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(also see the "Domestic Violence" and "Sexual Assault" sections)Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
ASCA is an individual and group support program for adult survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional child abuse or neglect.Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study)
The ACE Study reveals a powerful relationship between our emotional experiences as children and our physical and mental health as adults. It documents the conversion of traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life. The Study makes it clear that time does not heal some of the adverse experiences. One does not ‘just get over’ some things, not even fifty years later.California Protective Parents Association
CPPA’s mission is to protect children from incest and family violence through research, education, and advocacy.Child Welfare League of America
CWLA is committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm.Childhelp USA
Childhelp USA exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.Childrens Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start, and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.Child Welfare Information Giveaway
The Clearinghouse provides information products and technical assistance services to help professionals locate information related to child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.Crimes Against Children Research Center
The Crimes Against Children Research Center promotes knowledge and improves strategies for preventing crimes against children and helping victims and families.Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund is working to end abuse because every person has a right to live in a home free of violence.Kempe Childrens Center
The Kempe Children's Center provides clinical treatment, training, research, education, and program development to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
NCCEV exists to increase public and professional awareness of the effects of violence on children and to build the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the impact of violence.National Child Traumatic Stress Network
NCTSN’s mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States. The Network provides a host of resources for parents, schools, service providers, and others to help address trauma issues with children.National Children's Advocacy Center
NCAC provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families using a child-focused team approach.National Children's Alliance
The mission of NCA is to provide training, technical assistance and networking opportunities to communities seeking to plan, establish, and improve Children's Advocacy Centers.National Court Appointed Special Advocates
Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are everyday people appointed by judges to protect the best interests of abused and neglected children. A CASA volunteer stays with each child until he or she is placed into a safe, permanent, and nurturing home.National Runaway Switchboard
The mission of NRS is to facilitate relationships that ensure that youth and families have access to resources in their communities.Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America builds awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children.Speak Up For Kids Organization
SUFKO was created to elevate awareness about our responsibility to address the safety and concerns of children. Offering free resources for anyone caring for or involved with children, SUFKO provides information on various aspects of child abuse and neglect, as well as information regarding children’s fears regarding war and terrorism.
Compensation Information by State, Territory or Possession
This site lists crime victim compensation programs across the country that offer financial assistance to victims of violence.National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards
This site features a state-by-state program directory including eligibility requirements, procedures, and benefits available to victims of crime.National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators
This site lists Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrative Agencies in each state responsible for distributing money from the Crime Victim Fund. Most of these funds are distributed to states that use the funds to provide financial support to local direct victim service providers, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and victim-witness assistance programs.Victim Assistance and Compensation Programs
This site lists phone numbers and Web sites of state administrators for victim assistance and victim compensation programs in the US and US territories receiving Victims of Crime Act funds.
Center for Sex Offender Management
The goal of the Center for Sex Offender Management is to prevent further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community.United States Parole Commission
The mission of United States Parole Commission is to ensure public safety by exercising its authority regarding the release and supervision of criminal offenders under its jurisdiction in a way that promotes justice.VINE – Victim Information and Notification Everyday
VINE is a fully automated information and notification service that immediately notifies registered users upon a change in an offender's status. VINE can relay important custody, court, or arrest information in a matter of minutes, anywhere in the US, via telephone, email, or pager.
