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Below is a list of web sites that may be of assistance to domestic violence victims, advocates, and attorneys.
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On September 20, Ashcroft announced awards totaling $6.7 million to improve public safety by addressing the successful re-integration of high-risk, serious offenders returning to their communities from imprisonment. The awards, provided through the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), were available under OJP’s Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative. A total of $6.7 million in awards, for up to $317,000, was provided to 20 jurisdictions. Ashcroft made the announcements during the first-ever National Conference on Offender Reentry, in Cleveland. The conference, titled "Coming Together, Strengthening Partnerships, and Planning for the Future" included more than 1,200 stakeholders in the reentry field who gathered to exchange the latest information on programs that address high-risk serious offenders returning to their communities. The conference was co-sponsored by the Justice Department and seven other federal agencies. A list of the awards is available at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/04ReentryAwds.pdf.
The Alternatives to Domestic Agression (ADA) Accountability Workbook is now available to the public. You can see the order form at their website, or you can go directly to the order form by clicking this link.
This compilation of child abuse and neglect data is avalable from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2003, at the web site above.
CAVNET is a Washington, DC based nonprofit, which comprises an online, interactive database of information that includes more than 2,000 items. Contributors include lawyers, law enforcement personnel, judges, clergy, social workers, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and disability advocates. The database is updated daily, and includes the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Sexual Resource center, NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund, the National Center for Victims of Crime, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the National Center for Victims of Crime, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence, teh National ARC, AAMR, Temple University';s Institute on Disabilities, Deaf Women Against Violence, and the Human Society of the United States. In addition, there are hundreds of participating rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs.
The web site is divided into free public-access amd members-only sections. These are updated regularly, but available in summary form only without registratiion as a CAVNET member. Particularly interesting is the Legal Materials and Assistance section, which includes legal Briefs and Legal Memos & Other Materials.
Autry, A. et al. (2003).
"Crime Victimization Survey (CVS) Software, Version 1.3" (electronic only)
This updated software program allows localities to conduct their own telephone surveys of residents to collect data on crime victimization, attitudes toward policing, and other community-related issues. Vann, A. (2003).
In 2003, Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) staff members interviewed 84 battered women in seven locations around the state of Ohio to determine how service providers, including law enforcement and the courts, were responding to survivors of domestic violence and their children. ODVN gained valuable information from the focus groups to aid advocacy efforts with and for battered women. To view the focus group report, visit www.odvn.org.
The Family Violence Community of Practice newsletter, the Family Violence Forum, shares ideas and keeps domestic violence service providers and advocates informed about family practices that improve the justice system's response in family violence cases. This newsletter is published by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSC). To view the latest issue or previous isues of the Family Violence Forum newsletter, go to the same web site (link above), then go to Court Database information, and then search for" Family Violence Forum."
Please contact Madelynn Herman, knowledge management analyst, at mhermann@ncsc.dni.us or (757) 259-1549, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for the Family Violence Community of Practice. For more information about the NCSC's family and domestic violence resources, including the newsletter, go to http://www.ncsconline.org. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has developed a new resource guide that provides numerous links to online resources relating to family violence and firearms such as: firearms statutes, laws and legislation; facts and figures on the extent of the problem; resources available for the courts; and links to articles, research reports, and literature. Carter, N. (2003).
The General Accounting Office has released this report entitled "Violence Against Women: Data on Pregnant Victims and Effectiveness of Prevention Strategies Are Limited."
This 45-page report is a resource for anyone who is applying for a fedral, private or foundation grant. Designed to help grant seekers prepare better applications and improve their proposals with proven tips and strategies, Grant Tips is available for $20.00 for a limited time from CD publications at the URL address above and click on Special Reports
The "Update" highlights significant initiatives, priorities, products,
and Web sites as well as announcing funding information of interest to
the criminal justice field. The summer 2005 issue highlights OVW's
National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations, a
new sexual assault response Team DVD from OVC, two COPS problem-solving
guides on using offender interviews to glean details about crime
patterns and researching specific crime-related problems; the summer
issue of In-Sites online magazine; OJJDP's highlights of the youth gang
survey, alternatives to detention of juvenile offenders, and planning
community-based facilities for juvenile offenders; NIJ's "In Short"
report on the major public safety benefits of using DNA evidence in
minor crimes; and BJS statistical updates, among other resources.
