Web Directory

» 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.
   http://creativefolk.com/abusesongs.html

» A Call to Men
   Through seminars, workshops and other educational vehicles, challenges men to reconsider their long held beliefs about women, in an effort to create a more just society. Includes training materials and downloadable multimedia resources.
   http://www.acalltomen.com/

» 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
   http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/giobbe.html

» Abuse Within the Family
   A gateway to all types of domestic violence cases, resources, statistics, and research with a "true crime" focus.
   http://karisable.com/dvca.htm

» Abuse of Power
   Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters.
   http://www.abuseofpower.info/

» 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.
   http://www.adwas.org

» Abused Women.org
   Provides general information on what domestic violence is, how to get help, and links including safety plans, links to Power and Control wheels, women of color, women with disabilities, women who are deaf, rural and Native American women, and extensive li
   http://www.abusedwomen.org/resources.html

» Accessing Safety Initiative | Home
   Funded by the Office on Violence Against Women, the Accessing Safety Initiative helps organizations and communities meet the needs of women with disabilities and Deaf women who are victims or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
   http://www.accessingsafety.org

» 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.
   http://www.vpc.org/graphics/amroul.pdf

» Angels That Care
   Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert.
   http://angels1939.homestead.com/index.html

» Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence
   Findings of a study by Frank R. Ascione and Utah State University colleagues concerning history of pet abuse in households of women housed in shelters for victims of domestic violence. Includes links to related resources.
   http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_2.html

» 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
   http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/vaw/readings/

» Biderman's Chart of Coercion
   Analysis of mind control with significance for survivors of domestic violence.
   http://www.nwrain.net/~refocus/coerchrt.html

» Blaming the Victim: Domestic Violence and the Co-Dependency Model
   Article by Greg Dear in PDF format.
   http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/proceedings/27/dear.pdf

» CUT IT OUT
   A program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. It builds awareness of domestic abuse and trains salon professional
   http://www.cutitout.org/

» 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.
   http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/CalltoProtect//

» Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
   A national nonprofit organization working to prevent domestic violence -- CAEPV is the only program in the country founded by business leaders and focused on the workplace.
   http://www.caepv.org/

» Danger Assessment Instrument
   in Identifying Risk Factors for Femicide in Violent Intimate Relationships - Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
   http://www.dangerassessment.com/WebApplication1/default.aspx

» Domestic Violence
   What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse.
   http://www.family2000.org.uk/domestic_violence.htm

» Domestic Violence - American Bar Association
   Domestic violence, verbal and psychological Abuse resources by the American Bar Association.
   http://www.abanet.org/domviol/

» Domestic Violence - U.S. Resources
   Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help and information concerning domestic violence, elder abuse and abuse against disabled persons in the United States.
   http://www.vachss.com/help_text/domestic_violence_us.html

» 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.
   http://www.domesticviolence.org/

» 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.
   http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/quickie121/

» Domestic Violence Information Center
   Information and resources from The Feminist Majority Foundation.
   http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html

» 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.
   http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/dvr.html

» Domestic Violence Resource Manual
   Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services - Comprehensive resource manual and compilation of contacts information for agencies providing services in this area of Oregon
   http://www.multco.us/portal/site/DV/menuitem.fa62ddbd327591937b950b6da36c41ca/?vgnextoid=7e476cef3de06210VgnVCM10000016c614acRCRD&curSMSelectedItem=7e476cef3de06210VgnVCM10000016c614acRCRD

» Domestic Violence and Disasters
   Article from The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children.
   http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/freda/reports/dviol.htm

» Domestic Violence and Welfare
   from the Welfare Information Network. Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness.
   http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/domestic.asp

» Domestic Violence: An Overview
   Offers definitions, prevalence and trends, effects, resources for victims and offenders, and a directory of shelters and hotlines.
   http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/domestic-violence/

» Drinking Alcohol and Domestic Violence
   Article on false correlation between domestic violence and alcohol use.
   http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/Controversies/1090863351.html