International Crisis Group
ICG is an independent multinational organization working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
(also see the "Child Abuse" and "Sexual Assault" sections)Alliance for Children and Families
The Alliance for Children and Families is an international membership association of nonprofit child- and family-serving organizations which provide services ranging from residential care to domestic abuse prevention and intervention.American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
The ABA Commission on Domestic Violence site provides valuable information about a wide-range of domestic violence issues and extensive links to other resources and organizations.American Domestic Violence Crisis Line
The American Domestic Violence Crisis Line helps American women overseas make informed decisions about the abuse in their lives and in the lives of their children through intervention and education.American Institute on Domestic Violence
The mission of the American Institute on Domestic Violence is to assist the business community in recognizing domestic violence as a workplace issue.Communities Against Violence Network
CAVNET is a searchable database created by an international network of professionals addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, crime victims with disabilities, and human rights, among other issues.Community United Against Violence
This site is a resource for victims of same sex domestic violence.Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence
The Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence focuses on preventing domestic violence in the military, addressing issues of victim safety and offender accountability, and providing military leaders with better tools for preventing and intervening with domestic violence.Domestic Abuse Awareness
DAA is an organization dedicated to help eradicate violence against women and children.Domestic Violence Agencies on the Internet
This site includes contact information for state domestic violence agencies.Domestic Violence Survival Kit
This site advises what to do if you are threatened or hit by your spouse or partner, explains your legal rights, and details how to get help from the legal system.Faith Trust Institute
The goal of the Faith Trust Institute is to engage religious leaders in the task of ending abuse and to prepare human service professionals to recognize and attend to the religious questions and issues that may arise in their work with women and children in crisis.Family Research Laboratory
FRL is devoted to understanding family violence and the impact of violence in families through comprehensive literature reviews, new theories, and methodologically sound studies.The Feminist Majority Foundation - Domestic Violence Hotlines and Resources
This site includes contact information for state coalitions on domestic violence.Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
GMDVP offers shelter, guidance, and resources to allow gay, bisexual, and transgender men in crisis to remove themselves from violent situations and relationships.Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community provides leadership to end/reduce domestic violence in the African American community.Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
The mission of FVSAI is to improve the quality of life for individuals on an international level by sharing and disseminating vital information, improving networking among professionals, and assisting with program evaluation, consultation, and training that promotes violence-free living.Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence is based on the premise that men can work together, in alliance with the battered women's movement, to end men's violence against women.MOVE Men Overcoming Violence
MOVE is a social change organization dedicated to ending young and adult men's violence in their relationships.National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence provides technical assistance and advocates on domestic violence and sexual violence issues.National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NCADV is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence.National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: Family Violence Department
The Family Violence Department of the NCJFCJ (National Council of Judicial and Family Court Judges) is dedicated to improving the way courts, law enforcement, agencies, and others respond to family violence.National Domestic Violence Hotline
The NDV Hotline believes that every caller deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, that every family deserves to live in a world free from violence, and that safe homes and safe families are the foundation of a safe society.National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
The "Alianza" seeks to promote understanding, sustain dialogue, and generate solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities.SAFE – Stop Abuse For Everyone
SAFE was created to fill in gaps in services for people affected by domestic violence, including gay and lesbian, male, teen, and elderly victims.Safe Horizon: Domestic Violence Shelter Tour
This site offers a virtual tour of a domestic violence shelter and provides answers to the questions that might be asked by battered women entering a shelter.Stop Family Violence
This site allows you to take action against family violence by contacting your government representatives.Violence Against Women National Electronic Network
VAWnet collects, preserves and provides electronic access to information and materials developed to assist activists and organizations working on a local, state, national, and international level to end violence against all women and their children.WomensLaw.org
The mission of WomensLaw.org is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence.
Impaired Driving Division of the NHTSA
The mission of the Impaired Driving Division is to develop partnerships to cooperatively save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and economic costs resulting from impaired driving.MADD – Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.National Commission Against Drunk Driving
The mission of NCADD is to continue the efforts of the Presidential Commission On Drunk Driving to reduce impaired driving and its tragic consequences by uniting a coalition of public and private sector organizations and other concerned individuals who share this common purpose.National Hardcore Drunk Driver Project
This project was created to provide a single, comprehensive resource to assist in reducing the number of fatalities, injuries, and damage caused by the irresponsible behavior of repeat offenders and drivers with high blood alcohol concentration levels.RID – Remove Intoxicated Drivers
The mission of RID is to deter impaired driving and teen binge drinking that often leads to intense trauma for everyone involved.
Criminal Justice Center
The Criminal Justice Center, part of the Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, is dedicated to providing informational resources about law enforcement.Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies
The mission of JCVVS is to address issues of violence and victimization through education, research, and public policy initiatives, thereby enhancing professional practices, organizational policies, and societal responses.National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
NCVC is a division of the Medical University of South Carolina that is devoted to achieving a better understanding of the impact of criminal victimization on adults, children, and their families.National Organization for Victim Assistance
NOVA's mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis.National Victim Assistance Academy
NVAA is a comprehensive, academic-based course of study in victimology, victims' rights, and victim services for victim services professionals and allied professionals.