The MINCAVA (Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse) electronic clearinghouse has an extensive library of documents on a wide range of domestic violence- and stalking-related topics. New documents can be submitted electronically to the clearinghouse. MINCAVA also publishes, sponsors, or administers various news groups, discussion lists, and electronic newsletters.
Hoog, C. (2003).
"Stalking" (58 pp.) examines the problem of stalking and the factors that contribute to it, reviews responses to the problem, and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice. The full text is accessible at the link provided. To obtain copies, contact 21st Century Solutions at 301-438-3132 or the U.S. DOJ Response Center at 1-800-421-6770.
Approximately one in five high school girls reports being abused by a boyfriend.[1] On college campuses, 32% of students report dating violence by a previous partner.[2] To help communities, programs, agencies and individuals address dating violence, the National Center for Victims of Crime has launched the Dating Violence Resource Center's web page. This exciting new web page---part of the National Center's extensive web resources---provides significant new information for the field.
New online resources include:
- Teen Dating Violence and Campus Dating Violence fact sheets;
- Teen Tip Sheets on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other related topics;
- outreach materials, including palm cards, posters, and the new dating violence brochure;
- dating violence-related research; and
- resource reviews of books, films, and other materials available for education and outreach efforts.
The Dating Violence Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, has two goals:
- create national awareness about incidents and impact of dating violence; and
- support communities (OVW grantees) addressing the issue.
[1] Silverman et al., "Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality," JAMA (2001).
[2] C. Sellers and M. Bromley, "Violent Behavior in College Student Dating Relationships," Journal of Contemporary Justice (1996). Artichoker, K. & Gullickson, V. (2003).
National Center for State Courts
Family Violence Forum, Vol 3, No. 1 - Spring 2004
Resource Corner
By Madelynn Herman
State-by-State Resources and Trends on Child Abuse
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, every day in the U.S. three children lose their lives due to child abuse. In the year 2000, an average of 2,400 children per day children were found to be victims of child abuse. Overall, one million reports of child abuse and neglect were substantiated in 2000 and 150,00 of those cases required court action. The courts have increasingly shown an interest in improving outcomes for child abuse and neglect cases and are doing this in part through increasing efficiency in processing dependency cases, monitoring of foster care cases more closely, and enhancing relationships with child protection agencies.
The resources provided below answer some of these questions. Does the definition of child abuse vary by state? Which states allow public access to child abuse and neglect hearings? What is the major federal legislation on child abuse? Are there standards for excellence for child protective services? How can we improve court performance and judicial workloads in child abuse and neglect cases? How can dependency appeals be expedited? And what are some of the current trends in child abuse and neglect?
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information provides a host of state-by-state information and resources, including:
The Child Welfare League of America provides a host of excellent resources for child protection agencies and courts, including:
Recent National Center for State Courts articles and publications include:
For additional resources on family violence-related topics see the NCSC CourTopic Database at: http://www.ncsconline.org/WCDS/Topics/topic1.asp?search_value=Family%20Violence To request information from the NCSC call 800-616-6164. Beals, J.E. (2003) (Battered Women's Justice Project)
An invaluable resource on Ohio domestic violence laws, court procedures, and best practices is the Ohio Domestic Violence Benchbook: A Practical Guide to Competence for Judges and Magistrate, by former Montgomery County Domestic relations Judge Mike Brigner. It is primarily intended as an educational and reference tool for Ohio judges and magistrates, but it it is also very helpful to attorneys and victim advocates as well. The topics covered by the benchbook include: Professional Competence; Criminal Jurisdiction Courts; Civil Protection Orders; Children and Violence; Stalking Protection Orders; Lethality Factors; Weapons; Evidentairy Issues; counseling; Victim Advocates; Violence Against Women Act; Mediation; and Help.
