National Domestic Violence ResourcesABA Commission on Domestic Violence: The ABA Commission on Domestic Violence is unable to respond to emails regarding specific cases, research, or general matters. If you need information or assistance, please review the information we have provided on our web site and contact one of the organizations listed below. Communities Against Violence Network: CAVNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington DC. We work internationally to address violence against women, youth violence, and crimes against people with disabilities. Started and operated by a former prosecutor (and former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office at the U.S. Department of Justice), CAVNET has developed an an online database of information, and a virtual community of over 900 professionals from the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Ending Violence Against Women: A report released 1/20/2000 "Ending Violence Against Women" finds that around the world, at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Based on the most comprehensive overview to date, the report calls on the world´s health care community to respond to physical and sexual abuse as "a major public health concern and a violation of human rights." Ending Violence Against Women, Population Reports, published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in collaboration with CHANGE - December 1999. Also available in Spanish, Portugese and French from JHUCCP. The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has the right to live in a home free of violence. The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (formerly LAPTOP) is a national organization dedicated to enhancing advocacy for survivors of oppression-based intimate partner violence. Phone: 202-265-0967 The National Center on Full Faith & Credit (800-903-0111 x.2) promotes the timely, universal enforcement of protection orders in state and tribal courts throughout the country in accordance with the federal Violence Against Women Act The National Center for Victims of Crime is recognized as the nations leading advocate for crime victims. Since 1985, we have worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: NCADV (located in Denver, CO) is a grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children. We provide a national network for state coalitions and local programs serving battered women and their children, public policy at the national level, technical assistance, community awareness campaigns, general information and referrals, and publications on the issue of domestic violence, sponsor of a national conference every two years for battered women and their advocates. Also has an office in Washington, DC. General information, membership information and product catalog available from the Denver office. National Network to End Domestic Violence: The National Network to End Domestic Violence is a membership and advocacy organization. The NNEDV began in 1990 as a small working group of state domestic violence coalitions and national domestic violence advocates. National Domestic Violence Hotline: Each month, nearly 10,000 callers - victims of domestic violence, their families and friends across the U.S. - receive crisis intervention, referrals, information and support in many languages. National Child Support Enforcement Association: NCSEA (National Child Support Enforcement Association) is the nonprofit, professional organization representing the child support community. NCSEA´s membership includes line/managerial/executive child support staff; state and local agencies; judges; court masters; hearing officers; government and private attorneys; social workers; advocates; corporations that partner with government to provide child support services and private collection firms. National Organization for Women (NOW): The day-in, day-out activism of NOW´s quarter of a million members and hundreds of chapters makes a difference. Project for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence: Provides national coordination of research and public education on the relationship of domestic violence to poverty and welfare. Includes publications, documents and resources related to welfare and domestic violence. A collaborative project of Taylor Institute and the University of Michigan Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health. (Updated periodically) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Conducts research and analysis on government policies and economic programs affecting families. (Updated periodically) National Criminal Justice Reference Service: NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. National Center on State Courts: Building on Achievements, Leading through Experience - 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185 U.S.A Phone:(757) 253-2000 - Fax: (757) 220-0449 National Conference of State Legislatures: Provides comprehensive statutory information on welfare reform provisions such as assets and income, domestic violence, drug felons, family caps, time limits and work participation for all fifty states. (Updated periodically) National Center on Poverty Law: NCPL, formerly known as the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services, is a not-for-profit communications,advocacy, and policy organization that fosters and develops creative approaches to policy research, development, analysis, and advocacy on issues affecting low-income communities. Center for Law and Social Policy: National public interest research firm that focuses on law and policy affecting the poor. Recent CLASP publications on cash assistance, child support, employment training, block grant provision, and state welfare waivers are also available (through links). CLASP is a major contributor to HandsNet. (Updated periodically) National Center for Children in Poverty: This clearinghouse features summaries of welfare research projects which analyze the effects of changes in welfare and related social programs on families. Identifies and promotes state and local initiatives that protect and enhance the well-being of poor children and their families. Managed by The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University. (Updated frequently) HANDSNET featuring clipping services of abstracted articles and forums; also offering powerful search tools for cross-disciplinary research Violence Against Women Act
Welfare ResourcesEconomic Success Clearinghouse Economic Success Clearinghouse connects you to resources about effective policies, programs and financing strategies that help low-income and working poor families. Federal GovernmentUS Department of Justice: The United States Department of Justice website. Other Advocacy OrganizationsPennsylvania Victim Assistance Academy: PVAA offers a rare opportunity to live, work, study, and interact with victim service providers from all paths, programs, and victim populations served in the Commonwealth. This course provdies an overview of the entire field of victimology, victims´ rights, and victims´ assistance for residents in Pennsylvania. PVAA Goals: (1) To promote critical thinking and to broaden perspectives on victimization and victims´ service systems´ response. (2) To expand and enhance the level of professionalization within the victim services field. (3) To provide an opportunity to network with other victims´ service and allied professionals. (4) To increase participants´ knowledge of national, state, and local resources. Pennsylvania Commision on Crime and Delinquency and the University of Scranton has built a great partnership to have this Academy available to Pennsylvania victim service providers. | Safe Havens for AnimalsIf your partner has threatened to harm your pet, both you and your There may be a Safe Havens for Animals\ program in your community that provides temporary housing for pets when there is violence in the home. For a listing of some of these programs, go to the Online Directory of Safe Havens for Animals Programs or contact your local animal shelter. For more on the animal cruelty/family |
