Resources
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Child Sexual Abuse
Child Trauma Academy
www.childtrauma.org
Resources for caretakers and professionals working with traumatized and maltreated children
Kids Helping Kids – Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse
www.kidshelpkids.net
Prevent Child Abuse America
www.preventchildabuse.org
Stop It Now! A Campaign to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
www.stopitnow.org
Virginia Health Department Statutory Rape Campaign
Isn't She a Little Young?
VOICES in Action
www.voices-action.org
VOICES in Action is a national organization for survivors of incest and child sexual abuse, and pro-survivors that offers a free referral service, newsletter, new members Survival Kit, annual conference, and Special Interest Groups for networking.
Clergy Abuse
All Shall Be Well
http://asbw.us
One survivor’s story of clergy sexual abuse
Bishop Accountability
www.bishop-accountability.org
Documenting the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church
CEASE
www.advocateweb.org
Clergy and Educator Abuse Survivors Empowered
FaithTrust Institute
www.faithtrustinstitute.org
Tools and knowledge to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse
Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute
www.csbsju.edu
Building Healthy, Safe and Trustworthy Communities of Faith
SNAP – Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
www.snapnetwork.org
SNAP is a self-help organization of men and women who were sexually abused by spiritual elders (Catholic priests, brothers, nuns, ministers, teachers, ect). Members find healing and empowerment by joining with other survivors.
Survivors First
www.survivorsfirst.org
Operated by survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests
Take Courage
www.takecourage.org
Confronting collusion with abuse in the faith community
Voice of the Faithful
http://www.votf-li.org/
An organization of Catholics supporting victims and working to shape structural change within the Church
College Sexual Assault
AAUW – Sexual Assault on Campus
www.aauw.org
Campus Security Statistics Website – US Department of Education
www.ope.ed.gov
College Drinking: Changing the Culture
www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
Includes research on alcohol and sexual assault
Security on Campus, Inc.
www.securityoncampus.org
A non-profit organization whose mission is safer campuses for students
The Sexual Victimization of College Women Study
www.ncjrs.org
Smarter Sex.org – Bacchus & Gamma site created for college students
www.smartersex.org
Dating Violence
Break the Cycle
www.breakthecycle.org
Empowering youth to end dating and domestic violence
Choose Respect
www.chooserespect.org
Dating abuse prevention and healthy relationship information for young teens and the caring adults in their lives
Love is Not Abuse
http://loveisnotabuse.com
Relationship abuse prevention campaign from Liz Claiborne
National Center for Victims of Crime Dating Violence Resource Center
www.ncvc.org
See It and Stop It!
www.seeitandstopit.org
Relationship violence prevention site created by teens
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
www.dvipiowa.org
Providing services to victims of domestic violence and their families in Iowa to Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, and Washington Counties
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://endabuse.org
Works to end violence against women and children around the world
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
www.endabuse.org
FVPF works to prevent violence within the home and in the community and to help those whose lives are devastated by violence.
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
www.ncdsv.org
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence provides training, consultation and advocacy.
Elder Sexual Abuse
Addressing Elder Sexual Abuse
Developing a Community Response - Pennsylvania Department of Aging
National Center on Elder Abuse
www.elderabusecenter.org
Commission on the Legal Problems of the Elderly
www.abanet.org
This agency is an entity of the American Bar Association (ABA). Its goal is to examine and respond to law-related needs of older persons in the United States through policy development, education, and the provision of technical assistance.
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
www.elderabusecenter.org
The National Center on Elder Abuse exists to provide elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy development.
GLBT Survivors
Domestic Violence in Gay & Lesbian Relationships
www.aardvarc.org
Domestic Violence – National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
www.thetaskforce.org
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
www.gmdvp.org
The New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
www.avp.org
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
www.ncavp.org
The NCAVP seeks to address the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive communities.
Community United Against Violence
www.cuav.org
Community United Against Violence (CUAV) is a multicultural organization working to end violence against and within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning communities.
