.mycomputer.com/list.html?u=willendorf&f=1 Mail Order Brides and the Abuse of Immigrant Women 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 (Domestic Violence) http://www.NoStatusQuo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html State Computer Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws State Computer Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws: National Conference of State Legislatures (Domestic Violence) http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/stalk99.htm Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET): A searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others. (Domestic Violence) http://www.cavnet2.org/ Love is Not Abuse Love is Not Abuse: Informational website with downloadable educational material for parents, teens and women. (Domestic Violence) http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp When Victims Have a Right to Know: Automating Notification with VINE 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vera.org/pvictimization.html Blaming the Victim: Domestic Violence and the Co-Dependency Model Blaming the Victim: Domestic Violence and the Co-Dependency Model: Article by Greg Dear in PDF format. (Domestic Violence)[PDF] http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/proceedings/27/dear.pdf Domestic Violence as a Form of Child Abuse 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 (Domestic Violence) http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/issues2.html Human Services Policy (HSP): Special Populations/Domestic Violence Human Services Policy (HSP): Special Populations/Domestic Violence: Department of Health and Human Services online resources related to Domestic Violence (Domestic Violence) http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/hspother.htm Stalking Resource Center 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 Webs (Domestic Violence) http://www.ncvc.org/src Warning Signs of An Abusive Relationship Warning Signs of An Abusive Relationship: Useful information from the University of Buffalo. (Domestic Violence) http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/warnings.shtml New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence: Promoting effective cross-systems' responses to DV through training, technical assistance and policy development. (Domestic Violence) http://www.opdv.state.ny.us Claims about Husband Battering Claims about Husband Battering: Offers a critique of claims that "husband battering" is widespread. (Domestic Violence) http://www.xyonline.net/husbandbattering.shtml Violence by Intimates Violence by Intimates: Bureau of Justice Statistics Fact Book in PDF format. (Domestic Violence) http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/vi.pdf Domestic Violence Domestic Violence: What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse. (Domestic Violence) http://www.family2000.org.uk/domestic_violence.htm Substance Abuse and Woman Abuse by Male Partners Substance Abuse and Woman Abuse by Male Partners: Article addresses the complicted relationship of alcohol abuse to domestic violence against female partners. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vaw.umn.edu/finaldocuments/VAWnet/substanc.htm Mending the Sacred Hoop -Technical Assistance Project 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.msh-ta.org/ Domestic Violence Education Domestic Violence Education: The Domestic Violence education course developed by American Medical Women's Association for physicians, residents in all specialities, medical students, and other health care professionals. (Domestic Violence) http://www.dvcme.org/ Domestic violence: an epidemic - UNICEF 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.unicef.org/vaw/ Angels That Care Angels That Care: Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert. (Domestic Violence) http://angels1939.homestead.com/index.html eMedicine Health - Domestic Violence eMedicine Health - Domestic Violence: Statistics and resources on domestic violence. (Domestic Violence) http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11425-1.asp Internet Safety for Survivors Internet Safety for Survivors: Violence Against Women Online Resources - University of Minnesota (Domestic Violence) http://www.vaw.umn.edu/internetsafety.asp When Men Murder Women 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vpc.org/studies/dv4cont.htm Firearms and Domestic Violence Firearms and Domestic Violence: Fact Sheet from the Violence Policy Center (Domestic Violence) http://www.vpc.org/fact_sht/domviofs.htm National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center 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 topic (Domestic Violence) http://www.vawprevention.org No Safe Place No Safe Place: No Safe Place offers resources and insights into the origins and possible solutions to violence against women. (Public Broadcasting System) (Domestic Violence) http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/index.html Defense Task Force for Domestic Violence 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 Secreta (Domestic Violence) http://www.dtic.mil/domesticviolence/index.htm National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Making the Link - Domestic Violence & Alcohol and Other Drugs (Domestic Violence) http://www.health.org/govpubs/ml011/index.htm UNIFEM's Internet Working Group to End Violence Against Women 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 t (Domestic Violence) http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/ DV/CPS Collaboration Home DV/CPS Collaboration Home: DV/CPS collaborative strategies for integrating domestic violence services into child protection systems. (Domestic Violence) http://www.calib.com/dvcps Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Conversation with Judith Herman 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. (Domestic Violence) http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Herman/herman-con3.html Trans and Intersex Survivors of Domestic Violence: 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 th (Domestic Violence) http://www.amboyz.org/articles/dv.html American Roulette 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vpc.org/graphics/amroul.pdf Take Back The Night Take Back The Night: Louisville Kentucky Take Back The Night home page. Part of the national Take Back the Night events in October, the program works to end violence against women and children. (Domestic Violence) http://www.iglou.com/tbtn/ Apna Ghar Apna Ghar: A domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children, and is the only Asian shelter of its kind in the Mid-Western United States. (Domestic Violence) http://www.apnaghar.org/ Empowering The Phoenix Empowering The Phoenix: Motivational resource centre for domestic abuse survivors. (Domestic Violence) http://www.empoweringthephoenix.com Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.laglc.org/domesticviolence Womens Accounts Womens Accounts: News and information with a focus on survivors of domestic violence. (Domestic Violence) http://www.WomensAccounts.com Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory 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 (Domestic Violence) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm Transition House Association of Prince Edward Island 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.isn.net/~tha/ Domestic Abuse in Later Life Domestic Abuse in Later Life: Report from VAWNET Applied Research Forum on domestic violence among older women. File in PDF format. (Domestic Violence) http://www.vawnet.org/VNL.2/DomesticViolence/Research/VAWnetDocs/AR_later-life.pdf Margurerite Dixon Transition Society Margurerite Dixon Transition Society: Women who are abused are not responsible for the actions of the person involved (Domestic Violence) http://dixonhouse.ca New Hampshire AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program 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. (Domestic Violence) http://victimassistance.tripod.com Domestic Violence Handbook 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) http://www.domesticviolence.org/content.html SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP 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 p (Domestic Violence) http://www.austin-safeplace.org/programs/disability/default.htm SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources 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. (Domestic Violence) http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/ Domestic Violence National Directory of Professional Services 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) http://www.soros.org/crime/DVDir-main.html Woman Abuse and the PEI Legal System Research Team of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre 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. (Domestic Violence) http://www.isn.net/~tha/womanabuseresearch/ Peace at Home Peace at Home: Peace at Home is a human rights agency dedicated to stopping domestic violence. 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