Libraries

AARDVARC – An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection – assists efforts to aid and support those trying to remove themselves from abusive situations and build healthier, stronger lives. For individuals, we hope to provide general educational and reference material as well as a comprehensive nationwide directory of services for “one stop shopping”. For agencies, programs, and other service providers, we hope to provide a bank of information and resources to help cut costs, increase effectiveness, train staff and volunteers, seek funding, build or improve a website, and network with peers for maximum problem-solving impact.

Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) – addresses violence against women. CAVNET has developed an international network of professionals and a comprehensive, interactive online database addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, juvenile justice, human rights, same sex violence, and crime victims with disabilities. CAVNET enhances collaboration among a diverse international community which includes law enforcement, judges, clergy, human rights advocates, lawyers, health care professionals, social workers, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, disability advocates, and hundreds of others, Washington, DC.

Domestic Violence Project of Silicon Valley California – includes over 1,400 carefully chosen and indexed links to violence research resources on the Internet. A convenient drop down menu lets you navigate among categories. The list is updated frequently, Santa Clara County, CA.

Michigan Resource Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence – enhances the capacity of individuals and organizations to prevent violence against women and strengthen service delivery for survivors. This unique collection of books, videos, journals and other media promotes awareness and increases accessibility of educational information and resources for the state of Michigan. These materials are useful for training, counseling, education, resaerch, nonprofit business management, program development and activism, Okemos, MI.

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse at School of Social Work – University of Minnesota – an electronic clearinghouse that provides quick access to over 3,000 resources, St. Paul, MN.

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence – a national resource centre for all Canadians seeking information about violence within the family and looking for new resources being used to address it, Ottawa, ONT, CA.

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and National Resource Center on Domestic Violence – the online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children, Harrisburg, PA.

Partnerships Against Violence Network (PAVNET) – a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies.

PsyBC Library – articles from leading journals in the field, accredited for continuing education, and available for free. You pay only if you want the continuing education credits. There are also CE accredited CDs and videos.

Public Health & Social Justice – articles, slide shows, syllabi, and other documents relevant to topics in public health and social justice, Portland, OR.

Research Library Collection of the National Children’s Advocacy Center – a working collection of resources that encompass the needs of researchers and practitioners in most endeavors related to child abuse and neglect, Huntsville, AL.

Texas Council on Family Violence Library Catalog – search database by title, author, major topic or category, Austin, TX.

Tucker and Myers Texas Council on Family Violence Records, 1974-2001, Texas Archival Resources Online – contains written records of the organization, as well as photographs and ephemera from the group. Items in the collection range in date from 1974 to 2001, with most of the material dating from the 1990s. The bulk of the collection details the various activities of the group since its inception in 1978, including conferences attended or organized, political and legislative activity, and various shelters throughout the state, University of Houston, Houston, TX.

Violence Against Women Bibliography & Resources, Center for Women's Global Leadership, New Brunswick, NJ.

Violence Against Women Online Resource, Office on Violence Against Women of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse at the University of Minnesota.

Women's History Collection at the Liz Library.

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