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Family/Domestic Violence
Related Organizations List
These results are current as of: November 20, 2009
11700 West Lake Park Drive Milwaukee, WI 53224-3099
http://www.alliance1.org The Alliance is an association representing private, nonprofit child and family service organizations. Its members provide an array of services ranging from residential care to domestic abuse prevention and intervention. The mission of the Alliance is to strengthen the ability of its members to serve and advocate for children, families, and communities. The Alliance was formed by a merger between Family Service America and the National Association of Homes and Services for Children in 1998. Center for Family Policy and Practice 23 North Pinckney Street Suite 210 Madison, WI 53703
General Scope: The Center for Family Policy and Practice is a nationally focused public policy organization conducting policy research, technical assistance, training, litigation, and public education in order to focus attention on the barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers and their families. Current primary projects include: domestic violence and fatherhood and child welfare and fatherhood policy. Training Specific: The Center offer training and technical assistance services on a variety of topics including welfare reform, child welfare, and State and Federal funding opportunities. For more information, see http://www.cffpp.org/services.html. Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSVP) Institute of Behavioral Science/University of Colorado at Boulder 1877 Broadway, Suite 601 Boulder, CO 80302
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/ The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CVSP) is a research program that provides assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, especially adolescent violence. In meeting the goals of its mission, CVSP maintains an information clearinghouse that collects research literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence and provides direct information services to the public by offering online searchable customized databases. CVSP also provides technical assistance for the evaluation and development of violence prevention programs. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Chadwick Center For Children and Families Children's Hospital and Health Center 3020 Children's Way, MC 5017 San Diego, CA 92123
http://www.ChadwickCenter.org General Scope: The Chadwick Center's mission is to protect children and strengthen families through prevention, treatment, education, public policy, advocacy, and research in the areas of child maltreatment and family violence. The Center uses a multidisciplinary, family-centered approach. Training Specific: The Professional Education Department (PES) addresses prevention, recognition, assessment, investigation, treatment and prosecution of all forms of child maltreatment, including those related to family violence. Programs include: the annual winter San Diego Conference on Child Maltreatment; the advanced intensive Summer Seminars; intern, resident and fellowship programs; and the Clinical Training Program. The California Training and Technical Assistance Center, funded by the state of California, provides continuing education to a multitude of California professionals mainly in the 10 southern California counties who are concerned with child maltreatment issues. For information see http://www.chadwickcenter.org/conference.htm. Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024
http://www.childwelfare.gov Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more. Child Witness to Violence Project (CWVP) Department of Pediatrics - Boston Medical Center 91 East Concord Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02118
http://www.childwitnesstoviolence.org/ General Scope: The Child Witness to Violence Project (CWVP) is a counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that focuses on the growing number of young children who are hidden victims of violence: children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence. Training Specific: CWVP offers both national and State-focused training for health care professionals, police, educators, and many other social service professionals who confront issues of children who witness violence. For more information, please see http://www.childwitnesstoviolence.org/training.html. Domestic Violence Resource Network (D.V.R.N.) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Domestic Violence Resource Network (D.V.R.N.) strives to strengthen the existing support systems serving battered women, their children, and other victims of domestic violence. Each of the five resource centers partners with community-based domestic violence programs; State coalitions; local, State, and Federal government agencies; Indian Tribal organizations; policymakers; and others involved in assisting victims of domestic violence to identify and respond to emerging information and technical assistance gaps. The centers include the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence; the Battered Women's Justice Project; the Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody; the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence; and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
FaithTrust Institute 2400 North 45th Street No. 10 Seattle, WA 98103
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org The FaithTrust Institute is an interreligious educational resource that addresses issues of sexual and domestic violence. The Institute's goals are to engage religious leaders in the task of ending abuse, and to serve as a bridge between the religious and secular communities. Family Life Development Center (FLDC) Cornell University Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4401
The mission of the Family Life Development Center is to improve professional and public efforts to understand and act upon risk and protective factors in the lives of children, youth, families, and communities that affect family strengths, child well-being, and youth development. The FLDC accomplishes its mission through research, training, outreach, education, and program development and implementation. Current areas of special interest include childhood violence prevention and evaluation of programs designed to prevent abuse and neglect. The FLDC operates the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN), which promotes scholarly exchange among researchers and makes original data available for secondary analysis. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Family Research Laboratory (FRL) 126 Horton Social Science Center University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824-3586
The Family Research Laboratory devotes its attention to understanding family violence and the effect of violence on families through literature reviews and research-based studies. Research topics include all aspects of family violence and abuse, including physical abuse of children, corporal punishment of children, child sexual abuse, pornography, violence between siblings, parental abductions, and missing and abducted children. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) 383 Rhode Island Street Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
http://endabuse.org The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) works to end violence against women and children around the world. Strongly advocating for the Violence Against Women Act, passed by Congress in 1994, the FVPF has expanded its scope by reaching out to new audiences that include men and youth, promoting leadership within communities to ensure that prevention efforts become self-sustaining, and transforming the way health care providers, police, judges, employers, and others respond to violence. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Institute for Family Violence Studies FSU/College of Social Work C 2309 University Center Tallahassee, FL 32306-2570
http://familyvio.csw.fsu.edu/ The Institute for Family Violence Studies works to eliminate all forms of domestic violence by collaborating with public and private organizations, dessiminating knowledge, and advocating for effective policies and programs. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) 10065 Old Grove Road San Diego, CA 92131
