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Our Expertise - Domestic Violence
Web Resources
The New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program (“Program”) is an initiative of Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, who announced in her 2001 State of the Judiciary address her wish to institutionalize parent education and awareness programs in New York State, to improve the quality of court outcomes involving children in such situations.
AARDVARC www.aardvarc.org is an Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection with information for victims of violence, their families and friends, and the agencies and programs which serve them, both public and private.
Safe Place www.austin-safeplace.org is a domestic violence program that works with people with disabilities and offers an online lending library.
The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence www.wscadv.org runs a Disability Advocacy Project, and the site offers links to a number of disability publications and resource guides.
The Open Directory Project www.dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Abuse/ is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors and includes links to information on domestic violence and disability.
Safe Horizon www.safehorizon.org has a 24 hour hotline and provides emergency shelter for women and their children of Domestic Violence. They also offer services and emergency shelter to single women.
InMotion Online www.inmotiononline.org also offers legal assistance to survivors of Domestic Violence and their families.
South Brooklyn Legal Services www.sbls.org features a frequently asked questions page (FAQ), that has answers to questions from domestic violence survivors, pertaining to housing, shelters, divorce, clothing, food.
The Urban Justice Center www.urbanjusticecenter.org provides support, advocacy, legal services, education, housing and government assistance.
Womens’ Law www.womenslaw.org provides easy to understand legal information to women living with or escaping domestic violence.
The Institute for the Healing of Memories (IHOM) www.healingofmemories.co.za is a response to the emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds that are inflicted on nations, communities and individuals by wars, repressive regimes, human rights abuses and other traumatic events or circumstances.
National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, VAWnet www.wawnet.org, is the online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children.
SAHELI www.saheli-austin.org/asianres.htmlis a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, that provides assistance to Asian families dealing with domestic violence and abuse.
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, ADWAS www.adwas.org/ is committed to providing services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence.
A collaborative effort between the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities, Project Shield www.brooklynda.org/project_shield/project_shield.htm aims to educate professionals about Sexual Assault of individuals with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.
Jenesse Center www.jenesse.org is the oldest domestic violence intervention program in South Central Los Angeles. The Center was founded in 1980 by five African American women who were survivors of domestic violence.
Alaska's Disability Justice Initiative addresses interpersonal violence against individuals with disabilities. www.alaskachd.org/justice/
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