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Relationship Violence

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    The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence is a not-for-profit organization formed on behalf of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It was incorporated in 1980 to provide education, technical support and assistance to a network of shelters and safe homes, counseling and support groups, and other individuals advocating for the safety and rights of battered women and their children.
    http://www.idvsa.org/

    The Nampa Family Justice Center provides an innovative approach to addressing the needs of victims of domestic violence and child abuse. Clients now have the opportunity to reach needed resources in one centralized location. Advocates, counselors, clergy, legal aid, medical providers, law enforcement, and prosecutors are some of the many service providers located at the Nampa Family Justice Center.
    http://www.idvsa.org/

    The Women's and Children's Alliance (WCA) seeks to provide safe shelter and comprehensive supportive services to Boise women and children victimized by physical and sexual violence. Since 1980, the WCA has been in the forefront of providing services to women and their children escaping violent circumstances.
    http://www.wcaboise.org/

Nationwide
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American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence: Aims to mobilize the legal profession to provide access to justice and safety for victims of domestic violence. It is the only national organization that focuses exclusively on improving the legal response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. For more information: www.abanet.org/domviol

Anti-Stalking: A resource for stalking victims, law enforcement, mental health professionals, researchers, educators, legislators and security personnel. For more information: www.antistalking.com

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. BWJP is an affiliated member of the Domestic Violence Resource Network. For more information: - www.bwjp.org

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. Instrumental in developing the landmark Violence Against Women Act passed by Congress in 1994, the FVPF has continued to break new ground by reaching new audiences including men and youth, promoting leadership within communities to ensure that violence prevention efforts become self-sustaining, and transforming the way health care providers, police, judges, employers and others address violence. For more information: endabuse.org

FindLaw: Provides the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals, including Web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, an online career center, and community-oriented tools. For more information: www.findlaw.com

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence: The mission of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to work towards ending violence through public awareness, policy development, and support for Florida's domestic violence centers. For more information: www.fcadv.org

Institute for Safe Families: Aims to end family violence and promote health and well-being through the development of innovative programs and establishment of coalitions that have united health professionals, community-based and neighborhood organizations. The majority of ISF’s programs serve Philadelphia families at risk who are traditionally underserved and economically less privileged. For more information: www.instituteforsafefamilies.org

Manalive: Manalive Violence Prevention Programs trains batterers to stop their violence in community and jail settings and trains batterer intervention agency staff in the manalive model of violence prevention. Our goal is to help men stop their violence and recruit successful graduates to become community violence prevention and restoration activists. For more information: - www.manaliveinternational.org

Mark Wynn: National trainer to police executives, patrol officers, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals and victim advocates. An advisor to state, national and international leaders who has guided and shaped law and policy on this issue. A key creator of the largest police domestic violence investigative unit in the United States. A survivor, enabling him to teach both effectively and passionately. For more information: www.markwynn.com

MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse: Extensive library of books and articles on domestic violence. For more information: www.mincava.umn.edu/library/dv

National Center for Victims of Crime: Nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims committed to helping them rebuild their lives and dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime. For more information: www.ncvc.org

National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence: Encouraging and creating collaboration among professionals working to end violence against women. The NCDSV helps professionals who work with victims and perpetrators, as well as local, state and federal agencies, state and national organizations, educators, researchers, faith community leaders, media, elected officials, the military and so forth. For more information: www.ncdsv.org

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Organizing for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives. For more information: www.ncadv.org

National College of District Attorneys: The NCDA provides continuing legal education and training for prosecuting attorneys to help them fulfill their responsibilities efficiently, effectively and ethically, through national, state, local and contract courses it offers or coordinates. For more information: www.law.sc.edu/ncda

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judge’s Family Violence Department: Advancing social change in courts and communities across the country by providing cutting-edge training, technical assistance, and policy development on issues of family violence. Projects include the Federal Greenbook Initiative, National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence, Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody, and Full Faith and Credit Project. For more information: www.ncjfcj.org/dept/fvd

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Based in Austin, Texas, the NDVH is a national, toll-free, 24/7 resource that serves as a database of shelters and service providers across the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information: www.ndvh.org; 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-799-SAFE; 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, designed to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professional or lay person interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention. For more information: www.vawprevention.org

Office on Violence Against Women: Handles the Department of Justice’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinates Departmental efforts, 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. Also provides grants to help state, tribal, and local governments and community-based agencies to train personnel, establish domestic violence and sexual assault units, assist victims of violence, and hold perpetrators accountable. For more information: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo

Red Flag, Green Flag Resources: As the publications division of the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, RFGF Resources provides materials to human service agencies, crisis/counseling centers, schools, the armed services, police departments, hospitals, child care centers and individuals. Proceeds benefit victims through free counseling and advocacy services for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Materials for all ages. For more information: www.redflaggreenflag.com

Restorative Justice Online: Restorative justice is a systematic response to wrongdoing that emphasizes healing the wounds of victims, offenders and communities caused or revealed by the criminal behavior. For more information: www.restorativejustice.org

Silent Witness National Initiative: Silent Witnesses began promoting an end to domestic violence in 1990, and now we're spreading our message across the web. That message is one of hope, help, and healing for the victims Of domestic violence. Help us to increase awareness of this situation which kills one woman every six hours. In this site you can find out more about Silent Witness's efforts to end the silence And create liberty and safety in our homes - and find out how you can help! For more information: www.silentwitness.net

Stalking Resource Center: A program of the National Center for Victims of Crime, its mission is to raise awareness of stalking and encourage the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities across the country. Services include a Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program, Training, an Information Clearinghouse, a Practitioners’ Network and a Website. For more information: www.ncvc.org/src

Violence Policy Center: Educational organization working for a safer America through research, investigation, analysis, and advocacy. The VPC provides information to policymakers, journalists, organizations, advocates, and the general public. For more information: www.vpc.org

Voices Against Violence: Voices Against Violence (VAV) addresses the issues of relationship violence, stalking and sexual violence at The University of Texas at Austin. Our programs are designed to serve the needs of the diverse UT population with information, education, training, advocacy, counseling and referral services. For more information: uts.cc.utexas.edu/~vav

Women's Law Initiative: This information web site, established and maintained by the Women's Law Initiative (WLI), is an online resource that provides legal information to women and girls living with or escaping domestic violence. Seeking to "empower women and girls to lead independent and productive lives, free from abuse," this site offers step-by-step instructions on filing for and obtaining restraining orders in all 50 US states and Washington, DC. Also, the site contains "plain language translations" of domestic violence statutes, as well as online links to counseling services, shelters, legal assistance, downloadable court documents, locations of courthouses and sheriffs' offices for filing forms and serving court papers, and legislation news regarding domestic violence. The site is not only a valuable resource for women who experience domestic abuse, but also a handy guide for the people who help them. For more information: www.womenslaw.org/index.htm

Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs: The mission of Women's Rural Advocacy Programs (WRAP) is to alleviate the problem of domestic violence in the communities of southwest Minnesota. For more information: www.letswrap.com

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