Domestic Violence

AbusedWomen.org – no matter what you call it, it hurts. You want to do something about it, but what can you do that won't make your life even worse? New editions of Ginny NiCarthy’s books, Getting Free and You Can Be Free (Seal Press), help you figure out whether your partner is physically abusing you and whether you are being emotionally abused – which can be even more harmful.

Asha Family Services – provides programs and services for women, men, teens, children and families, whose lives are impacted by violence, abuse or neglect in the home, Milwaukee, WI. Brochure.

Battered Women's Justice Project – promotes systemic change within community organizations and governmental agencies engaged in the civil and criminal justice response to domestic violence that creates true institutional accountability to the goal of ensuring safety for battered women and their families, Minneapolis, MN.

Casa de Esperanza (English / Español) – we are a Latina organization – in both staffing and approach. Our Board of Directors is 80% Latina, and our staff is 72% Latina. All our work is grounded in Latina realities. Our starting point in supporting Latinas and our communities is their strength; we assist them to recognize their strengths, build on them and reach their goals. Effective responses to domestic violence are shaped by the lived realities of Latinas and facilitate support systems "where they live." It is the community that will end domestic violence, not Casa de Esperanza or any other system or organization, St. Paul, MN.

Casa de Esperanza Named National Resource Center on Domestic Violence by the Department of Health and Human Services, October 2011.

CCAWOnline.org.

The Center for Women and Families – provides services for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, spousal abuse, dating violence and offers family therapy in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The Center helps survivors through supportive services, community education and cooperative partnerships that foster hope, promote self-sufficiency and rebuild lives, Louisville, KY.

Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs – offers domestic violence training and resources based on The Duluth Model to help community activists, domestic violence workers, practitioners in the criminal and civil justice systems, human service providers, and community leaders make a direct impact on domestic violence, Duluth, MN.

Domestic Violence – National Organizations, Programs and Online Resources, Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

The Domestic Violence Project of Silicon Valley California.

End Violence Against Women International – provides effective, victim centered, multi-disciplinary training and expert consultation regarding crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. EVAW International also seeks to identify and disseminate effective primary prevention programs for men and risk reduction programs for women, Addy, WA. Brochure.

enditnow.gov, Office on Violence Against Women of the U.S. Department of Justice – working together to end the violence. Use this site to identify signs of domestic violence and for access to organizations that can help, Washington, DC.

Futures Without Violence (formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund) – creating futures without violence has been our vision for over thirty years. Now, it is also our name. From domestic and dating violence, to child abuse and sexual assault, FWV works to end some of the most pressing global issues of our time, San Francisco, CA.

GCASAFV Regional Summit 2011 – Creating Safe, Healthy & Violence-Free Islands, Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence – conference materials from the March 6-11, 2011 Summit, including presentations and handouts, Hagatna, GU.

Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Center for Social Work Research, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin – the mission is to advance the knowledge base related to domestic violence and sexual assault in an effort to end violence. IDVSA accomplishes this through supporting research on domestic violence and sexual assault and by providing training, technical assistance, and information dissemination to the practitioner community and the community at large. It is the vision of IDVSA that its multi-disciplinary, researcher-practitioner, collaborative approach will enhance the quality and relevance of research efforts and their application in service provision, Austin, TX.

Jones, Ann (writer / photographer) – author of a number of non-fiction books about her research into women's and humanitarian issues: Women Who Kill, Kabul in Winter, Looking for Lovedu, Next Time She'll be Dead and When Love Goes Wrong. She has also written and taken photographs for a number of publications including: National Geographic Traveler, Outside, The Nation, San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Times. The majority of her work and writings centers on women's issues, especially domestic violence.

Journey to Freedom – dedicated to helping abused women find a whole new beginning in their life.

Joyful Heart Foundation – works to foster a community that turns toward the issues of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Such a community, empowered with knowledge, courage and compassion, can support survivors of this violence and engage in an open dialogue about how to collaboratively end the cycle of violence and abuse, New York, NY.

Lavender Power – is that resilience you have inside to thrive past the abuse of violence & sexual trauma.

Legal Momentum – Violence Against Women – has long been an advocate of women’s right to live free from violence. As the chair of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Legal Momentum was a proud leader of the original push to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994, as well as VAWA II in 2000, which strengthened the law and reauthorized it through 2005, New York, NY.

Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, Michigan Department of Human Services – promotes the empowerment of survivors and seeks social change to redress the existing power imbalance within violent relationships, Lansing, MI.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence – works on coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives – such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV’s caucuses and task forces developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children, Denver, CO.

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, Washington, DC. U.S. State and Territorial Coalitions.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence – since 1993 NRCDV has been a comprehensive source of information for those wanting to educate themselves and help others on the many issues related to domestic violence. Today, through its key initiatives and special projects such as VAWnet, the Women of Color Network, the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Project and Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence, NRCDV works tirelessly to improve community response to domestic violence and, ultimately, prevent its occurrence. Our comprehensive technical assistance, training and resource development are just a few examples of the many ways in which NRCDV broadly serves those dedicated to ending domestic violence in relationships and communities, Harrisburg, PA.

"Not to People Like Us" – offers support, information and referrals to victims of domestic violence in upscale families, and to provide resources and education for the helping professionals who work with them, Chicago, IL.

Peace Over Violence – a non-profit, feminist, multi-cultural, volunteer organization dedicated to building healthy relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. To achieve this mission our agency manages five departments delivering the services of Emergency, Intervention, Prevention, Education and Advocacy. POV is formerly known as the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, Los Angeles, CA.

Praxis International – is a nonprofit research and training organization that works toward the elimination of violence in the lives of women and children. We work with local, statewide, and national reform initiatives to bridge the gap between what people need and what institutions provide. Since 1996, we have worked with advocacy organizations, intervention agencies, and inter-agency collaborations to create a clear and cooperative agenda for social change in their communities, Duluth, MN.

The Safety Zone – is a content-driven site on domestic violence for use by both survivors and potential helpers; it made its debut in February 1997, and I've been slowly adding to it since.

Sheila Wellstone Institute – Sheila Wellstone was a national champion in the effort to end domestic violence in our communities.  The Sheila Wellstone Institute continues her commitment to building power and visibility to ensure that ending violence against women and children is a national priority, St. Paul, MN.

Silent Witness National Initiative – promoting peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders in the United States by the year 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

StopFamilyViolence – the people’s voice for family peace, New York, NY.

Taking Action Against Domestic Violence, Tampa Bay, FL.

Transforming Communities – is a national technical assistance, training, and resource center that advances new practices, skills, movement building, and policies to prevent violence against women and related forms of abuse, including domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence and gender-based bullying, San Rafael, CA.

Women's Justice Center (English / Español) – provides advocacy, free of charge, for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse, particularly in the Latina and other under served communities of Sonoma County; provides advocacy training and community education; coordinates the Task Force on Women in Policing with the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities in our law enforcement agencies; and is committed to equal justice for all women and girls, Santa Rosa, CA.

WomensLaw.org (English / Español) – the mission is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence. By reaching out through the Internet, we empower women and girls to lead independent and productive lives, free from abuse, Brooklyn, NY.

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