» Education Wife Assault
   Information for abused women, professionals, friends, and family on abuse of all types. E-Commerce enabled for publications sales and donations.
   http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/

» Endless Possibilities
   Endless Possibilities is part weaving program, part community center, part recycling program, and part haven. It's a fund raising program of the Outer Banks Hotline Crisis Intervention and Prevention Center.
   http://www.ragweavers.com

» Faith Trust Institute
   The Institute is a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Founded in 1977 by the Rev. Marie M. Fortune, the Institute is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence.
   http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/

» 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.
   http://www.frwc.org/

» Firearms and Domestic Violence
   Fact Sheet from the Violence Policy Center
   http://www.vpc.org/fact_sht/domviofs.htm

» Graphic Resource Site for Women's Domestic Violence Issues.
   Free graphic images and designs to use as posters, handouts, or for other applications including use at fund raising events related to violence against women issues. Please request permission for reproduction.
   http://home.config.com/~gargoyle/posters/

» Human Services Policy (HSP): Special Populations/Domestic Violence
   Department of Health and Human Services online resources related to Domestic Violence
   http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/hspother.htm

» Instigate - an Online Toolkit
   Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA.
   http://www.transformcommunities.org/tctatsite/instigate/welcome.html

» 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
   http://www.dvinstitute.org/

» Language/Etymology/rule of thumb
   Definitive essay on the purported "rule of thumb" law about wife-beating.
   http://tafkac.org/language/etymology/rule_of_thumb.html

» 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 C
   http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html

» Maitri - San Francisco, CA
   Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters
   http://www.maitri.org

» 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.
   http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html

» 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.
   http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_domviolence.html

» 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 phys
   http://www.silcom.com/~paladin/madv/

» 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.
   http://www.msh-ta.org/

» Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program
   The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, founded in 1993 by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, is a leadership program that motivates student-athletes and student leaders to play a central role in solving problems
   http://www.sportinsociety.org/vpd/mvp.php

» Military Family Resource Center: Interpersonal Violence Portal
   Contains information on building and strengthening domestic violence prevention partnerships between military and civilian communities. Describes U.S. Department of Defense and service initiatives and research, and provides links to related resources.
   http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/portal/page/mhf/MHF/MHF_HOME_1?section_id=20.40.500.260.0.0.0.0.0

» Mother's Research and Reference Center
   Information and advice about family courts' failing to protect children and mothers in child custody disputes where there has been domestic violence or evidence of child abuse. Includes articles, personal stories, and message boards.
   http://www.mrrc.info

» Multnomah County Department of County Human Services - Domestic Violence Resource Manual
   Domestic Violence and the Workplace - Web Based Training
   http://www.multco.us/portal/site/DV/menuitem.fa62ddbd327591937b950b6da36c41ca/?vgnextoid=a0976cef3de06210VgnVCM10000016c614acRCRD&curSMSelectedItem=a0976cef3de06210VgnVCM10000016c614acRCRD

» NCALL: National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
   This site provides access to program development, policy and technical assistance and training related to the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse/neglect.
   http://www.ncall.us/

» NOW and Violence Against Women
   The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women.
   http://now.org/issues/violence/index.html

» 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."
   http://www.ncadv.org/

» National Domestic Violence Hotline
   24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available.
   http://www.ndvh.org/

» 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.
   http://www.thenetworklared.org/english/network/about.html

» 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.
   http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10093.html

» New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
   Promoting effective cross-systems' responses to DV through training, technical assistance and policy development.
   http://www.opdv.state.ny.us

» No Safe Haven: A Special Report
   Special issue of Mother Jones magazine devoted to domestic violence.
   http://www.motherjones.com/news/featurex/2005/07/haven.html

» No Safe Place
   No Safe Place offers resources and insights into the origins and possible solutions to violence against women. (Public Broadcasting System)
   http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/index.html

» Online Danger Assessment
   Danger Assessment instrument from Johns Hopkins. Caution: to download the assessment, you must register on the site.
   http://www.dangerassessment.org

