Domestic Violence Contact Information Related Organization

Domestic Violence Contact Information Related Organization
Family/Domestic Violence Contact Information for Related Organizations Author(s): National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information Year Published: 2004 These results are current as of: April 30, 2006 The following organizations are among many that provide information on family violence. If you are in crisis, call 911, your local domestic violence program, or the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233. If you are aware of any other relevant organizations, please contact the Clearinghouse at OrganizationUpdates@Caliber.com. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by the Clearinghouse or the Children's Bureau. ABA Center on Children and the Law 740 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005-1022 Phone: (202) 662-1720 Fax: (202) 662-1755 E-mail: ctrchildlaw@abanet.org Website: http://www.abanet.org/child/ The ABA Center on Children and the Law seeks to improve the laws, policies, and judicial procedures affecting children by supporting legal representation for youth, facilitating coordination between attorneys and caseworkers, reducing court delays, and providing training to court professionals involved in child welfare. Alliance for Children and Families 11700 West Lake Park Drive Milwaukee, WI 53224-3099 Phone: (414) 359-1040 Fax: (414) 359-1074 E-mail: info@alliance1.org Website: 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. Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI) 132 West 31st Street 11th Floor New York, NY 10001-3406 Phone: (212) 951-8300 Fax: (212) 481-7196 E-mail: info@ajli.org Website: http://www.ajli.org The Association of Junior Leagues International is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The AJLI offers programs in many areas including youth services, family support services, and child welfare (adoption, child abuse and neglect, foster care, domestic violence, and permanency planning). Bay Area Academy San Francisco State University 2201 Broadway Suite 100 Oakland, CA 94612 E-mail: tkurteff@sfsu.edu Website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bayacad General Scope: The Academy’s primary mission is to provide professional education that supports the quality and enhances the outcome of services to children and families served by public agencies in the Bay Area. The Academy is a program of the School of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services, San Francisco State University. Training Specific: The Academy offers training on various topics for different levels of child welfare State employees, professional development (clinical supervision, consultation services, distance learning, and retreats), and information for trainers. Center for Family Policy and Practice 23 North Pinckney Street Suite 210 Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608)257-3148 Fax: (608)257-4686 Website: http://www.cffpp.org/ General Scope: The Center for Family Policy and Practice (CFFPP), formerly the Center for Fathers, Families, and Public Policy (CFFPP), 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. 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: (404) 639-3311 (404) 639-3534 800-CDC-INFO TTY: (888) 232-6348 Toll-Free: (800) 273-TALK (8255) E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Website: http://www.cdc.gov The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the lead Federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of people in the United States. Children's Hospital and Health Center,Chadwick Center For Children and Families 3020 Children's Way, MC 5017 San Diego, CA 92123 Phone: (858) 966-8572 Fax: (858) 966-8018 E-mail: chadwickcenter@chsd.org Website: 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/san_diego_conference.htm. Committee for Hispanic Children and Families (CHCF) 140 West 22nd Street Suite 301 New York, NY 10011 Phone: (212) 206-1090 Fax: (212) 206-8093 E-mail: chcfinc@chcfinc.org Website: http://www.chcfinc.org/ Spanish Information on Website: http://www.chcfinc.org/spanish/Inicio.htm The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families (CHCF) strives to strengthen the family, develop self-sufficiency, and improve the quality of life for all Latino children and families. CHCF'S programs include youth development, childcare, HIV/AIDS prevention and education, Latino immigrant and support and referral services, public policy, and advocacy. The purpose of the Center for Advocacy and Community Building is to fulfill the interests of Latino children and families on a national, State, and local level. The Center is devoted to accomplishing the following goals: public policy and advocacy, social services network and coalition building, public/private partnership in program development, policy research, and culture and social justice. David and Lucile Packard Foundation Children, Families and Communities Program The Future of Children The David and Lucile Packard Foundation 300 Second Street, Suite 200 Los Altos, CA 94022 Phone: (650) 948-7658 Fax: (650) 941-2273 Website: http://www.packard.org/ One of the major program areas of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is the Children, Families, and Communities Program. The Program focuses on children's access to high-quality health care, the development of children and youth, the economic security of families, and the reduction of violence in homes. The "Future of Children" is a publication of this Program. The primary purpose of this journal is to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers and service providers with objective information based on the best available research. Domestic Violence Resource Network (D.V.R.N.) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Fax: (717) 545-9456 TTY: 1-800-553-2508 1-800-787-3224 Toll-Free: 1-800-537-2238 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Website: http://www.nrcdv.org/ Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Domestic Violence Resource Network (dD.