(also see the "Domestic Violence" section)Administration on Aging: Elder Rights & Resources
This Administration on Aging web site provides statistics on elder abuse, information on reporting elder abuse, contact information, and links to other elder abuse resources.International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
The goal of INPEA is to increase society's ability, through international collaboration, to recognize and respond to the mistreatment of older people in whatever setting it occurs, so that the latter years of life will be free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
The mission of NCPEA is to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older persons and adults with disabilities through research, advocacy, services, treatment, public and professional awareness, interdisciplinary exchange, and coalition building.National Center on Elder Abuse
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
NCALL’s focus is on program development, policy, and technical assistance and training that addresses the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse/neglect.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
FCIK is a coalition of police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, and crime survivors dedicated to preventing crime and violence.National Crime Prevention Council
The mission of NCPC is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.Safety for Women
This site includes self-defense tips, tricks, and advice for women.
Congressional Victim’s Rights CaucusCrime-Victims.org
Crime-Victims.org is a searchable database of grassroots organizations located throughout the United States that are involved in providing services for victims of crime.DOVE – Dignity of Victims Everywhere
DOVE is dedicated to serving victims of violent crime everywhere. The mission statement is simply "Victims First."The Institute for Authentic Process Healing
Dedicated to reducing human suffering, The Institute for Authentic Process Healing offers assistance with such issues as trauma, anxiety, depression and grief, among many more.National Center for Victims of Crime
The mission of NCVC is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives by serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.National Criminal Justice Association
NCJA fosters development of state, tribal, and local criminal and juvenile justice systems that enhance public safety, reduce the harmful effects of criminal behavior on victims, and prosecute offenders fairly and justly.National Organization for Victim Assistance
NOVA is an organization of victim and witness assistance programs, criminal justice agencies, professionals in related disciplines, and former victims committed to the implementation of victim rights and services.Self Help Magazine
Self Help Magazine is an online magazine with articles on such topics as trauma, violence, depression, anxiety, death, grief, and suicide.Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
SNAP's healing model — that both survivors and the institution that hurt them must be healed — focuses on helping individuals and changing the church that allowed the abuse.US Department of Defense: Victim and Witness Assistance Council
This site includes victim and witness forms, links, and points of contact.US Department of Justice: Office for Victims of Crime
OVC oversees diverse programs that benefit victims of crime and provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs.Victim Assistance Online
VAO is an informational, research, and networking resource for victim assistance specialists, professionals in related disciplines, and anyone interested in victim issues.
People Helping People
This tribute site contains links to many valuable grief-related resources.Web Healing
Tom Golden's site on crisis, grief and healing is a place where men and women can discuss, chat, or simply browse to understand and honor the many different paths to healing strong emotions.William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
This organization provides direct services, education, and advocacy to ease the impact of illness, loss, and bereavement through respect for individuals and their experiences, an awareness of the pain of loss and loyalty to people in times of illness, transition, and death.
Anti-Defamation League
The mission of ADL is to expose and combat purveyors of hatred, responding to whatever new challenges may arise.Community Relations Service
CRS is dedicated to assisting in the prevention and resolution of racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders. CRS facilitates the development of viable, mutual understandings and agreements as alternatives to coercion, violence, or litigation.Not In Our Town
Not In Our Town is a national project that gets people to talk with each other about tolerance and shares organizing models and educational tools with communities who are taking a stand against hatred.
National Institute of Justice
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is solely dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.US Department of Justice
DOJ is the department of the US government that is dedicated to justice issues and that sponsors multiple justice-related programs throughout the country.US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
OJP develops the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improves the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increases knowledge about crime and related issues, and assists crime victims.
