Domestic Violence Resources

 

United States Government's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

 

National Organizations

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

National Network to End Domestic Violence

National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline

The Family Violence Prevention Fund

 

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Resource Collections

Violence Against Women Online Resources

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women

Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse Resource Collection

 

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Legal System Resources

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

ASISTA (Information on the intersection between immigration and domestic violence law)

American Bar Association: Commission on Domestic Violence

Women's Law Center

 

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Resources on Specific Topics Connected to Domestic Violence

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (Elder Abuse)

David Baldwin's Trauma Pages (Information on emotional trauma, traumatic stress, PTSD, etc.)

Faith-Trust Institute (Multi-faith organization that looks at religion and abuse issues)

The Greenbook Initiative (Information on the connection between domestic violence and child maltreatment)

About Face (Examines the damaging effect of the media's portrayal of women, body image issues etc.)

Praxis International (Has a section with rural resources)

Tolerance.Org (Southern Poverty Law Center; information on creating more tolerant communities)

Parents for Megan's Law (Information on children and sexual abuse)

 

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Other Recommended Links

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)

Shelter Tour (An audio-visual experience of what a shelter is like)

The Clothesline Project (Domestic Violence Awareness Project)

The Silent Witness National Initiative (Domestic Violence Awareness Project)

 

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Iowa Abuse Resources

Iowa Legal Aid

Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance

Iowa General Assembly

Iowa Attorney General

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline

Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline
 

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Links to Iowa's Local Domestic Violence Programs

Some domestic violence programs in Iowa do not have their own websites. Those that do are listed below:

• Ames: ACCESS
• Cedar Rapids: Waypoint
• Des Moines: Children and Families of Iowa
• Fort Dodge: Domestic/Sexual Abuse Outreach Center
• Iowa City: Domestic Violence Intervention Program
• LUNA: Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer
• Mason City: Crisis Intervention Services
• Oskaloosa: Crisis Intervention Services
• Sioux Center: Family Crisis Centers
• Sioux City: Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
• Waverly: Cedar Valley Friends of the Family

 

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