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. FaithTrust Institute 2400 North 45th Street No. 10 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: (206) 634-1903 Fax: (206) 634-0115 Toll-Free: 1-877-860-2255 E-mail: info@faithtrustinstitute.org Website: 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 Phone: (607) 255-7794 Fax: (607) 255-8562 Website: http://www.human.cornell.edu/centers/fldc/ 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. Family Research Laboratory (FRL) 126 Horton Social Science Center University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824-3586 Phone: (603) 862-1888 (603) 862-1122 Website: http://www.unh.edu/frl/ 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. Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) 383 Rhode Island Street Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 94103-5133 Phone: (415) 252-8900 Fax: (415) 252-8991 TDD: (800) 595-4889 E-mail: info@endabuse.org Website: 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. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) 6160 Cornerstone Court East San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (858) 623-2777, Ext. 416 Fax: (858) 646-0761 E-mail: IVAT@alliant.edu Website: http://www.ivatcenters.org/index.htm 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/training.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 Phone: (612) 624-0721 Fax: (612) 625-4288 Website: http://www.mincava.umn.edu/ General Scope: MINCAVA's 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/. National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) 2000 M Street NW Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 467-8700 Fax: (202) 467-8701 TDD: (800) 211-7996 Toll-Free: (800) FYI-CALL Website: http://www.ncvc.org 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. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024 Phone: (703) 385-7565 Fax: (703) 385-3206 Toll-Free: (800) 394-3366 E-mail: nccanch@caliber.com Website: http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, a service of the Children's Bureau, helps professionals locate information on child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues. Among its resources, the Clearinghouse offers a bibliographic database of child maltreatment and related child welfare materials, summaries of State laws concerned with child abuse and neglect and child welfare, fact sheets, resource lists, bulletins, and other publications. Jointly with the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC), the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information publishes the Children's Bureau Express, an online digest of news and resources for professionals concerned with child maltreatment, child welfare, and adoption. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) P.O. Box 18749 Denver, CO 80218 Phone: (303)839-1852 Fax: (303)831-9251 TDD: (303)839-8459 E-mail: mainoffice@ncadv.org Website: 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 Phone: (775) 784-6012 Fax: (775) 784-6628 E-mail: admin@ncjfcj.org Website: 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. The "Greenbook" (http://www.thegreenbook.info) has generated a federal initiative - a joint project of the United States Departments of Justice and Health & Human Services. It is designed to improve the quality of services provided by local jurisdictions to families threatened both by domestic violence and child abuse or maltreatment. The NCJFCJ coordinates support and technical assistance to each of the six counties that are part of the federal Greenbook intiative. National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 429-6695 Fax: (831) 655-3930 TTY: (800) 787-3244 Toll-Free: (800) 799-7233 E-mail: info@nccafv.org Website: 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 Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) P.O. Box 6000 1600 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20849-6000 Phone: (301) 519-5500 Fax: (301) 519-5212 TTY: (301) 947-8374 (877) 712-9279 Toll-Free: (800) 851-3420 E-mail: askncjrs@ncjrs.org Website: http://www.ncjrs.org The National Criminal Justice Reference Service is one of the world's most extensive resources for information on criminal and juvenile justice; it provides services to an international community of policy makers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all the bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy. NCJRS answers inquiries, conducts computerized database searches, distributes publications, and makes referrals. The Service's database of nearly 125,000 documents includes studies on police arrest policy in spouse abuse incidents and recidivism rates for sexual abuse offenders. North American Resource Center for Child Welfare (NARCCW) Gwinn House 1706 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43203 Phone: (614) 252-0725 Fax: (614) 251-6005 E-mail: NARCCW@ihs-trainet.com Website: http://www.ihs-trainet.com/ The North American Resource Center for Child Welfare (NARCCW) is an umbrella organization encompassing four child welfare agencies: Institute for Human Services (http://www.ihs-trainet.com/ihs.htm) provides consultation, research and evaluation, training, and strategic planning. TRAINet (Training Resources Advocacy and Information Network)(http://www.ihs-trainet.com/trainet.htm) operates the Comprehensive, Competency-Based Inservice Training (CCBIT) System for child welfare. Center for Child Welfare Policy (CCWP)(http://www.ihs-trainet.com/center_for_child_welfare_policy.htm) is a child welfare education and research center. Family Trust Clinic (FTC)(http://www.ihs-trainet.com/ftc.htm) provides clinical services to maltreated children and their families and clinical consultation services to the agencies and professionals that serve them. Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20531 Toll-Free: (800) 851-3420 E-mail: askovc@ojp.usdoj.gov Website: 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. Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20531 Phone: (202) 307-6026 Fax: (202) 307-3911 TDD: (800) 787-3224 TTY: (202) 307-2277 Toll-Free: (800) 799-SAFE (7233) E-mail: askvawo@ojp.usdoj.gov Website: 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 Website: 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). http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/admin/privacy.cfm

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