To access the the Benchbook online, go to http://www.ocjs.state.oh.us/FVPC/resource.htm. However, it is presented online in one large PDF file that requires a 20-minute download for dial up modem service. Alternatively, one can obtain a copy by e-mail (in Adobe format) by sending an e-mail to Judge Brigner at mike.brigner@sinclair.edu. To obtain a hard copy, contact the Office of Criminal Justice servcies, Attn: Diana Ramos-Reardon, Ohio Offfice of Criminal Justice Services, 400 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, phone no. (614) 466-0306 or toll-free (888) 448-4842, fax no. (614) 466-0308, e-mail at mailto:fvpc@ocjs.stat.oh.us.
This brochure was recently revised and reprinted with funding through OCJS. The Protocol outlines best practices for various professionals responding to domestic violence both inside and outside of the legal system, focusing primarily upon best practices for criminal justice system professionals. To download a complete version of the text of the Ohio Model Protocol, visit www.odvn.org.
"Serving Crime Victims With Disabilities> Meet Us Where We Are" (video and resource guide) (NCJ188515) presents first person accounts of how crime affects people with disabilities and helps educate disability service providers and people with disabilities about crime victim's rights and resources. "Serving Crime Victims With Disabilities: The Time Is Now" (video and resource guide) (NCJ 188514) helps crime victim service providers reach out and serve people with disabilities. Place order at the URL address above.
Volcano Press specializes in the publication of workbooks, counselors' guides, and otehr tools for treatment of doemstic abuse and violence issues, including guides, posters, and cassettes in single or quantity amounts, some with Spanish translations. Additinally, the Volcano Press web site has an Issues Update" button which provides frequently updated links to news and editorial articles from sources across the country, offering the latest avaialble information relating to spousal and child abuse.
Did you know that domestic violence costs employers $100 million in lost wages, paid sick leave, and absenteeism? A new study by the Washington-based partenrship for Prevention, prompted by these alarming statistics from the Ameriocan Institute for Domestic Violence, discusses what public and prevate sector employers can do to address the problem. For more information (and a copy of the publication), go to the web site above, click on Publications, and then click on Domestic Violence and the Workplace.
This web site was created by Helga West, survivor of an attempted murder, to serve victims of violent crime and their families. The site features virtual communities and information on recovery for victims, and plans to add resources about the criminal justice system, lawmakers, and criminal law. The sponsoring organization, Witness Justice, is the first U.S. group created solely to provice information about healing, the justice system, and advocacy for survivors of violent crime.
"Youth Victimization: Prevalance and Implications" (16 pp) (NCJ 194972)
The study found that youth victimization is clearly linked to mental health problems and delinquent behavior. Results are analyzed across gender and race/ethnicity and translated into national estimates.
Place orders at: http://puborder.ncjrs.org/
Hotlines
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is an easily accessible toll-free national hotline for victims of domestic violence. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Servcies (HHS). Their web site contains the following information: Questions and Answers About the Hotline; A Press Release From HHS About the Hotline; an Information Release From HHS About the Hotline; and the Domestic Violence Hotline Press Conference.
National Organizations
The mission of the American Institute on Domestic Violence is to assist the business community inn recognizing domestic violence as a workplace issue by:
--Creating a supportive environment for all battered workers.
--Assisting employers to be in compliance with numerous statutes and regjulations that require employers to provide a safe work place.
--Minimizing the employer's exposure to legal liability should violence erupt in the work place.
--Alleviating or reducing the financial loss the employer is currently enduring associated with the corporate cost of domestic violence.
The Ameican Institute on Domestic Volence Claims it is the "nation's leading work place trainer on domestic violence" and conducts "affordable, custom designed workshops" at companies' places of business. APIIDV works to eliminate domestic violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities through awareness outreach, an increased visibility of culturally specific issues, research and policy development, and other efforts. For more information, contact APIIDV at 415-954-9964 or visit its web site.