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
The mission of the ABA Center on Children and the Law is to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.Bureau of Justice Assistance
The overall goals of BJA are to reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.Center for Court Innovation
The Center for Court Innovation promotes new thinking about how courts can solve difficult problems like addiction, quality-of-life crime, domestic violence, and child neglect.Crime Victims for a Just Society
Crime Victims for a Just Society provides an opportunity for crime victims and others who care to lend their voices and their talents to create a more just society.National Coalition Against Violent Athletes
NCAVA exists to ensure that athletes are held to the same standards and laws as the rest of society. NCAVA educates the public on a variety of issues regarding athletes and violent behavior, while also providing support to the victims.National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
NCJFCJ is dedicated to serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions.National Victims Constitutional Amendment Project
NVCAP supports the adoption of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognizing the fundamental rights of crime victims to be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect by the criminal justice system.National Sheriffs Association
NSA is dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field, enabling these individuals to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their cities/counties or jurisdictions.SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
SEARCH is dedicated to improving the criminal justice system and the quality of justice through better information management, effective application of information, and identification technology and responsible law and policy.Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
TLPJ is dedicated to using trial lawyers' skills and resources to create a more just society. TLPJ fights for justice through precedent-setting and socially significant individual and class action litigation.Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice develops practical and affordable solutions to some of the toughest problems in criminal justice and thereby makes the system more fair, humane, and efficient for everyone.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
NCTSN’s mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States. The Network provides a host of resources for parents, schools, service providers, and others to help address trauma issues with children.Partnerships Against Violence Network
The Partnerships Against Violence Network is a virtual library of information about violence and youth- at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies.US Department of Justice: Statistical Briefing Book
This OJJDP resource provides basic information on juvenile crime and victimization and on youth involved in the juvenile justice system.US Department of Justice: Youth Violence
This site offers information on school violence, gangs, and drugs. Also included are resources for parents and communities.US Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The goal of OJJDP is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
Consumers Guide to Legal Help on the Internet
Sponsored by the American Bar Association, this site will help you find legal help from a lawyer or other source if you need to resolve a legal matter.FindLaw for the Public
Answers to legal concerns and questions.Lawyers.com
This site provides information to help users better understand the law, make more informed personal legal choices, and identify high quality legal representation.LawyerShop
LawyerShop is a resource that allows you to find information from lawyers in your area who provide legal services pertaining to your legal rights.National Crime Victim Bar Association
The National Crime Victim Bar Association is a network of attorneys and allied professionals dedicated to facilitating civil actions brought by crime victims.National Legal Aid and Defender Association
NLADA is the nation's leading advocate for front-line attorneys and other equal justice professionals – those who make a difference in the lives of low-income clients and their families and communities.WomensLaw.org
The mission of WomensLaw.org is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence.
Child Stats
This site provides federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.FindLaw
FindLaw provides a comprehensive set of legal resources for legal professionals, businesses, students, and individuals.FBI Press Room
The FBI Press Room is an archive of FBI press releases including crime statistics.Lawyers.com
Law Links is a comprehensive legal reference site provided by 1-800-ATTORNEY.COM.Legal English
This site provides various legal forms in English and Spanish.National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
NACJD preserves and distributes crime and justice data from Federal and state agencies to users for secondary statistical analysis.National Association of Attorneys General
One of the many goals of NAAG is to increase citizen understanding of the law and law enforcement's role to ensure both protection of individual rights and compliance with the law.National Criminal Justice Reference Service for Victims of Crime
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.Nolo – Law for All
Nolo's mission is to make the legal system work for everyone by providing a self-help legal guide that describes the law in plain English.US Code Search Engine
This site is a search engine to find particular federal laws.US Code Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
This site outlines crimes and criminal procedures.US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
This site includes statistical information, announcements, publications, and other products related to crime and public safety.
Child Find of America
Child Quest International
International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
Jacob Wetterling Foundation
Klaas Kids Foundation
International Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration
Team H.O.P.E.
Vanished Childrens Alliance
Yello Dyno
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Indian Justice Center
National Native American Law Enforcement Association
Tribal Court Clearinghouse
US Department of Justice: Victim Assistance on Indian Reservations
Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
Community Justice Exchange
International Institute for Restorative Practices
Victim Offender Mediation Association
Religious Tolerance: Ritual Abuse
Ritual Abuse Network
Ritual Abuse, Ritual Crime and Healing
Healing Touch: A Self-Injury Website
Healing Self-Injury
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
End Violence Against Women
Hope For Healing
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
It Happened to Alexa Foundation
Kids Helping Kids
Making Daughters Safe Again
Male Survivor
Men Against Sexual Violence
Men Can Stop Rape
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
National Sex Offender Public Registry
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
Safer Society Foundation
Security on Campus
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – Sexual Assault Response Team
Stop It Now
Stop Prisoner Rape
Stop the Silence
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Toolkit to End Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women Online Resources
Center for Sleep Medicine and Nightmare Treatment
National Sleep Foundation
Sleep Research Society
Stalking Victims SanctuaryLGBT
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression)
FORGE is a national education, advocacy, and support umbrella organization supporting female-to-male transsexuals and transgenderists, and others who were assigned female at birth but who have some level of masculine identification, as well as significant others, family, friends, and allies.
Missing Children
Beyond Missing
Beyond Missing is a tool designed to instantaneously create and distribute photo flyers of missing children to law enforcement and the communities they serve.
The mission of Child Find of America is to locate missing children through active investigation, prevent child abduction through education, and resolve incidents of parental abduction through mediation.
Child Quest International is dedicated to the protection and recovery of missing, abused, and exploited children and at-risk adults.
