Domestic Abuse Resources

Hotlines

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

National Center for Victims of Crime:
1-800-FYI-CALL

RAINN-National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE

Domestic Abuse Crisis Hotline:
1-888-7HELPLINE

National Resources

• A Window Between Worlds (The Use of Art to Help End Domestic Violence)
• Battered Women’s Justice Project
• Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
• Domestic Abuse Helpline
• Domestic Violence Notepad
• EqualityNow
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Family Violence Treatment and Education Association
• Hot Peach Pages (International Domestic Violence and Abuse Agencies List)
• Institute on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
• National Center for Victims of Crime
• National Center on Domestic and Sexual ViolenceNational Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
• National Domestic Violence HotlineNational Family Violence Legislative Resource Center
• National Network to End Domestic Violence
• National Organization for Victim Assistance
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
• Safe HorizonStop Abuse For All
• Support Network for Battered Women
• VAWnet: The National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women
• Violent Death Bereavement Society
• WINGS (Women In Need Growing Stronger)
• Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE)

International Resources

• American Domestic Violence Crisis Line (Helping Americans Abused Abroad)
• Gift From Within (An International Nonprofit Organization for Survivors of Trauma and Victimization
• Hot Peach Pages (International Domestic Violence and Abuse Agencies List)
• ShelterNet: Connects Abused Women to Shelters (Canada)
• The Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (Australia)
• UNIFEM (United Nation’s Development Fund for Women)
• Women Watch (United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality)
• Women’s Aid
• Women’s Link Worldwide

Specialty Organizations & Groups

African American Resources

• An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Aid and Resource Collection (African American Violence Resource)
• Family Violence Prevention Fund (African Americans)
• Incite (Women of Color Against Violence)
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
• The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute

Asian Resources

• Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
• Asian Women ShelterAsian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
• Manavi (Increase Awareness of Women’s Rights for South Asian Women)
• New York Asian Women’s Center

Elder Resources

• National Center on Elder Abuse
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Resources

• Another Closet  (Domestic Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships)
• Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
• LAMBDA (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender) Community Services
• Same Sex Dating Violence (Brown University Health Education)

Jewish Resources

• Barnes Jewish Hospital (Domestic Violence Resources
• Bibliography of Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community
• Faith Trust Institute (Jewish Program)
• Jewish Community Relations Council
• Jewish Women International
• Resources for Victims of Jewish Domestic Violence
• The Awareness Center (Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse / Assault (JCASA))

Latino Resources

• An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection (Latino Resources)
• Latinas and Domestic Violence
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (ALIANZA)

Men Support Services and Resources

• Abused Men (The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence)
• Amen (Support Services for Male Victims of Domestic Violence)
• Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
• Domestic Violence Against Men
• Everyman (A Website for Men)
• Ex-Fathers (The Separation of Fathers & Children)
• Fathers Are Capable Too (Supporting a Child’s Right to Both Parents)
• Fathers for Life
• Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
• Helping Men (For resources and information on Fathers rights and Abuse)
• Mainly Men Against Violence & Sexism
• Men Activism (A community of news stories and announcements related to men’s issues)

• Men Stopping Violence (Educating and Advocating  for Change)
• Men Web (Help for Battered Men)
• Mens Rights Agency
• MESA (Mens Educational Support Association)
• The Male Affirmative Resource Network

Military Resources

• The Facts on the Military and Violence Against Women
• The Miles Foundation (Comprehensive Services for Military Victims)
• Women’s Law (Military and Domestic Violence)

Native American Resources

• An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection (Native American Resources)
• Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project (Native American Women & Children)
• National Organization for Women
• Sacred Circle (National Resource Center To End Violence Against Native Women)
• VAWNet (Violence Against Women In American Indian/Native American & Alaska Native Communities)