Assists legal advocates, law enforcement personnel, corrections agents, judges, attorneys, domestic violence organizations, government agencies, students and concerned citizens. The project provides training, technical assistance, and other resources (but not the fighting of individual legal cases) through a partnership with three nationally recognized organizations, in the areas of criminal justice, civil justice, and battered women who are charged with crimes.
4032 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Tel: 612/824-8768, Toll-Free: 800/903-0111, TTY: 612/824-8768
Fax: 612/824-8965 The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides funding, funding, training, technical assistance, and information to States and communities in support of innovative programs to improve and strengthen the Nation's criminal justice system. It is within the National institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice. The phone number for the BJA is 800-688-4252.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Justice is the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to criminal victimization and the administration of justice. They publish the Soucebook of Criminal Justice. The phone number for the BJS is 800-732-3277.
An interdemoninational educational center, providing material and training to religious communities, with the aim of the prevention of sexual and domestic violence. They offer training, workshops, videos, books and publications, including a quarterly newsletter, Working Together, to help those who work within the faith community to combat domestic abuse.
936 North 34th Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98103
Tel: 206/634-1903
Fax: 206/634-0115
Email: cpsdv@cpsdv.org The Center is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence. The Center's goal is to engage religious leaders in the task of ending abuse, and to prepare human servcies professionals to recognize and attend to the religious questions and issues that may arise in their work with women and children in crisis. The Center's emphasis is on education and prevention.
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies to protect America's children and strengthen America's families. CWLA's 1000 public and private nonprofit member agencies serve 3 million abused and neglected children and their families each year. This web site includes information on advocacy programs, publications, conferences and trainings, amd the Children's Voice newsletter, Positive Parenting Tips, and publications, and information on local member agencies (child welfare) agencies around the country.
This site includes practical information for supervisors on the topic of violence on the job (intended for employees of the National Institutes of Health).
Disability Services of Safe Place conducts a national training and technical assistance project that provides training throughout the United States on issues related to abuse of individuals with disabilities. This project also provides onsite consultation for disability, domestic violence, and rape crisis agencies across the country. For more information, contact Disability Services of Safe Place at (512) 267-SAFE (7233) or (512) 927-9616 TTY for deaf callers, or visit its web site.
Handles requests for information about domestic violence and the military, and about community intervention strategies within Native American communities. Focuses on interagency coordination and policy development so that individual practitioners are guided to take violence seriously, in the use of arrest, prosecution, sentencing of abusers, victim safeguards, and batterers' intervention programs.
204 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Tel: 612/874-7063
Fax: 612/824-8965 Examines the power of using popular music, something
people already listen to, as a way for people to express their
feelings. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music
as well as original music by Freudian Slip, therapeutic rock band.
This web site, developed by The John's Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, provides battered women's advocates, policy makers, researchers and others with comprehensive information on violence against women throughout the world. The site contains a compilation of online resources including research, publications, training materials and policy documents. The site also features a searchabale database of international news articles on domestic violence and a listing of domestic violence conferences and events. Through the site's search engine, visitors can identify international organizations that are working to end violence against women and other resources. The web site was developed with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, and in cooperation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
A national organization dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence through public education and prevention campaigns, public policy reform, model training, advocacy programs, and organizing. They run programs training all different sectors of society on action to take against domestic violence, and they build up integrated community projects.
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304, San Francisco, CA 94103-5331
Tel: 415/252-8900
Fax: 415/252-8991
Hotline: 888/792-2873
Publications orders: 415/252-8089
Email: fund@fvpf.org Operates the Resource Center on Domestic Violence and other ongoing projects, including ones on: improving the court system's response to family violence cases; providing training for judges and court workers nationwide; and developing and promoting model state legislation on domestic and family violence.
P.O. Box 8970, Reno, NV 89507
Tel: 800/527-3223
Fax: 702/784-6160 IDVAAC works to prevent or reduce family violence in the African American community through an interdisciplinary approach to research, examination of service delivery and intervention mechanisms, and identification of appropriate and effective responses. For more information, contact IDVAAC at (877)NIDVAAC (643-8222) or visit its web site.