Internet Safety
Cyber Tipline
www.cybertipline.com
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children
Don’t Believe the Type – internet safety for teens
http://tcs.cybertipline.com
Get Net Wise – Online Safety
www.getnetwise.org
Internet Safety from Walt Disney Internet Group
http://disney.go.com/corporate/legal/safety_tips.html
Links to education sites for kids
NetSmartz Workshop
www.netsmartz.org
Safety resource that teaches children and teens how to stay safer on the Internet
Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety from the FBI
www.fbi.gov
Safe Surfin’ Foundation
www.safesurfincentral.com
Works to educate the public about Internet crimes against children
Surf Swell Island
http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html
Adventures in Internet Safety with Mickey and Friends
Military
Miles Foundation
Information on sexual and domestic violence in the military
US Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Task Force
www.sapr.mil
People with Disabilities
Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services
www.ipna.org
Defending and promoting the human and legal rights of Iowans who have disabilities
SafePlace Disability Services
www.austin-safeplace.org
A Safety Awareness Program
College of Direct Supprt
http://www.collegeofdirectsupport.com/default.htm
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape- Resource Guide
www.pcar.org
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University
http://disabilities.temple.edu/index.htm
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS)
www.adwas.org
ADWAS provides advocacy and support to deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing persons who are or were victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
Accessing Safety: Initiative resources to improve services
http://www.accessingsafety.org/
Access Safety provides comprehensive training and technical assistance to organizations and communities that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women to improve services for women with disabilities and Deaf women who have experienced violence.
Gift From Within
www.giftfromwithin.org
Gift From Within provides PTSD information and resources for survivors and caregivers.
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.nacdd.org/index.html
The NACDD advocates and continually works towards positive system change on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Univeristy of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development
http://www.disabilitytraining.org/possibilities/
Possibilities is a Bi-Monthly publication by the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development about information in the Iowa City area, and nationally.
Male Survivors
Men Against Sexual Violence
www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV) is a campaign developed by PCAR as a way to actively engage men in working together with women to eliminate sexual violence.
Men Can Stop Rape
www.mencanstoprape.org
Men Can Stop Rape empowers male and youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men’s violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, Men Can Stop Rape promotes gender equity and builds young men’s capacity to be strong without being violent.
Men Stopping Rape (MSR)
www.danenet.wicip.org
MSR is one of the nation’s oldest and most active community-based group of men working to end male violence against women and men.
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization (NOMSV)
www.malesurvivor.org
NOMSV is an organization of diverse individuals committed to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through research, education, advocacy, and activism.
Prevention
Alan Berkowitz
www.alanberkowitz.com
Educator and researcher on sexual violence prevention and social norms
Can I Kiss You?
www.healthy-dating.com
Mike Domitrz, the author of May I Kiss You, takes teenagers and young adults on a fun, thought-provoking, and hard-hitting journey filled with solutions and real-life skills. Mike’s website provides information and tips for parents and educators and provides descriptions of his educational materials and presentations.
CDC Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies and Links
www.cdc.gov
Founding Fathers
http://founding-fathers.org
A Campaign by the Family Violence Prevention Fund
Jackson Katz
www.jacksonkatz.com
Mentors in Violence Prevention, gender violence prevention with men and boys
Men Can Stop Rape
www.mencanstoprape.org
Mobilizing male youth to prevent men’s violence against women
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
www.vawprevention.org
Prevention Connection
www.preventconnect.org
A national project of CalCASA providing web conferences, a ListServ and on-line discussions to advance primary prevention of violence against women
Prevention Institute
www.preventioninstitute.org
Putting prevention at the center of community well-being
Promoting Prevention, Targeting Teens - Family Violence Prevention Fund Paper
http://endabuse.org/field/PromotingPrevention1003.pdf
SafetyLit, Injury Prevention Literature Update
http://www.safetylit.org/
The White Ribbon Campaign
www.whiteribbon.ca
Men working to end men’s violence against women
Men Against Sexual Violence
www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV) is a campaign developed by PCAR as a way to actively engage men in working together with women to eliminate sexual violence.