http://www.ivatcenters.org/ General Scope: The Family Violence Sexual Assault Institute has now merged with Alliant International University to form the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT). The IVAT is an international resource, research and training center that includes all areas of violence, abuse and trauma. The Institute encompasses multiple centers, which focus on family violence in the broad sense, sexual assault, youth and school violence, workplace violence, violence prevention, and traumatic stress. The Institute’s mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals on a local, national, and international level by sharing and disseminating vital information, improving networking among professionals, and assisting with program evaluation, consultation, and training to promote violence-free living. Training Specific: IVAT provides workshops and educational training on all aspects of family violence, sexual assault, child maltreatment, aggression, trauma, intervention and prevention programs, assessment, forensic issues, and policy development. For more information, see http://www.ivatcenters.org/ContinuingEducation.htm. Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) School of Social Work, University of Minnesota 105 Peters Hall 1404 Gortner Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108-6142
General Scope: The Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse's (MINCAVA) mission is to support research, education, and access to violence related resources. To that end, MINCAVA provides up-to-date educational resources about all types of violence, including higher education syllabi, published research, funding information, training events, both individuals and organizations which serve as resources, and a searchable database of training manuals, videos and other resources. Training Specific: The Training Resources section of the website contains resources that may be helpful to trainers and organizations that are looking for already published violence prevention training manuals, curricula and teaching resources to assist them with violence prevention training. Child abuse, sexual violence, and workplace violence are among the topics covered in these resources. For more information, see http://www.mincava.umn.edu/library/training/. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence Yale University Child Study Center 230 South Frontage Road - P.O. Box 207900 New Haven, CT 06520-7900
http://www.nccev.org/ It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment to children and families affected by violence; and, to increase professional and public awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society. NCCEV is partially funded by grants from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Department of Justice, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Homeland Security. National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) 2000 M Street NW Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036
The National Center for Victims of Crime provides direct services and resources, advocates for passage of laws and public policies, and delivers training and technical assistance to organizations, counselors, and attorneys who assist victims of crime. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) 4612 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin, TX 78756
http://www.ncdsv.org General Scope: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) designs, provides, and customizes training and consultation, influences policy, promotes collaboration and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence. Training Specific: For information on training opportunities, please see http://www.ncdsv.org/ncd_services.html. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) 1120 Lincoln Street Suite 1603 Denver, CO 80203
http://www.ncadv.org General Scope: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCDAV) is a tax-exempt membership organization that works to stop violence in the lives of women and children by representing a network of shelters, safe homes, and counseling programs. The Coalition's efforts include helping to set priorities for Federal funding, producing various publications, sponsoring national conferences, developing and promoting model programs, operating a clearinghouse for information and technical assistance, fostering public policy, promoting public awareness, and providing direct services. Training Specific: The University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs now offers its Master of Public Administration degree with a Concentration in Domestic Violence Program Management and Policy Development through a distance-learning format. For additional information, please see http://www.ncadv.org/unsorted/EducationOpportunties_162.html. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) P.O. Box 8970 Reno, NV 89507
http://www.ncjfcj.org/ The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is dedicated to improving the court system's handling of juvenile and family matters through applied research, technical assistance, and continuing education of judges and juvenile justice professionals on family violence, child abuse and neglect, and child protection and custody. With funding from the Packard Foundation and the U. S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, the NCJFCJ's "Greenbook Initiative" (Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice) includes recommendations to help child welfare and domestic violence agencies and family courts work together more effectively to help families experiencing violence. Many sites around the country have used it to improve their policies and practices. See http://www.thegreenbook.info/ for more information about this initiative. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036
http://www.nccafv.org The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence is a nonprofit organization serving as a private sector response to the problems of child, spousal, and elderly abuse. The Council's primary purpose is to strengthen, professionally and practically, community child abuse and family violence prevention and treatment programs nationwide. A broad range of activities is included in the Council's three major program areas: public awareness and education, professional development, and organizational development. National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) 2001 S Street NW, Suite 400 Washingon, DC 20009
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is a voice for domestic violence victims and its advocates, making sure that their needs are heard and met by policymakers at the national level. As a membership and advocacy organization of State domestic violence coalitions, allied organizations and supportive individuals, NNEDV works closely with its members to understand the ongoing and emerging needs of domestic violence victims and advocacy programs. National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet) VAWnet 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778
VAWnet provides access to searchable, electronic resources on domestic violence, sexual violence, and related issues. VAWnet's primary goal is to support local, State and national prevention of violence against women and intervention strategies that are safe, effective, and address the self-identified issues of consequence to victims and survivors. VAWnet is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and the National Resouce Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). The project is supported by a grant from the National Center on Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20531
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ The Office for Victims of Crimes was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to State victim assistance and compensation programs, the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency also supports training designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals on the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC is one of five bureaus and four offices with grant-making authority within the Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20531
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/ The Violence Against Women Office is part of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The VAWO handles the Department's legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinates Departmental efforts, provides national and international leadership, and responds to requests for information regarding violence against women. The Violence Against Women Office works closely with other components of OJP (the Office of Legal Policy, the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Immigration and Naturalization Office, the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and State, Tribal and local jurisdictions) to implement the mandates of the Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation. PANdora's Box 27 Lakeview Drive Terre Haute, IN 47803 http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/ PANdora's Box is a compilation of information and resources on all facets of child abuse prevention and child protection. Major topical categories include Prevention and Protection (signs and symptoms, reporting, laws, etc.); Offenses (Internet crimes, missing children, sexual offenses and perpetrators, etc.); and Victims (domestic violence, survivors, victim services). To search for other child welfare-related national organizations by topic, use the Related Organizations Search. This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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