JWI honors the concept of tikkun olam and repairing the world through education, advocacy, and action. JWI has many programs and projects that help abused women, educate others about prejudice and family violence, encourage and promote self-sufficiency for women and girls, and empower family violence victims to help themselves. For more information, contact JWI at (202) 857-1300 or (800) 343-2823, or visit its web site.
The Center operates an electronic clearinghouse that contains news items and documents in many domestic violence and stalking-related subject areas. Their web site also publishes job listings; administers, sponsors, or publishes news groups, discussion lists, and electronic newletters; contains a search index; and accepts document submissions.
The National Center for Victims of Crime collects and publishes web site information and publications on Victim Services (including FYI Bulletins for victims and victim servcie providers); Public Policy (including the Comprehensive Legislative Information Center); and Civil Litigation. The Center also operates a no-cost Virtual Library and the Stalking Resource Center, a comprehensive website on stalking, offering practitioners: state and federal statutes; a bibliography; statistics; promising practices; and newlsetters. The Center's newest publications that can be ordered directly from the Center are: Bringing Victims Into community Policing (booklet); The Last Step in First response (free outreach cards); and the Victim Compensation Poster.
The Center's address, phone number, and fax number are: National center for Victims of Crime, 2000 M Street NW, Suite 480, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel. (202) 467-870, and Fax (202) 467-8701.
Provides articles and other resources for employers whose workers have been subjected to physical abuse at home.
This site contains comprehensive information on elder abuse and the services offered by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA). The website includes information on the various forms of elder abuse, statistics on the national and state rates of elder abuse incidences, and where victims or concerned friends and family can get help. Through the site, visitors can access the NCEA's elder abuse listserv and other elder abuse resources, including the latest research, reports and NCEA publications. NCEA's State, Regional and Local Elder Abuse Coalitions National Directory also is available through the website. The Directory includes contact and program information for nearly 150 elder abuse coalitions operating in 38 states.
The members of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform (NCCPR) have encountered the child welfare system in their professional capacities. NCCPR works to make that system better serve America's most vulnerable children by trying to chanmge policies concerning child abuse, foster care, and family preservation. The NCCPR advocates for systemic reform and does not provide advice in dealing with individual cases. Among the topics on their website are: FASQ; Issue Pa[pers on Family Preservation, Foster Care, and "Reasonable Efforts"; Other Issue Papers; Eight Ways to Do child Welfare Right; A Child Welfare Timeline; and When Children Witnesss Domestic Violence: Expert Opinion.
In addition to the web site above, the NCCPR can be reached at: National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, 53 Skyhill Road (Suite 202), Alexandria, VA 22314, phone and fax (703) 212-2006, and e-mail http://www.nccpr.org/. Formed in 1978 when advocates attended the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' hearing on battered women. The NCADV is the oldest national organization representing grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered women and their children. It serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, the media, battered women and children, agencies and organizations. They offer shelters and support services for battered women and their children.
Policy Office: P.O. Box 34103, Washington, DC 20043
Tel: 202/638-6388
Fax 202/628-4899
Administration: P.O. Box 18749, Denver, CO 80218
Tel: 303/839-1852
Email: ncadv1@aol.com Offers a list of programs nationwide that advocate for victims of violence and harassment directed at gay people and those with HIV/AIDS, or who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or police misconduct.
NCAVP provides support to communities working to respond to violence; raises awareness and educates the general public about the existence and extent of violence against and within lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities; trains law enforcement agencies, direct service providers, health care providers, and other advocates that assist victims of violence; and reports and documents sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, and other crimes of violence. For more information, contact NCAVP at (212)714-1184 or visit its web site.
A list of resources about criminal background checks which includes links to Web sites and phone numbers for governmental agencies in each state from which criminal-background information on employees can be obtained.
