
Violence: "Domestic", Elder, Workplace, and School
Most of these articles are written with men as the abusers,
but certainly women are abusers, too!
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Hear on The Oprah Winfrey Show
on April 28, 1998:
"If you are strong enough to stay, you are strong enough to leave." - Delores

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"Domestic Violence and Abuse: Signs of Abuse and Abusive Relationships"
at HelpGuide.org
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Violence Against Women Office (Department
of Justice)
- National Domestic
Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-799-7233 and 1-800-787-3224 TDD
24-hour-a-day confidential hotline. Trained staff can provide callers with
immediate crisis intervention assistance, including direct connections to local resources
(e.g., emergency service and shelters, counseling and assistance in reporting abuse, local
information and referrals). You do not have to give your name.
State Domestic Violence Coalitions
National Domestic Violence Project
Provides free reconstructive surgery to survivors of
domestic violence, call the American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery hot line, 1-800-842-4546.
Victim's Safety
Plan and Checklist:
What to take with you when you leave and other domestic violence brochures at Orleans Parish (New Orleans,
LA) District Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Resources
(Daniel Jay Sonkin, PhD)
Blain Nelson's Abuse-free A mail list for recovering spouse abusers. Also see "Links to Abuse
Resources".
The Institute for Law and Justice: Initiatives Related to Domestic Violence See "Domestic Violence Legislation Affecting Police
and Prosecutor Responsibilities: A 50 State Review" and 1998 Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual
Assault Legislation: State by State Analysis of 1998 Legislation
Kentucky
Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services
Mental
Health Intervention in Cases of Domestic Violence: A Clinical Manual - An
online training manual for Mental Health Providers - This is the full text of the 132
pages manual minus a few graphics. All licensed mental health professionals are required
to take a one-time training. Also see my article "Multiplicity
and Victimization: What part of `No!' don't you understand? vs. What part of you doesn't
understand `No!'?" to see why I believe that most domestic violence prevention
programs fail.
Part I - Text
portion of manual
Part II - Chart
of Criminal Statues Applicable in Cases of Domestic Violence (a.k.a., Offenses: Elements
and Penalties)
Part III - Appendices
containing: Sample Safety Plans for Child and Adult Victims
and Suggested Guidelines for Reviewing the "Kids Safety
Plan" with Children; Resource Lists including Circuit Clerks; Community Mental Health
Centers; Department
for Social Services District Managers; Judiciary: District Judges and Circuit Judges; Kentucky State Police
Posts; Prosecutors: County Attorneys and Commonwealth's Attorneys;
Sexual Assault
Programs; Spouse
Abuse Centers; State
Level Resources; Prosecutor-Based
Victim Advocates; and Internet Resources on
Domestic Violence; Program Guidelines for Mental Health Intervention in
Domestic Abuse Cases, Guidelines for Agencies Developing Domestic Violence
Services, and Human Resource Guidelines Applicable for Domestic Violence Programs
Child Abuse and
Neglect, Domestic
Violence, Rape and
Sexual Assault, Legal
Information, Links,
1996 Annual Report, and more.
Kentuckiana (Kentucky and Indiana) Resources:
Health, Mental Health, and Advocacy Resources (at this web site) Also see: Therapists
Power and Control Wheel, Equality Wheel, Abuse of Children Wheel and Nurturing Children Wheel at the Domestic Violence Center in Northridge,
California
Power and Control Wheel and
the Equality Wheel at The Center for the Prevention of Domestic
Violence
British Columbia. Institute on Family Violence
See their Newsletter
- Minnesota Higher Education Center Against
Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
All links updated. They are changing over to active server pages, .asp, so if the .htm
extension doesn't work, replace it with .asp.
- See: MINCAVA: Scholarly Papers, "Domestic Violence
Factoids" by Richard J. Gelles, Discharge Criteria for
Battering Programs by Edward W. Gondolf, Children's Witnessing of Adult
Domestic Violence by Jeffrey L. Edleson and others. MINCAVA: Reports on Violence and
Abuse See The Report of the Violence Prevention
Advisory Task Force (January 1995) by Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MINCAVA Global Links on Violence, MINCAVA: Rape, Sexual Assault, & Harassment,
MINCAVA: Domestic Violence and Violence
Against Women, and MINCAVA: Elder
Abuse
Advocate Statistical Reporting Software, ASRS
- ASRS Related Links
and Resources
South Carolina
Family Violence State Plan 1997, SC Department of Social Services
Women Organized
to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc.
(W.O.M.A.N., Inc) - San Francisco, California - also includes Latina & Bicultural
Services and Lesbian Domestic Violence Program
Austin SafePlace - Austin, Texas Click on All CBW services are free for more
information.
"Multiplicity and Victimization: What part of `No!' don't
you understand? vs. What part of you doesn't understand `No!'? by Patricia D.
