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Domestic Violence Resources Directory
If you’re struggling to cope in an abusive relationship, you’re not alone. Experts estimate that over 10 million Americans are affected by domestic violence every year. Whether it’s physical or verbal abuse, it’s not OK, and you can take action to stop it. These vetted helplines are here for you.
Child Advocates
Domestic Violence Resource
How We Help:Child Advocates, Inc. mobilizes court-appointed volunteers to break the vicious cycle of child abuse.
History:
Founded in 1984, it's no surprise that Child Advocates has become a leader in the ongoing fight against child abuse. Twenty-f ...ive years ago, three individuals, armed with $5,000 and using a kitchen table as headquarters, created the organization. We served 18 children that first year. This year we plan to serve more than 2,000. Our vision is to help every abused child in Harris County who needs us. Our challenge is to find the volunteers, resources, commitment and compassion that will get us there. Child Advocates volunteers are appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child or sibling group in foster care. They serve as the judge’s eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring their unique needs are met until they can safely return home or are permanently placed with a loving relative or adoptive family. Read More »
How We Help:Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information and other resources.
History:
A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, w ...e provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.Read More »
How We Help:Develop innovative ways to end violence against women, children and families at home and around the world
History:
For more than 30 years, FUTURES has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies and campaigns that empower individuals a ...nd organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world.
Providing leadership from offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Boston, we’ve established a state-of-the-art Center for Leadership and Action in the Presidio of San Francisco to foster ongoing dialogue about gender-based violence and child abuse.
Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, we train professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse. We also work with advocates, policy makers and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships.
Our vision is a future without violence that provides education, safety, justice and hope.Read More »
For Women, For Children/Teens, For Elders, Legal Help
Location
San Francisco, CA
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The Children’s Institute Inc.
Domestic Violence Resource
How We Help:CII helps children in Los Angeles’ most challenged communities heal from the trauma of family and community violence, build the confidence and skills to break through the barriers of poverty, and grow up to lead healthy, productive lives.
History:
Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) serves Los Angeles’s most vulnerable children—those harmed by family and community vio ...lence, or coping with the challenges of poverty. Though CII’s focus has shifted and deepened over the years, the organization’s commitment to serving vulnerable children in the Los Angeles community has remained steadfast for more than a century. Founded in 1906 by Minnie Barton, the city’s first female probation officer, the original organization (then named The Big Sister League) was designed to help troubled young women who found themselves adrift in Los Angeles. Minnie Barton established the Minnie Barton Home for these young women, and later, the Bide-A-Wee Home for unmarried pregnant women. Over the past fifteen years, CII has expanded its scope and services—branching out to serve children and families affected by family and community violence, and implementing new model programs. In 2006, marking the organization’s 100th year, the agency’s name was changed to Children’s Institute, Inc. Read More »
How We Help:A home should be a safe home. For many, it’s not. It’s filled with fear and abuse. Remember, you’re not alone and it’s not your fault. We’re here to help you, answer questions, share stories and more. Look inside and learn how we can make a safe home.
History:
Joe Torre, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former professional baseball player and manager, grew up the younge ...st of five children in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a New York City police detective and revered in his community. He was the cop that made everyone feel safe. Everyone except his own family.
Joe, Sr. ruled his home with an iron fist. He was a physically abusive husband and an emotionally abusive father. The violence that had besieged the Torre household for so many years was a well-kept family secret and stayed a family secret for generations. However, in December of 1995, Ali and Joe Torre attended a seminar called Life Success. As a result of Joe’s participation in that seminar, he began to talk openly of his childhood experience with domestic violence. He went public with his family secret in his autobiography, Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series.
Ali and Joe Torre wanted to educate children about the issue of domestic violence. In 2002, they created the Joe Torre Safe At Home® Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is “educating to end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives”.
Initially, the Joe Torre Safe At Home® Foundation focused its resources on awareness building through a local and national multimedia campaign. However, the Joe Torre Safe At Home® Foundation quickly determined that they wanted to educate children about violence so that children understand that they are not alone and that there is hope.
In 2005, the Joe Torre Safe At Home® Foundation opened its first school-based programming initiative, Margaret’s Place, at Hostos-Lincoln Academy, Bronx, NY. Margaret’s Place, a tribute to his mom, is a comprehensive program which provides students with a safe room in school where they can meet with a professional counselor trained in domestic-violence intervention and prevention. Currently, the Joe Torre Safe At Home® Foundation has ten fully funded and operational Margaret’s Places in New York City, Los Angeles, Westchester County and New Jersey. The sites are fully funded and have a minimum commitment of three years. Read More »
How We Help:Little Warriors is committed to providing awareness and information about child sexual abuse, providing prevention strategies and extending information about healing and support.
