Links - Domestic Violence
American Bar Association Commission
on Domestic Violence
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
The ABA, provides information about the Domestic Violence and the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for victims of domestic violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://endabuse.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org
NCADV serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, media, battered women and their children, allied and member agencies and organizations.
Minnesota Program Development -
Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
http://www.duluth-model.org
Minnesota Program Development, Inc. is a nonprofit agency that works towards the elimination of violence in the lives of women and their children. It does this by providing training and education around domestic violence as well as resources.
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
http://www.mincava.umn.edu
Provides a wealth of information regarding domestic violence through supporting research, education, and access to violence related resources.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org
Crisis intervention, information about domestic violence and referrals to local service providers to victims of domestic violence and those calling on their behalf. 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
National Latino Alliance for the
Elimination of Domestic Violence
http://www.dvalianza.org
The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza) is part of a national effort to address the domestic violence needs and concerns of the Latino communities. It provides community education and development, research, training and technical assistance and works within public policy.
Office On Violence Against Women
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/welcome.html
Part of the U.S. Department of Justice, this office handles the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, provides national and international leadership, receives international visitors interested in learning about the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responds to requests for information regarding violence against women.
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