Rape Drugs
Date Rape Drugs – The National Women’s Health Information Center
www.4woman.gov
Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces – National Institute of Justice
www.ncjrs.org
Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse Fact Sheet
Project GHB
www.projectghb.org
Recursos En Espanol
Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres (Women’s Justice Center)
www.justicewomen.com
Bi-lingual help, information and activism on rape, domestic violence and child abuse
Arte Sana (Art Heals)
www.arte-sana.com
For underserved survivors of gender and racial violence that promotes healing and empowerment through the arts and community education
Rural Communities
Sexual Assault Investigation and Management Training for Rural Law Enforcement from the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
www.ncrle.net
National Rural Health Association
www.nrharural.org
Ensuring Access, Quality and Equity in Rural Health Care
Violence Against Rural Women – The Rural Womyn Zone
www.ruralwomyn.net
Unspoken Crimes: Sexual Assault in Rural America
www.nsvrc.org
Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health
www.apa.org
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.goc/
National Association for Rural Mental Health
http://narmh.org/
Rural Women Zone: The Intersection of Violence Against Rural Women
http://www.ruralwomyn.net/domvio.html
Rural Assistance Center
http://www.raconline.org/
Rural Information Center
http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=5
World Rural Women's Day
http://www.rural-womens-day.org/
Women's Justice Center
Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres
http://www.justicewomen.com/
Sexual Violence
CDC Sexual Violence Fact Sheet
www.cdc.gov
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
www.ncdsv.org
Provides training, influences policy, and promotes collaboration with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org
Comprehensive collection and distribution center for resources related to sexual violence
Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
www.pcar.org
Stop Prison Rape
www.spr.org
Seeks to end sexual violence committed against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention
U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
www.usdoj.gov
VAW Net – National Online Resource Center on Violence against Women
www.vawnet.org
Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET)
www.cavnet.org
CAVNET enhances law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates and others, and addresses sexual assault, rape, incest, domestic violence, youth violence, and victimization of people with disabilities through an international network of professionals.
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
http://www.iowacasa.org/
IowaCASA unites people and organizations to promote a society free from sexual violence and to meet the diverse needs of survivors of sexual assault.
Iowa Department of Justice Crime Victims Division
http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/helping_victims/index.html
If you have experienced sexual assault, you may be eligible for crime victims’ compensation. This link is to the guidelines followed by the state of Iowa.
It Happened to Alexa Foundation
www.ithappenedtoalexa.org
This is a website for survivors and their families providing support and information for women seeking criminal prosecution of their attackers. The foundation also provides financial support for accompaniment/support services in court.
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
www.naesv.org
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence works to end sexual violence and ensure services for victims. NAESV utilizes a comprehensive grassroots communication network to shape national policy related to sexual violence and victims’ needs, ensure funding for rape crisis programs and sexual assault coalitions, and provide expertise to governments, businesses and non-profit organizations addressing sexual violence in all of its forms.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org
NSVRC is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence.
Where’s the Outrage
www.wherestheoutrage.org
This site features current news articles about sexual violence.
Rape and Incest National Network
www.rainn.org
RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE.
Speaking Out About Rape (SOAR)
www.soar99.org
SOAR’s mission is to provide education and support regarding the totality of the crime of rape. This includes all aspects of the trauma to its survivors, significant others, as well as society as a whole.
The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
www.fvsai.org
FVSAI is an international organization that works in the areas of research, program consultation and evaluation, training and technical assistance, and community education and development.
The Voices and Faces Project
www.voicesandfaces.org
The Voices and Faces Project is a national survivor network that gives a voice and face to rape survivors while offering a sense of solidarity and possibility to those who have lived through abuse.
VDay
www.vday.org
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day promotes creative events to raise funds and awareness in support of anti-violence efforts around the world.