Teen and Young Women Resources

• Advocates for Youths
• Break the Cycle
• Family Violence Prevention Fund: Teens & Partner Violence
• Kent County DVCCRT: Resources for Teens
• National Center for Victims of Crime: Teen Victim Project
• National Youth Advocacy Coalition
• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
• The Quiet Storm Project
• Woman’s Law Org:  Information for Teens
• Youth Crisis Hotline

Women Empowerment Organizations and Resources

• Feminist Majority Foundation (Working for Women’s Equality)
• Ms. Foundation for Women
• National Women’s Political CaucusSecond Chance Employment Services
• The Sunshine Lady Foundation, Inc.
• Women’s Web (Violence Against Women)

Sexual Violence Resources

• California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Day One (The Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center)
• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
• Lesbian Sexual Assault, Rape, and LGBTQ Domestic Violence
• National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
• National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
• S.A.R.A (The Sexual Assualt Resource Agency)
• The Broken Spirits Network Voices In Action, Inc. (Adult & Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Trauma)
  

Children & Youth Resources

• Child Help Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Child Welfare League of America
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Circle of Trust Abuse Resources
• Darkness to Light (Confronting Child Sexual Abuse with Courage)
• MCC Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Resource
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody

Teen & Young Women Resources

• Advocates for YouthsBreak the Cycle
• Family Violence Prevention Fund: Teens & Partner Violence
• Kent County DVCCRT: Resources for Teens
• National Center for Victims of Crime: Teen Victim Project
• National Youth Advocacy CoalitionNational Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
• The Quiet Storm Project
• Woman’s Law Org:  Information for Teens
• Youth Crisis Hotline

Legal Advocacy & Support

• American Bar Association: Commission on Domestic Violence
• Legal Momentum (Advancing Women’s Rights)
• Legal Resources for Victims of Sexual Abuse
• The Battered Women’s Justice Project’s Criminal Justice Office
• United States Department of Justice (Office on Violence Against Women)
• Women’s Law (State-by-State Legal Information and Resources for Domestic Violence)

Facts

The Facts About Domestic Violence http://www.colormebutterfly.com/did-you-know/

• 5.3 million of Domestic Violence incidents occurs each year among U.S. women.¹
• At least 1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused.²
• Every 15 seconds in the U.S. a woman is beaten.³
• About 1 in 4 women are likely to be abused by a partner in her lifetime.³
• 33% of all women murdered are murdered by an intimate partner.³
• On average, more than 3 women are murdered by their husband or boyfriend every day.⁴
• One study found that 44% of women murdered by their partner had visited an emergency room within two years of the homicide. Of these women, 93% had at least one injury visit.⁵
• Young women ages 16-24 experience the highest rate of domestic violence.⁶
• 57% of teens know someone who has been abused in a dating relationship.⁷
• Only 33% of teens who are in an abusive relationship ever told anyone.⁷
• Individuals who grow up in a violent home tend to marry violent individuals.⁸
• Children who grow up in a violent home come to believe that violence is normal.³
• Domestic violence happens in all cultures, religions and classes.³

References
1. Tjaden, Patricia & Thoennes, Nancy. National Institute of Justice and the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention, “Extent, Nature and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence.” (2000).
2. Heise, L., Ellsberg, M. and Gottemoeller, M., Ending Violence Against Women Population Report, Series L., No. 11, Dec. 1999.
3. Mujeres Latinas en accion, www.mujereslatinasenaccion.org/Facts%20and%20Stats.html.
4. Rennison, M. and W. Welchans. Intimate Partner Violence. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics. May 2000, NCJ 178247, Revised 7/14/00.
5. Crandall et al. 2004.
6. Hart, Timothy C. & Rennison, Calle. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. “Reporting Crime to the Police,” 1992 – 2000 (March 2003).
7. Liz Claiborne, Inc., Conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited (February 2005).
8. Pollak, Robert A., Washington University in St. Louis, “An Intergenerational Model of Domestic Violence”, Revised October 2002.
9. Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003.

Domestic Violence Fact Sheet