McClendon, MSSW, CSW
"Recommendations for Home of the Innocents (HOTI) Regarding
Therapeutic Intervention" by Patricia D. McClendon, MSSW, CSW
Kathy's Essential Information on Abuse,
Assault, Rape & Domestic Violence
Behind
Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family by Murray A. Straus, Richard J.
Gelles,
Suzanne K. Steinmetz. This article was referred to by Richard J. Gelles (above).
The Institute for Law and Justice: Initiatives Related to Domestic Violence - See "Domestic Violence Legislation Affecting Police
and Prosecutor Responsibilities: A 50 State Review" and 1998 Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual
Assault Legislation: State by State Analysis of 1998 Legislation "Same-sex relationships not immune to
domestic violence" by Ed Hardcastle and "Signs to potential trouble in
relationship" by Gail A. Patin, ACSW, LCSW
National Guideline Clearinghouse : Disease
/ Condition : Domestic
Violence and Screening
for Family Violence
Family Violence Links And
Suggested Reading
Niagara Region's Information Site For Women
(Tracy Webb) See: Links to Information
on Domestic Assault See: 101 Ways
to Combat Domestic Violence
The American Bar Association -
Commission on Domestic Violence See: Important Phone Numbers
Shattered Love Broken
Lives: Domestic Violence Main Menu More than 60 articles produced by The
Standard-Times of New Bedford, Ma. following six months of investigating domestic
violence, as well as information on how to subscribe to this mailing list: Intimate Violence Research and
Practice Issues List
Coordinated Community Responses
to Domestic Violence in Six Communities: Beyond the Justice System by Sandra J. Clark,
Martha R. Burt, Margaret M. Schulte and Karen Maguire of the Urban Institute for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, October, 1996.
TACKLING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN SURREY
(Community Safety:
Domestic Violence Project Newsletter 1)
State Farm Insurance - Domestic
Violence Is Everybody's Business
Kate Orman's
Domestic Violence - Domestic
Violence: Documents
- Men and Domestic Violence Index
- (at
The World Wide Web Virtual Library and http://vlib.stanford.edu/Overview.html)
See: Sommers on 'Superbowl Violence'
in Nat Rvw ...
on "Lenore Walker, a Denver psychologist and author of The Battered Woman, appeared
on Good Morning America claiming to have compiled a ten-year record showing a sharp
increase in violent incidents against women on Super Bowl Sundays."
South
Carolina Victim Witness Program Home Page See articles on Domestic Violence.
Brown
University's Department of Emergency Medicine See research articles on domestic
violence (poorly formatted and requires "plug-in")
Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
at the USDA Safety and Health Web Site
Silence:
Domestic Violence
Women Against Abuse
Domestic Violence Handbook (Michigan)
Domestic Violence Handbook
REVISED JANUARY 1995 (Fairfax County Domestic Violence Coalition)
Domestic Violence Section -
Metro Nashville Police Department
Nicole Brown Simpson Charitable Foundation
Family Violence Resources Page
Husband Battering
SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources
The Family Violence Prevention Fund - click
on "Resources", then "Other websites with information on domestic
violence" ... go to "Domestic Peace Links!"
Mental Health Net - Self-help Domestic
Violence Resources
Survivors Of Stalking Support and Education For
Crime Victims of Stalking and Harassment
Yahoo! Society and Culture : Crime : Crimes : Sex Crimes : Rape
Yahoo! Society
and Culture : Crime : Crimes : Sex Crimes : Sexual
Harassment
Yahoo! Society and Culture : Crime : Crimes : Domestic
Violence
Yahoo! Society and Culture : Cultures and Groups
: Lesbians,
Gays, and Bisexuals : Anti-Violence
Resources
Satore Township - Workplace
Violence
Workplace Violence: Evaluation and Awareness/Intervention Training
at the Center
for Human Reliability Studies (CHRS). See their "example workplace violence
policy"
Post Trauma Resources
Sidran Foundation Online
Click on "Resources" for "Dissociative Disorder Glossary",
"Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) Brochure",
"Traumatic Memories Brochure", "The Effects of DID On Children of Trauma
Survivors", and "Tips for Survivors". CHAPTER 13: "Parents As Partners in the Treatment of
Dissociative Children" by Frances S. Waters, M.S.W., from The Dissociative Child:
Diagnosis, Treatment and Management, Edited by Joyanna L. Silberg, Ph.D. and Foreword
by Richard P. Kluft, M.D. Available at the Sidran
Foundation Bookshelf.
OSHA PUBLICATIONS (Occupational Safety and
Health Administration)
OSHA 3148- Guidelines For
Preventing Workplace Violence For Health Care And Social Workers in Portable Document
Format (PDF). See: About PDF files
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January 14, 2011.