» PeaceWorks Home Page
   "PEACEWORKS"is an unique art documentary about domestic violence being developed by The Shelter, Inc. A team of artists/activists/formerly battered women and technicians, have come together to produce this screenplay. Drawn from the poetry, music and artw
   http://www.jtb-servers.com/peace.html

» Poised for Prevention: Advancing Promising Approaches to Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
   The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Prevention Institute called together a group of leaders for a national convening in September 2006. This report is the product of that meeting. Link provided to PDF copy of report.
   http://www.preventioninstitute.org/rwjf_ipv.html

» Portland Women's Crisis Line
   Help for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in and around Portland, Oregon with a 24-hour state-wide hotline.
   http://www.pwcl.org/

» 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.
   http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Herman/herman-con3.html

» Prevention Pathways - Connecting Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence
   Resource with fact sheets, links to funding sources, downloadble videos, ad copy and icons relating to preventing violence through substance abuse treatment.
   http://preventionpathways.samhsa.gov/resources.htm

» 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
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm

» Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project
   A grassroots community-based organization working as advocates for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Provides information on direct action political organizing to make system-wide change to give women access to justice.
   http://www.purpleberets.org/index.html

» Quality Assurance Program - Peer Review of Domestic Violence
   Includes standards and peer review documents for domestic violence programs in Michigan .
   http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5460_7261_7274-15258--,00.html

» Reading List on Domestic Violence
   Good basic reading list on domestic violence -- history, research, self-help.
   http://www.thelizlibrary.org/liz/013.htm

» Reporting on Violence
   Handbook for journalists supported by grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and The California Wellness Foundation
   http://www.bmsg.org/pcvp/INDEX.SHTML

» Responding to Domestic Violence: Where Federal Employees Can Find Help
   Prepared by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Includes places to turn to and a sectionalized report.
   http://www.opm.gov/Employment_and_Benefits/WorkLife/OfficialDocuments/handbooksguides/DomesticViolence_Help/index.asp

» Rural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
   The challenge of providing services in rural areas
   http://www.ruralwomyn.net/domvio.html

» Rural Victimization Project
   Online domestic abuse training tutorials offered for human service professionals. Program is sponsored by the Rural Victimization Project at FSU School of Social Work's Institute for Family Violence Studies.
   http://familyvio.csw.fsu.edu/rural/

» 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.
   http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/

» Sanctuary for the Abused
   Resources, links and articles on emotional, psychological, verbal and physical abuse and online predators.
   http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.com

» 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 riv
   http://newenglandusa.com/arts_ed/arts_ed.html

» 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 Websi
   http://www.ncvc.org/src

» Technology Safety and Advocacy Collection
   Compiled resources on safe computing for survisors and advocates collected by VAWNET.
   http://new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages?category_id=93

» The Clothesline Project
   Provides an opportunity for women to bear witness to their personal experience of violence, and celebrate their transformation from victim to survivor in a powerful statement of solidarity.
   http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/orgs/cp.html

» 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."
   http://endabuse.org

» 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.
   http://www.thegreenbook.info

» 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.
   http://www.silentwitness.net/

» The Urban Institute
   Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence in Six Communities: Beyond the Justice System
   http://www.urban.org/publications/406727.html

» United States DV Resources
   Domestic Violence Resources by State on a clickable map, sponsored by Women's Rural Advocacy Programs in Minnesota
   http://www.letswrap.com/usadv/

» Violence Against Women
   A factsheet from the World Health Organisation (WHO) covering the scope of the problem, related health consequences, and guidance for health workers.
   http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact239.html

» 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.
   http://www.vpc.org/studies/dv4cont.htm

» 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.
   http://www.wcsr.org/

» Women's Accounts
   News and information with a focus on survivors of domestic violence.
   http://www.womensaccounts.com/

» 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 Universi
   http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/

» Zada Connaway
   Novelist, blogging on abuse and safety issues; specifically domestic violence and child abuse.
   http://www.freewebs.com/zadaconnaway/

» eMedicine Health - Domestic Violence
   Statistics and resources on domestic violence.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11425-1.asp