History:
Founded in 2008, Little Warriors is a national organization committed to the awareness, prevention and treatment of child sex ...ual abuse. Little Warriors offers the workshop Prevent It! Taking Action to Stop Child Sexual Abuse. Developed by researchers at the University of Alberta, this revolutionary Canadian prevention workshop educates adults to TAKE ACTION through gaining knowledge to help prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. The Be Brave Ranch is a facility that offers a family-oriented treatment program that combines multiple proven therapies for children ages 8-12 who have been sexually abused. It opened in the fall of 2014. Read More »
How We Help:Wayside is dedicated to achieving the highest standards of quality and integrity in providing leading edge counseling, family support, residential and educational services for building strength, hope and resiliency in youth, families and communities.
History:
Wayside’s story began in 1977 when a group of citizens formed one of the first residences in New England for runaway and ho ...meless youth—Harbinger House. As the need for alternatives to orphanages, reform schools, and psychiatric hospitals grew, Wayside responded by expanding to include an array of services which support youth and families in their community. Over the years, the Wayside network has incorporated a number of long-standing, local community organizations. They share Wayside’s commitment to helping the children and families of the region, complementing Wayside’s overall spectrum of care. Today, Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies.Read More »
How We Help:The YCSC brings together multiple disciplines--including child psychiatry, pediatrics, genetics, neurobiology, epidemiology, psychology, nursing, social work and social policy--to further understand the problems of children and families.
History:
The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) was founded in 1911 as part of the Yale University School of Medicine. The YCSC brings tog ...ether multiple disciplines--including child psychiatry, pediatrics, genetics, neurobiology, epidemiology, psychology, nursing, social work and social policy--to further understand the problems of children and families. Among the many disciplines are child psychiatry, pediatrics, genetics, neurobiology, epidemiology, psychology, nursing, social work and social policy. The mission of the Center is to improve the mental health of children and families, advance understanding of their psychological and developmental needs, and treat and prevent childhood mental illness through the integration of research, clinical practice, and professional training.
In 1991, the Yale Child Study Center Trauma Section, in partnership with the City of New Haven and the New Haven Department of Police Service, launched the Child Development‐Community Policing (CD‐CP) Program, a unique collaboration of mental health and law enforcement professionals dedicated to providing joint responses to children and families exposed to violence in their homes and neighborhoods.
Since its inception, the CD‐CP Program has operated continuously in the City of New Haven and has broadened the reach of mental health interventions with traumatized children, families and communities, both in New Haven, across the country and internationally. With previous support of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the CD-CP model has been replicated in numerous communities throughout the country.
In 1999, in recognition of this work, the Yale Child Study Center Trauma Section was designated the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence by the White House and the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. As the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, the Trauma Section played a leadership role in advancing knowledge and practice in the area of law enforcement-mental health collaborations through Safe Start Initiative sites through the country, maintained a state-of-the-art clearinghouse for information on research relating to the effects of childhood exposure to violence and factors associated with resiliency and provided public awareness on the effects of childhood trauma and violence
As a result of several years of talks involving Donald Cohen, Steven Marans, and other leading figures in the field of trauma, the Trauma Section became a founding member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative and joined the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the Yale Childhood Violent Trauma Center. In honor of Dr. Cohen’s leadership, legislation was introduced in Congress by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Joseph Lieberman to designate this new network the Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative.
Since 2001, the Yale Childhood Violent Trauma Center (CVTC) has been a major contributor to the development and dissemination of early interventions and collaborative responses to childhood trauma. In addition to contributions that emerged from over a decade of experience with the Child Development–Community Policing program and associated trauma section activities, a new, evidence-based early intervention addressing the needs of traumatized children and families--The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention--was developed by the CVTC, and was introduced to the NCTSN and to clinicians around the country. Today the CVTC offers a range of treatment interventions, research and training programs aimed at helping children, adolescents and families who are struggling with traumatic reactions and disorders and for professionals working in the field.Read More »
How We Help:Women's Advocates is a safe place where battered women and their children can escape domestic violence.
History:
In addition to providing shelter, Women’s Advocates provides advocacy, personalized support (including mental health therap ...y and aftercare services), education, and resources for nearly 1,000 women and children every year. The first shelter in the nation for battered women and their children, Women’s Advocates opened its doors in 1974. Women's Advocates welcomes women and children of all backgrounds and cultures.Read More »
How We Help:Promoting justice and safety for victims of intimate partner violence and their families.
History:
Since 1993, BWJP has worked to improve the civil and criminal justice system’s response to intimate partner violence (IPV), ... as well as addressing the parallel responses of the military services to IPV among their ranks.
Our longstanding partner, the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, focuses on all issues related to the defense of battered women charged with crimes, including homicide. BWJP also manages the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit, which provides technical assistance on issues related to the issuance, service, and enforcement of protection orders.
BWJP offers training, technical assistance, policy analysis, and consultation on the most promising practices of the criminal and civil justice systems in addressing intimate partner violence. Staff members have particular expertise in assisting jurisdictions around the country to implement coordinated interagency responses to IPV that maximize victim safety and offender accountability. Read More »
Phone Number: (800) 903-0111
Website:
Date Established
1993
Specialty
For Women, For Children/Teens, For Elders, Non-profits, Legal Help