The mission of the ICMEC is to provide an abrupt distribution of pictures and information on missing children through the Internet, advocate stronger laws to protect children, offer training to professionals and law enforcement agencies, and increase public awareness.
The mission of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation is to protect children from sexual exploitation and abduction.
The KlaasKids Foundation believes that it can fulfill its mission of stopping crimes against children by distilling the best knowledge and information through a societal approach.
NCMEC provides assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.
The Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration provides reintegration programs and services for parents and children whose bonds of love and affection have been damaged or destroyed by abduction and/or alienation.
The mission of Team H.O.P.E. is to assist families with missing children by offering counsel, resources, empowerment, and emotional support from a trained volunteer who has had or still has a missing child.
VCA provides assistance to families in all categories of missing children: non-family (stranger) abductions, family abductions, and runaways.
Yello Dyno is a non-fearful personal safety education system that conquers fear and assures high recall, empowering kids with the tools they need to meet today's personal safety challenges.Native American Victims
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Mending the Sacred Hoop is a Native American program that works towards the elimination of violence in the lives of women and their children.
The vision of NICWA is that every Indian child will have access to community-based, culturally appropriate services that help them grow up free from abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, and the damaging effects of substance abuse.
The goals of NIJC are to design and deliver legal education, research, and technical assistance programs that seek to improve the quality of life for native communities and administration of justice in Indian country.
The mission of NNALEA is to promote and foster mutual cooperation between American Indian law enforcement officers, agents, personnel, their agencies, tribes, private industry, and the public.
The TCC exists to design and develop education, research, training, and technical assistance programs that promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.
This site includes a list of resources available to crime victims on Indian reservations.Restorative Justice
Association for Conflict Resolution
The ACR is dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.
The Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at the University of Minnesota is committed to the development of community-based restorative responses to crime and violence that strengthen community safety and social harmony.
The Community Justice Exchange provides information and assistance to community justice planners across the country by helping people that are planning or running community justice initiatives to find out what's happening, get help, and connect with peers.
IIRP provides education and research in support of the development of restorative practices.
VOMA is an international membership association that assists people and communities working at restorative models of justice. VOMA provides resources, training and technical assistance in victim-offender mediation, conferencing, and related restorative justice practices.
Ritual Abuse
Persons Against Ritual Abuse
This site was created by relationship educators working with persons who have experienced relationship violence, including ritual abuse-torture.
A resource center on ritual abuse and child sexual abuse.
An open public group to discuss ritual abuse, treatments, and more. This site includes articles and survivor stories.
This site provides information and resources on ritual abuse for survivors, therapists, and others.
Self Injury
Focus Adolescent Services: Self-Injury
A teen-focused look at self-injury, understanding the root of the issue and information for those who want to help.
This site offers resources for people who self-injure.
A site designed for those living with Self-Inflicted Violence (SIV).
Sexual Abuse and Assault
(also see the "Child Abuse" and "Domestic Violence" sections)
ATSA is an international organization focused specifically on the prevention of sexual abuse through effective management of sex offenders.
This site provides researchers, health communication specialists, policy makers, and others with the information and materials they need for their work to end violence against women.
This rape recovery site includes links to many online forums and a list of rape crisis centers across the nation.
IACLEA advances public safety for educational institutions by providing educational resources, advocacy, and professional development.
The It Happened to Alexa Foundation's purpose is to help support sexual assault survivors and parents through the trauma of the criminal trial, sometimes funding the expense to travel for the legal process of prosecuting perpetrators.
This site describes a book that helps children break the silence of sexual abuse.
MDSA specializes in mother-daughter sexual abuse.
Male Survivor is committed to preventing, healing and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.
MASV is a forum designed to engage males in actively working together with women to eliminate sexual violence.
Men Can Stop Rape empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
NOMSV offers information and a discussion board for survivors of sexual abuse, mental health professionals, and many who identify themselves as both professionals and survivors, in an effort to better understand and treat adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
A public service by the U.S. Department of Justice, this searchable Web site links state and territory sex offender public registries and provides public information about sex offenders throughout the country.
NSVRC influences policy, practice, and research by providing greater interaction, investigation, and review, and by promoting awareness within the anti-sexual violence movement.
The mission of NVAWPRC is to help prevent violence against women through education, research, and fostering collaboration among advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers.
RAINN is an anti-sexual assault organization that operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE.