Created by the National Institute of Justice in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Referral Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal justice in the world. It is within the National Institute of Justice at the U.S.Department of Justice. To order publications from the NCJRS, go directly to http://www.puborder.ncjrs.org. This national clearinghouse provides support for those interested in developing a comprehensive health care response to domestic violence in all health care settings. Provides resource and training materials, technical assistance, information and referrals, and models for local, state and national health policymaking.
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304, San Francisco, CA 94103-5331
Tel: 888/527-3223
Fax: 415/252-8991
Email: health@fvpf.org Alianza promotes understanding, sustaining dialogue, and generating solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic violence impacting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities. For more information, contact Alianza at (800)342-9908 or visit its web site.
Provides comprehensive information and resources (including videos, publications and information packs), policy development, and technical assistance designed to enhance community responses to and prevention of domestic violence. They house the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Project, which designates October of each year as a focus for the fight against violence. The Project provides information packets: Planning a Community-Wide Event; Some Basics; Domestic Violence Awareness Month Theme; and 1998 National Directory of Domestic Violence Programs, which includes state programs and state coalitions.
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778
Tel: 800/537-2238, TTY: 800/553-2508
Fax: 717/545-9456 NCADV Spanish-Language "Hope and Power for Your Personal Finances" Publication - http://www.ncadv.org
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Greetings!
NCADV is pleased to announce the availability of the Hope & Power workbook now in Spanish. The workbook is available in cartons of 90 copies for just $20.00 or a packet of 10 copies for $7.50 Please visit our website at: www.ncadv.org (click on products) to purchase copies.
Single complimentary copies of the Spanish version of Hope & Power are available to survivors of domestic violence at no cost. Those are also available on our website at: www.ncadv.org (click on products.) |
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Offers a "toolkit" of resources specifically geared to help charities prevent and deal with all types of crises that occur on the job, including violence. On the home page http://www.nonprofitrisk.org look under "Tools," then "Mission Controls" for helpful free fact sheets, such as the "Threatening Call Checklist and Record Sheet. The NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund sponsors the National Task Force on Violence Against Women. The Task Force produces resource packs and publications, including Task Force Updates, and summaries of state activity regarding family violence provisions in their state welfare plans.
119 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202/544-4470
Fax: 202/546-8605 IWP strives to protect and expand the rights of immigrant women and their children, while enhancing the legal rights and basic economic security of this traditionally underserved group. IWP works closely with the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. These three organizations co-chair the National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women. For more information, contact IWP at (202)326-0040 or its web site.
Provides statistics showing what kinds of workers are most at risk of violence, as well as free documents that help organizations set up violence-prevention plans, such as the "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers" at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/healthcare/index.html. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) was created in 1984 to provide leadership developing the Nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims. It is within the National Institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice.The phone number for the OJP is 800-851-3420.
Working with the Battered Women's Justice Project, the Coalition tries to improve battered women's access to civil court options and to legal representation in civil court processes. Provides consultation to advocates, attorneys, court personnel and policy makers in advocacy and court system approaches, model protocols and practices, and public policy. Deals with issues such as protection orders, separation violence, arbitration, mediation, confidentiality of shelter records, safety planning, welfare, immigration, and the VAWA.
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778
Tel: 800/537-2238; TTY: 800/553-2508
Fax: 717/671-5542 The Antistalking Web Site offers information about stalking--useful not only to actual or potential victims, but also to matrimonial attorneys, counselors and police enforcement agencies. Stalking statistics and an extensive list of stalking research studies are among the highlights of the web site.
The Tool Kit was developed in 2000 by the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women as a companion piece to Ending Violence Against Women: An Agenda for the Nation. It is a publication that provides concrete guidance to advocates, communities and policy leaders on actions they can take to end violence against women. It includes 16 chapters that provide recommendations on how to strengthen domestic violence prevention efforts and improve services for victims.
The government agency's Web site includes a document, "Violence in the workplace, 1993-99" at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vw99.htm that offers the most current and comprehensive statistics available on the extent of crime that occurs on the job. The national Verizon Wireless' Hopeline program has a new service that makes it easier for victims of domestic violence to access help and services. Victims of domestic violence can now call the national Violence Hotline by dialing #HOPE on Verizon wireless phones. The phone calls will be immediately transferred to the Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE). The call is toll- and airtime-free. This website has more information about Verizon Wireless' other efforts to raise awareness about domestic violence and assist victims.
