These
sites provide information and resources
against violence.
GENERAL RESOURCES Apne Aap
Apne Aap (“self-help” in Hindi) is an initiative to end sex trafficking. The organization was begun by women in prostitution in the Khetwadi/ Kamatipura red light area of Mumbai in 1998, who had worked with Emmy award-winning journalist Ruchira Gupta on the documentary “The Selling of Innocents.” The aim of Apne Aap is to end their own exploitation and prevent their sisters from being exploited through sex trafficking.
Corporate Alliance To End Partner Violence
This organization maintains an excellent list of links including to a wide variety of nonprofit and governmental programs and initiatives relating to domestic violence. They offer a wealth of resources, news, information and support.
Date Rape Drugs
From Womenshealth.gov, a Federal Government Source for Women’s Health Information, comes, this site contains a wealth of information on date rape drugs—an increasing factor in sexual assault throughout the country.
End
Violence Against Women
Developed by the John Hopkins University
Center for Communication Programs,
this site provides researchers, health
communication specialists, policy
makers, and others with the information
and materials they need for their
work to end violence against women. The site has a particular focus on the intersection of violence against women and women’s reproductive health. It includes a Listserve with updated
information on ending violence against
women.
The Female Genital Mutilation Research Homepage
The best Internet site on FGM, it contains an introduction to FGM, reference material, news on efforts towards eradication and on nationwide legislation, and international listings of organizations that work on the topic.
Feminist.com Violence Against Women Section
A range of VAW information and a directory of links to organizations and resources online.
Feminist
Majority's Domestic Violence Hotline
Resource List
Lists addresses and phone numbers
of coalitions against domestic violence
in every state, and of national organizations.
The state coalitions provide information
on local resources and shelters.
Love Is Not Abuse
A public awareness and educational campaign sponsored by Liz Claiborne, Inc., Love Is Not Abuse provides an excellent online resource for information and links to other organizations working against all aspects of violence against women and girls.
Men Against Sexual Violence
A campaign developed by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) as a way to actively engage men in working together with women to eliminate sexual violence. MASV asks men to personally pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about sexual violence, and to use their resources to support change.
National Organization for Women
Links to a wide range of further information, including directories of resources.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Serving as a central clearinghouse for voluminous resources and research, the NSVRC provides a place to turn to for information, help and support. The NSVRC aims to influence policy, practice and research by providing greater interaction, investigation and review, and by promoting awareness within the anti-sexual violence movement.
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
The National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center website is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.
www.rapeis.org
Created by Cambridge Documentary Films, this website is a companion to an excellent documentary on rape (called "Rape is…."). The website contains excellent links to anti-rape organizations and information on rape and other forms of violence against women for survivors and activists.
Searching for Angela Shelton
In the documentary Searching for Angela Shelton, filmmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she spoke to had been raped, beaten or molested. (now 28 out of 40) Then the filmmaker meets an Angela Shelton who tracks sexual predators and lives in the same town as the filmmaker’s father who molested her and her step siblings for years. The filmmaker’s survey of women becomes a journey of self-discovery during which she decides to finally confront her own past and her father. The Angela Sheltons complete the journey by teaching the filmmaker about forgiveness, faith and the power of the human spirit, no matter what your name is.
StopFamilyViolence.org
The mission of Stop Family Violence is to organize and amplify our nation’s collective voice against family violence.
Toolkit to End Violence Against Women
From the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and the Violence Against Women Office, this web-based toolkit provides resources and concrete guidance for communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women. The
Feminist Majority's Domestic Violence
Information Center
Gives information and resources about
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
each October; about the Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA II); about domestic
violence awareness and related subjects;
and has information on domestic violence
hotlines.
The Violence Against Women Office (VAWO)
Within the Department of Justice, the VAWO handles the Department's legal and policy issues regarding violence against women and works to implement the mandates of the Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation. The Voices and Faces Project
The Voices and Faces Project is a non-profit national survivor network created to give voice and face to survivors of sexual violence, offering a sense of solidarity and possibility to those who have lived through abuse, while raising awareness of how this human rights and public health issue impacts victims, families and communities. Women’s Law.Org
Designed to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence. Women’s Law.Org empowers women and girls to lead independent and productive lives, free from abuse. The site publishes state-specific legal information for domestic violence survivors, including info on how to get a protective order in all 50 states. Also provides help through email, directly to women and advocates, throughout the U.S.
UNIFEM
UNIFEM is the women's division of the UN and the website has information about responses to violence against women around the world.
VAWOR
(Violence Against Women Online Resources)
This site provides law, criminal justice,
advocacy, and social service professionals
with up-to-date information on interventions
to stop violence.
V-DAY
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.
(Wo)Men Speak Out
(Wo)Men Speak Out is an organization dedicated to eradicating male/female violence against both genders, seeking to educate both men and women, cultivating healthy relationships and gender equality.
RESOURCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to end domestic violence by working proactively with youth. Break the Cycle provides domestic violence prevention and early intervention services to youth ages 12 to 22 through three programs: the Education & Outreach Program (conducting outreach, presentations and trainings for youth, teachers, school counselors and officials, law enforcement personnel, parents and social service providers); the Legal Services Program (providing early intervention services, including free legal advice, counsel and representation, to hundreds of young people each year, assisting them to escape abusive relationships or homes); and the Peer Leadership Program.
The Empower Program
The Empower Program is an innovative and effective program that works with youth to end gender-based violence. Through partnerships with schools and local organizations, Empower develops and teaches programs that give young people the skills and strategies to prevent violence in their own lives, and encourages them to take an active role in ending the culture of violence.
