Domestic Violence Resources

• http://www.aardvarc.org ARDVARC is: An Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence Aid & Resource Collection. We provide information to victims and resources for the professionals and agencies who assist them. We are a primary referral source for the US Dept. of Justice Office for Victims of Crime - specifically for stalking and relationship violence issues.

• http://www.vaw.umn.edu provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.

   

• Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) provides training, technical assistance and other resources on domestic violence related to: civil court access and representation, criminal justice response, and battered women's self-defense.

• VAWnet, National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women, is a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, with support from the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. VAWnet is an effort to enhance the work of state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and allied national organizations through the use of electronic networking.
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• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, focuses on enhancing and expanding higher education opportunities for Minnesota professionals who intervene in violence and abuse, conducting research on violence related issues, and providing greater access to new information on violence intervention through the Internet.

• http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo & http://www.nnedv.org The Office on Violence Against Women, the NNEDV and the National Network Fund offer a wide range of information, technical assistance, training and opportunities for advocates around the country.
   

• http://www.msh-ta.org This program profile is to present a comprehensive description of Mending the Sacred Hoop STOP Violence Against Indian Women Technical Assistance Project activities, background, philosophical perspective, and overall direction.

• www.appa-net.org The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) web site provides information on training and technical assistance opportunities, publications and resources, grants and special projects, and an "Information Clearinghouse" that provides users with APPA staff contacts for each of several dozen topics.
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• http://www.bwjp.org The Battered Women's Justice Project's (BWJP's) mission is to promote 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.

• www.ncjfcj.org The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges's Family Violence Department addresses court responses to family violence and offers resources including publications, national conferences, trainings, and technical assistance to practitioners in social services and the justice system.

• www.ilj.org The Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ) is a nonprofit organization that provides consulting, research, and evaluation services to criminal justice practitioners.

• www.fvpf.org/programs/justice The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are affected by abuse. The FVPF Judicial Education Project provides materials for educational programs that give justice system personnel a foundation for assessing domestic violence cases. Training includes domestic violence information as it applies to criminal, civil, custody, and visitation cases.

• www.msh-ta.org Mending the Sacred Hoop (MSH) is a Native American women's organization that helps tribal governments and agencies improve their response to Native American victims of violence against women by crafting strategies at local levels that reflect available resources and cultural perspectives. MSH publishes a newsletter, provides assistance and advocacy, coordinates public education events and conferences, and hosts an online discussion forum.
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• www.nowldef.org/html/njep/index.shtml  The NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund pursues equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family, and the courts—through litigation, education, and public information programs. The National Judicial Education Program to Promote Equality for Women and Men in the Courts (NJEP) works to create a fair and equitable judicial system through judicial and legal education. NJEP offers model judicial education curriculums that cover such topics as gender fairness, sexual violence, child custody and sexual abuse, and racial bias.
                                                                 

• www.nlada.org  The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) advocates equal access to justice for all Americans, with emphasis on delivery of legal assistance to the poor (including civil legal services and indigent defense services). NLADA provides legislative advocacy, public education, workshops and training events, and publications including a quarterly newsletter, research and evaluation reports, training materials, management and administration resources.

• www.nsvrc.org  The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a clearinghouse for resources and research about all forms of sexual violence and assault. NSVRC works with its partner agency, the University of Pennsylvania, to provide new policies for establishing sexual violence intervention and prevention programs.

• www.ntcdsv.org  The National Training Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence provides consultation and training (including national and regional conferences), helps government decision makers develop and evaluate policies and programs, and promotes collaboration among government agency staff, victim advocates and service providers, university researchers, and related professionals in working to end domestic and sexual violence. The Web site includes a calendar of training sessions throughout the United States.
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• www.duluth-model.org  The National Training Project helps communities develop and implement policies to protect victims of domestic abuse and offer rehabilitation opportunities for offenders. The project offers seminars, trainings, workshops, and resource materials for staff of domestic violence and community agencies.

• www.praxisinternational.org  Praxis is a nonprofit research and training organization that works to end violence against women and promotes autonomy, integrity, and safety for women and their children.

• www.ncvc.org/src/index.html  The National Center for Victims of Crime's (NCVC's) mission is to help victims of crime and their families rebuild their lives. The Stalking Resource Center provides resources, training, and technical assistance to criminal justice professionals and victim service providers to support locally coordinated, multidisciplinary antistalking approaches and responses.

• www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/vawa  The American Prosecutors Research Institute provides resources including research, program development, and an information clearinghouse to prosecutors at all levels of government. Its Violence Against Women Program is a national resource for prosecutors and other criminal justice professionals working to stop violence against women. The program provides comprehensive and specialized training, research and technical assistance, and resource materials on domestic violence, stalking, cyberstalking, and sexual assault.

• http://endabuse.org The Family Violence Prevention Fund.

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