Stalking
Stalking: A Handbook for Victims by Emily Spence-Diehl
Stalking Resource Center, National Center for Victims of Crime
www.ncvc.org
The Stalking Resource Center’s purpose is to provide resources, training, and technical assistance to victim service providers and criminal justice professionals in an effort to promote a shared, national understanding of stalking and to support locally coordinated, multidisciplinary anti-stalking approaches and responses.
Trauma
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages
www.trauma-pages.com
Extensive resource on emotional trauma and traumatic stress with articles and recommended books
Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information – Dart Foundation
www.ptsdinfo.org
Gift From Within
www.giftfromwithin.org
An International Organization for Survivors of Trauma and Victimization
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Department of Veterans Affairs
www.ncptsd.org
The Sidran Institute
www.sidran.org
Resources for understanding, managing and treating trauma and dissociation
The Trauma Center
www.traumacenter.org
A clinic in Boston led by Bessel van der Kolk; site includes handouts and articles
Vicarious Trauma
Compassion Fatigue
Links to studies, articles, self-tests
Guidebook on vicarious trauma: Recommended solutions for Anti-violence workers
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Vicarious Trauma: Bearing Witness to Another's Trauma
www.uic.edu
Youth
About-Face
www.about-face.org
Promotes positive self-esteem in women and girls through media education
Club Ophelia
http://clubophelia.com
Program to help girls grades 6-8 overcome relational aggression
Date Safe Project
www.datesafeproject.com
Changing the old message of "No Means No" to now saying, "Do You Ask?" insures that consent is requested and obtained before any act of intimacy begins. The focus moves to the person responsible for requesting consent -- the individual committing the intimate touching or kissing. A better understanding of consent leads to healthier dating environments and to a greater awareness toward the many issues surrounding sexual assault. To find out more information log onto this site.
Don’t Believe The Type
http://tcs.cybertipline.com
The Internet is an amazing way to exchange information and meet wonderful people from all walks of life. But, like any community, there are also some people and areas to stay away from and others you should learn more about before you visit. This website will give you some good tips on how to stay safe when using the Internet.
May I Kiss You?
www.mayikissyou.com
May I Kiss You? takes teenagers and young adults on a fun, thought-provoking, and hard-hitting journey filled with solutions and real-life skills. After reading this one-of-a-kind book, teenagers and young adults will be inspired to make positive, lifelong changes in the way they treat others and themselves.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)
www.safeyouth.org
NYVPRC is a federal resource for professionals, parents, and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
Internet Safety Quiz by RAINN
http://www.rainn.org/programs/teen-internet-safety-quiz.index.html
Take the Internet Safety Quiz and test your knowledge about Internet safety
National Runaway Switchboard
www.nrscrisisline.org
The National Runaway Switchboard gives help and hope to youth and their families by providing non-judgmental, confidential crisis intervention and local and national referrals through a 24-hour hotline.
Promote the Truth
www.promotetruth.org
This website provides support and information about sexual violence for teens and their communities.
Safe Teens
www.safeteens.com
Safeteens.com is a place for teens and parents to learn how to use the Internet safely.
Teen PCAR
www.teenpcar.com
Based upon PCAR’s 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.
TeenWire.com
www.teenwire.com
Teenwire.com provides teens a safe environment to get answers to questions about their body and their health.
Their Hope
www.theirhope.org
This is the official website of the Vision of Hope campaign. Vision of Hope is a national campaign working to protect and restore the hopes and dreams of children who have been sexually abused.
The Net Smartz Workshop
www.netsmartz.org
The Net Smartz Workshop provides information and resources to keep kids and teens safe on the Internet. This is a resource for kids, teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.
Teens Think What?
www.teensthinkwhat.com
This site provides information and tips on how parents can respond to sexual violence and their teens.
Dating Violence Resources
Scarleteen
www.scarleteen.com
Sex Education for the Real World
SEX, ETC.
www.sxetc.org
A website by teens, for teens. National Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project developed at Rutgers.
Stop Bullying Now!
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