A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free
This web site from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent unhealthy activities among 7- to 18-year-olds. It is a great resource for information on date rape drugs.
Feeling Safe: What Girls Say
This links to the Executive Summary of Feeling Safe: What Girls Say — an original research study by the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), in partnership with Harris Interactive, Inc. — a national (online and focus group) study of over 2,000 girls ages 8–17 conducted in an effort to better understand how girls perceive safety. Researchers sought answers to such questions as....How safe do girls feel? What are the negative effects of girls feeling unsafe? How important are emotional and physical safety to girls? How can adults make girls feel safe?
GirlsHealth.Gov
This web site, developed by the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, gives girls between the ages of 10 and 16 reliable, current health information. The site focuses on many health topics that respond to adolescent girls’ health concerns and motivates girls to choose healthy behaviors using positive, supportive and non-threatening messages.
GirlsAllowed
An animated web site for girls 11 to 14, designed to engage girls as "allowed" (welcome) and "aloud" (having a voice) with a focus on helping girls develop positive attitudes about themselves, and build a foundation for healthy relationships and healthy living. The site focuses on helping girls learn to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships before becoming involved in potentially abusive ones - and to help girls become active in intimate partner violence prevention in their communities. GirlsAllowed is a program of the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence. (Winner of the 2003 SXSW Web Award—Grrl Category).
Girls Incorporated National Resource Center
The Girls Incorporated Web site provides research, advocacy information and tips on issues surrounding girls and young women.
In Their Own Words: Teens Speak Out
This document — titled: "In Their Own Words: Teens Speak Out" — was created by the Family Violence Prevention Fund as a result of their conversations with 80 teens across the US regarding their thoughts about violence in the home and on the street.
Keep Safe Stay Cool
Keep Safe Stay Cool is an early intervention program targeting young people between the ages of thirteen and twenty-five years using a peer education model to promote healthy relationships as opposed to domestic violence.
Love Doesn't Have to Hurt - TEENS
This site, developed by The American Psychological Association with consultation from the Partners in Program Planning In Adolescent Health (PIPPAH), is a document which contains helpful information for teens about healthy and unhealthy relationships, how to identify both, and suggestions on how to make changes if you are in an unhealthy situation.
Love Is Not Abuse
A Liz Claiborne site with great information for adults, parents, and teens, including free downloadable handbooks, and a special dating violence web site. The site would be a great link for a company intranet, since the information would be valuable for employees and for their children!
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, founded in 1993 by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society (CSSS), is a leadership program that motivates student-athletes and student leaders to play a central role in solving problems that have historically been considered "women's issues": rape, battering and sexual harassment.
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Tel: 1-866-331-9474
A national 24-hour resource that can be accessed by phone or Internet, specifically designed for teens and young adults.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Tel: (866) 723-3968 (1-866-SAFEYOUTH)
Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal partners, the Resource Center provides current information developed by Federal agencies and the private sector pertaining to youth violence. A gateway for professionals, parents, youth and other interested individuals, the Resource Center offers the latest tools to facilitate discussion with children, to resolve conflicts nonviolently, to stop bullying, to prevent teen suicide, and to end violence committed by and against young people. Resources include: fact sheets, best practices documents, funding and conference announcements, statistics, research bulletins, surveillance reports, and profiles of promising programs.
Reachoutnh.com
This web site for teens is a joint effort by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. The site contains information on domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, how to reach out to a friend, public service announcements, and more.
Report-it.com
An early warning detection and intervention system created to prevent school violence by empowering students to speak out via an anonymous, secure, online "hotline" that alerts school officials to potentially dangerous situations.
SeeItandStopIt.org
This is a web site created by teens in Massachusetts to help other teens take a stand against relationship violence. It includes a gallery of print, radio, and TV ads.
StopHazing.org
The main purpose of StopHazing.org is to serve as a resource for accurate, up-to-date hazing information for students, parents, and educators. StopHazing.org now helps to educate over 30,000 visitors/month, and focuses on hazing in highschools, colleges, fraternities and sororities, and on sports teams.
Take Care Online
This site (now in English and Spanish) aspires to help young people recognize and avoid unsafe relationships, and provides access to free information about healthy relationships.
TEENpcar.com
Based upon PCAR's (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape) teen sexual violence prevention campaign, this site allows visitors to listen to clips from the Xpose CD, read excerpts of the TEENesteem magazine, test their knowledge of sexual violence, learn what to do if victimized, and find out how to advocate for change.
Teen Relationships Website (TRW)
Covers such topics as abuse and respect, and offers help to teens seeking support, assistance, information, counseling, shelter and other services via their 24-hour hotline. "VolunTEENS" facilitate a chat room and answer hotline calls.
Teen Victim Project
This website is sponsored by the National Center for Victims of Crime. It contains information on topics such as bullying, assault, dating violence, robbery and more. It is available in English and Spanish.
UHaveTheRight.net
"U Have the Right [to a Healthy Relationship]" This site, sponsored by Verizon Wireless, provides a list of characteristics of both healthy and unhealthy relationships, a test to find out if your relationships are healthy, information on what to do if you or someone you know is in an unhealthy relationship, and domestic violence resources for adults and teens, including organizations, and books for teens and parents.
When Love Hurts
This website for young women, underwritten by the Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre of Melbourne, Australia, is "a guide on love, respect and abuse in relationships."
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