Domestic Violence (Print Version)

Latest News

Impact of Domestic Violence on Kids Can Be Reduced (10/27/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20894.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/26/2004)
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month - October 2004 (10/04/2004, Center for Mental Health Services) - http://www.mentalhealth.org/highlights/october2004/Domestic/default.asp

Overviews

Domestic Abuse: Help Is Available (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00044
Domestic Violence (American College of Emergency Physicians) - http://www.acep.org/1,391,0.html
Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/052.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e052.xml

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Are you Being Abused? (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/from_home/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin;=198
Identifying Domestic Violence (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/mrdv/identify.html

Prevention/Screening

Domestic Violence Safety Plan (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/tips/dvsafety.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/violenciadomestica.pdf
Screening for Family Violence: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/5/I-70

Coping

Common Reactions to Trauma (National Center for PTSD) - http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_foa_handout.html

Related Issues

How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/internet.html
It Won't Happen to Me: Alcohol Abuse and Violence against Women (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/vawc/vawc_intro_pg1.htm
New Numbers for Domestic Violence Victims and Others (Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10993.html
What to Take with You When You Leave an Abuser - A Planning Checklist (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/violence/checklist.cfm

Research

Children of Abused Parents Have More Behavior Problems (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/abused_parents.html

Directories

Domestic Violence Coalitions of States and Territories (Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/state.htm
Important Phone Numbers (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/phone.html
TherapistLocator Directory of the United States (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - http://www.aamft.org/therapistlocator/newpubdirect.htm
Violence against Women: State Resources (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state.cfm

Organizations

Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/

Law and Policy

Access to HHS-Funded Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights) - http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/immigration/bifsltr.html
How Do I Apply for Immigration Benefits as a Battered Spouse or Child? (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services) - http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/battered.htm
Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence (American Bar Association) - Links to PDF File - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/knowrights.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/conozcaderechos.pdf
Preventing Violence against Women (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/01fsdomviolence.html

Statistics

Homicide Trends in the U.S.: Intimate Homicide (Dept. of Justice) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/intimates.htm
Intimate Partner Violence (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm
Intimate Partner Violence Update, 1993-2001 (Dept. of Justice) - Links to PDF File - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ipv01.pdf

Men

What Do You Know about Men's Health? Violence Prevention for Men (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=124&mtitle;=Violence

Children

Impact of Domestic Violence on Children (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/childimpact.html

Teenagers

Abusive Relationships (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/abuse.html
Dating Violence Common Among Teens (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.family.samhsa.gov/teach/dating.aspx
Many Teens in Intimate Relationships Are Abused by Their Partners (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/partner_abuse.html
Teen Dating Violence: Warning Signs (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/warning.html
Teen Dating Violence: What Can I Do to Raise Awareness? (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/awareness.html
Teen Dating Violence: Why Is It So Prevalent? (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/prevalent.html
What If You Are the Friend of a Victim? (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/friendofvictim.html
What Is Teen Dating Violence? (American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/teendatingviolence.html

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Page last updated: 29 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 15 September 2004