This is the policy office which implements the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, combining the enforcement of federal laws with assistance to states and localities to fight domestic violence and other crimes against women. The Act includes provisions making it a crime to cross state lines to continue to abuse a spouse or partner, and it prohibits anyone facing a restraining order from possessing a firearm. It also provides federal resources for prevention programs and victim service initiatives, requires sex offenders to pay restitution to their victims, requires states to pay for rape examinations, and extends rape shield laws to protect crime victims from abusive inquiries.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 10th & Constitution, NW, #50302, Washington, DC 20530
Tel: 202/616-8894
Fax: 202/307-3911 This web site provides law, criminal justice. advocacy, and social servcie professionals with up-to-date information on inteventions to stop violence against women. The site has a Document Library that offers criminal justice practitioners. advocates, and social service professionals over 100 documents with the laterst in research and promising practices of model programs. There are also documents regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child custody & protection, and batterer intervention programs. This web site is a cooperative project of the Office on Violence Against Women and the Mionnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
The Violence Policy center is a national non-profit educational foundation that conducts research on violence in America and works to develop violence-reduction policies and proposals. The Center examines the role of firearms in America, conducts reaearch on firearms violence, and explores new ways to decrease firearm-related death and injury.
Strives to link activists in every corner of the world who are working to end domestic violence, so that they can access their most valuable resource: each other. By building and sustaining a dynamic global network of activists around domstic violence and related issues, we can begin to create a world that is free from violence against women and children.
One Post Office Square, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02109-2170
Tel: 617/832-1276
Fax: 617/832-7000
Email: wrn@fhe.com This is a charity in Red Hook, N.Y., who helps organizations conduct security-risk assessments, create safety plans, and train employees in communication skills that can keep conflicts from escalating.
Other Resources
An estimated 10,000,000 Americans have experienced some form of PTSD. Gift From Within, an international nonprofit organization is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include videotapes, books and articles for both clinicians and those experiencing PTSD. An innovative feature developed by GFW is the Support Pal Network which networks survivors with one another for emotional support through email, regular mail, phone, poetry and an electronic art gallery. GFW has been gifted with clinicians, writers, and educators who contribute real life experiences through articles that appear on the website. Many of these experiences are used in developing Gift From Within's videotapes on trauma and victimization as well as the recovery process.
Traumatic Stress and PTSD Articles
http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/articles.html
Dealing with Domestic Abuse: Lessons from Kathy
Healing from Shame Associated with Traumatic Events
Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse
Partners with PTSD-For families and Friends
Posttraumatic Therapy
The Counting Method for Ameliorating Traumatic Memories
When Helping Hurts:Sustaining Trauma Workers
Suffering in Silence: The Problem of Male Sexual Abuse
Terrorism: September 11, 2001. "Trauma, Grief, and Recovery"
Guilt Following Traumatic Events
POLICE SUICIDE: Understanding Grief & Loss
Anniversary Reactions
Violent Death Bereavement Society,
Recovery From Unnatural Death
Psychotherapy of Bereavement After Homicide: Be Offensive
For more information about the website, contact:
Joyce Boaz
Director
Gift From Within-PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
l6 Cobb Hill Road
Camden, ME 04843 USA
207 236-8858 ph
207 236-2818 fax
http://www.giftfromwithin.org- PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
http://www.ptsdinfo.org - Gateway to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Information
http://www.vdbs.org -Violent Death Bereavement Society
Please be aware that the materials on this website are intended for educational purposes. This is not meant to replace or act as a substitute for the care and advice given to you by your own clinician or mental health counselor.
In recognition of October 2007's Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Office on Violence Against Women presents www.enditnow.gov. This online tool contains information and resources for both victims and those seeking to help them. All content, including a public service announcement, is available in both English and Spanish. For more information, visit www.usdoj.gov/ovw.
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