Policy Organizations: Articles, Info, Indexes, Resources

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October 18, 2018

Advocates who work at local domestic violence or sexual assault programs can help victims and survivors who need emotional support, help with making a plan to stay safe, shelter, accompaniment to court or to the police, and more. On these pages, you can find contact information for these non-profit statewide and local programs.

Center for Women Policy Studies

URL: http://centerwomenpolicy.org/
Email: cwps@centerwomenpolicy.org

To promote women's human rights through enlightened public policy

Communities Against Violence Network - CAVNET

URL: https://cavnet.org/

A comprehensive, searchable database for information about violence against women. This website provides articles on everything from welfare reform and domestic violence to violence against immigrant women to Rohypnol, the "date rape drug" to legal information and statistics.

Feminist Majority Foundation

URL: https://feminist.org/
Email: femajority@feminist.org

Committed to empowering women and winning equality through research, the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective action. Website provides resources and links for domestic violence. DV Info page: http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html

Legal Momentum

URL: https://www.legalmomentum.org/

Legal Momentum takes a select number of cases per year, including cases regarding Title IX and also provides referrals to victims. Victims must fill out a legal assistance form found here. Legal Momentum also provides information about immigration and support to lawyers representing battered women in immigration cases.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

URL: https://ncadv.org/
Email: mainoffice@ncadv.org

The NCADV is the oldest national organization representing grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered women and their children. It serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, the media, battered women and children, agencies and organizations. They offer shelters and support services for battered women and their children.

National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors

Phone: 800 903-0111 ext. 3
URL: https://bwjp.org/our-work/national-defense-center-for-criminalized-survivors/
Email: TECHNICALASSISTANCE@BWJP.ORG

The National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors, formerly known as the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, is resource and advocacy center for victims who have been criminalized as a result of their experiences of being abused. They provide specialized technical assistance, resources, and support for victims and their defense teams.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, (Part of the Domestic Violence Resource Network)

Phone 2: TTY: (800) 553-2508
URL: https://www.nrcdv.org/

Provides comprehensive information and resources (including videos, publications and information packs), policy development, and technical assistance designed to enhance community responses to and prevention of domestic violence.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Phone 2: 717-909-0710, TTY: 717-909-0715
URL: https://www.nsvrc.org/
Email: resources@nsvrc.org

Serving as a central clearinghouse for the voluminous resources and research, the NSVRC provides a place to turn to for information, help and support. The NSVRC will influence policy, practice and research by providing greater interaction, investigation and review, and by promoting awareness within the anti-sexual violence movement. A project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

Office of Violence Against Women, Department of Justice

URL: https://www.justice.gov/ovw

This is the policy office which implements the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, combining the enforcement of federal laws with assistance to states and localities to fight domestic violence and other crimes against women.

Public Justice

URL: https://www.tlpj.org/

This national, public interest law firm offers cutting-edge legal briefs and news on public interest issues, including civil rights, elder law, reproductive freedom, violence prevention, and women's rights. This is the only site on the Internet where you can find complete contact information for all legal aid, legal services, and poverty law offices in the U.S.

The National Center for Victims of Crime

Hotline: 1-855-4-VICTIM (1-855-484-2846)(phone and text helpline)
URL: https://victimsofcrime.org/

The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information, resources and advocacy for victims of all types of crime, as well as the people who serve them. The staff oversees a variety of programs including, but not limited to: the Financial Crime Resource Center, the National Compassion Fund, the VictimConnect Resource Center and the DC Victim Hotline.

VAWNet

URL: https://vawnet.org/

VAWnet Library is an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children. VAWnet is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV).

Women's Rural Advocacy Programs

URL: https://www.letswrap.com/

WRAP is a collective of five offices serving four counties in southwestern Minnesota. Their website provides domestic violence information and resources for survivors of violence in rural communities.

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