The Safer Society Foundation is a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse.
The mission of Security on Campus is to educate the larger campus community about campus crime, offer resources to victims of campus crime, foster security improvements through campus community initiatives, and to reduce alcohol and drug abuse.
This site is a guide for nursing professionals involved in providing evaluations of sexually abused victims.
SIN is a national nonprofit organization whose programs reach out to adults who are concerned about inappropriate sexualized behavior in another adult, adolescent, or child, and to adults who are concerned about their own thoughts or behaviors.
SPR seeks to end sexual violence committed against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention.
Stop the Silence is a national non-profit organization that raises public awareness about the epidemic of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) along with prevention and treatment efforts to end CSA.
SIA is a self-help recovery program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous. SIA is for men and women 18 years and older who were sexually abused as children.
This toolkit provides concrete guidance to communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women.
OVW helps state, tribal and local governments and community-based agencies to train personnel, establish specialized domestic violence and sexual assault units, assist victims of violence, and hold perpetrators accountable.
This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women. Sleep Disorders
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
AASM is a professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of sleep medicine and related research. Local sleep centers can be located via their searchable database.
The Center for Sleep Medicine and Nightmare Treatment is dedicated to helping people who suffer from chronic nightmares, disturbing dreams, and related sleep disorders.
NSF is dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting public education, sleep-related research, and advocacy.
The Sleep Research Society exists to foster scientific investigation on all aspects of sleep and its disorders, to promote training and education in sleep research, and to provide forums for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to sleep.Stalking
Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource Center is managed by the National Center for Victims of Crime.
A resource center with chat room for survivors of stalking.
A report highlighting the challenges facing law enforcement and industry.
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
The Dart Center is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict, and tragedy.Gift From Within
Gift From Within is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Gift From Within develops and disseminates educational material, including videotapes, articles, books, and a resource catalog.International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The ISTSS is dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research, and prevention.National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The mission of NCPTSD is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. Though targeted to veterans, this site includes valuable information for anyone suffering from severe stress.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
The PTSD Alliance is a group of professional and advocacy organizations that have joined forces to provide educational resources to individuals diagnosed with PTSD and their loved ones; those at risk for developing PTSD; and medical, healthcare, and other frontline professionals.Sidran Institute
The Sidran Institute is dedicated to supporting people with traumatic stress conditions, providing education and training on treating and managing traumatic stress, providing trauma-related advocacy, and informing the public on issues related to traumatic stress.Trauma Pages
The Trauma Pages provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field.
Concerns of Police Survivors
COPS provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.Parents of Murdered Children
The mission of POMC is to provide support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.
Assistance for Trafficked Children
This link will take you to a 2-page brochure that explains what trafficking is, how to recognize a victim of trafficking, and what to do to help.The Campaign to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking
Child victims of human trafficking fact sheet, mental health information for survivors, and downloadable campaign materials.Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
CATW promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all of its forms.International Rescue Committee: Trafficking in the United States
Demographics and statistics related to trafficking in the U.S. and information about the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.United Nations: Trafficking in Human Beings
A look at the state of human trafficking around the world and what is being done to prevent it.U.S. Department of Justice: Trafficking in Persons Information
Information for individuals and communities on the issue of human trafficking.
American Psychological Association
APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 155,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
ISSTD, an international non-profit, is a professional association that offers resources, research and responses to issues related to trauma and dissociation.Internet Mental Health
Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long.Mental Health America
(formerly National Mental Health Association)
NMHA addresses all aspects of mental health and mental illness.National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAMI provides education about severe brain disorders, supports funding for research, and advocates for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with serious psychiatric illnesses.National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans (and other victims of trauma) through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
NCTSN’s mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States. The Network provides a host of resources for parents, schools, service providers, and others to help address trauma issues with children.National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of NIMH is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.National Trauma Consortium
The NTC functions as a clearinghouse of information about trauma and emerging best practices in trauma treatment and services. It also offers training and consultation services to mental health and substance abuse providers, hospitals, the criminal justice system, child-serving agencies, women’s organizations, community agencies, advocates, and others.Seeking Safety
Seekling Safety offers a present-focused therapy model to help people attain safety from trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS is the US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA improves the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation for substance abuse and mental illnesses.
Office for Victims of Crime
The Office for Victims of Crime has recently published a new “Resource Guide for Serving U.S. Citizens Victimized Abroad" to help victim service providers in the United States enhance their services to these individuals.
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