Domestic Violence Resources and Handouts

Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence.
A two page (front/back) quad-fold brochure in MS Word format. Useful for school groups, churches, employers, etc. Just add your local contact information on the front page and print (legal size).

Domestic Violence Victimization (PDF)
General information including statistics and national hotlines from the Office for Victims of Crime. Black and white two-fold brochure in PDF format.

Advocacy for Minor Battered Women

After Femicide: How to Raise Awareness After a Tragedy in Your Community

Battered Women and Homelessness

Defining Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women, and Battering

Does the Person You Love...A Guide for Women

Helping Battered Women: A Guide for Friends and Family

Immigration Law and Domestic Violence

Medical Community Responses to Domestic Violence

Providing Service to Women Leaving Prostitution

Rural Battered Women

Talking to Men Who Batter

Teen Dating Violence

Understanding Men Who Batter

Violence Against Mid-Life and Older Women

When a Tenant is a Battered Woman

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED ARTICLES

Stalking & Domestic Violence: A Report to Congress from the Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office, May 2001
Includes sections on Cyberstalking, Law Enforcement and Prosecution Response to Stalking, and Legislative Approaches to Stalking.

Documenting Domestic Violence: How Healthcare Providers Can Help Victims
National Institute of Justice Research Brief, September 2001.

Domestic Violence and Welfare Policy: Research Findings on Marriage and Child Well-Being
From the National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, December 2002

Guidelines for Pastors and Rabbis: Responding to Domestic Violence
From The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence

Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Information and Resources (Canada)
From Health Canada

Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence Among White, Black, and Hispanic Couples in the US
From Alcohol Research and Health, Volume 25, No. 1, 2001.

Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence
From the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

Children and Domestic Violence: Challenges for Prosecutors
From the U.S. Department of Justice, November 2000

Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence Among White, Black, and Hispanic Couples in the US
Report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, December 2002

Dating Violence - An Issue at Any Age: Information for People in the Workplace
From the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (Canada), March 1996

Depression in Battered Women
JAMWA, Volume 51, No. 3

Firearms and Intimate Partner Violence
Factsheet from John Hopkins University, Center for Gun Policy and Research, February 2003

Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
From The Lancet, Volume 359, April 13, 2002

Isolated, Afraid and Forgotten: The Service Delivery Needs and Realities of Immigrant and Refugee Women Who Are Battered
From the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence