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Domestic Abuse

Podcasts

  • Domestic Violence: Gwen Hurst-Anderson, state director of Nebraska CASA, discusses domestic violence and its effect on volunteer advocacy. Listen using the audio player below.

Web Resources

  •  CASA/Domestic Violence Partnership Project (casanys.org)
    CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State leads this statewide effort to coordinate responses to domestic violence and child abuse. See casanys.org/partner_dv.htm, which links to their publication Understanding Domestic Violence: Practice Guidelines to Support Effective CASA and Domestic Violence Partnerships.
  • Family Violence Prevention Fund (endabuse.org)
    Works to prevent violence within the home and in the community to help those whose lives are devastated by violence.
  • The Greenbook Initiative (thegreenbook.info)
    A plethora of products, curricula, assessment tools and multimedia materials developed by the Greenbook project. Includes the resource Co-Occurrence of Child Abuse/Neglect and Domestic Violence: Guide for New Hampshire Court Appointed Special Advocates, which provides specific advice for New Hampshire CASA volunteers. See thegreenbook.info/documents/NH_CASA_Guide.pdf. Note that CASA/GAL program policies vary.
  • Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (utexas.edu/research/cswr/idvsa)
    Works to advance knowledge related to domestic violence and sexual assault in an effort to end violence. IDVSA carries out research on interpersonal violence as well as provides training and technical assistance to the practitioner community and the community at large.
  • Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (mincava.umn.edu)
    Supports research, education and access to violence-related resources. Their website is a clearinghouse of information on this topic.     
  • Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody (ncjfcj.org)
    Provides access to sources of information and tangible assistance for those working in the field of domestic violence and child protection and custody. Visit ncjfcj.org/content/blogcategory/260/301.
  • Family Violence Prevention Fund

Domestic Abuse Articles and Publications

  • Lundy Bancroft & Jay Silverman, The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics, Sage Publications (2002).

    Janice C. Humphreys, “Turnings and Adaptations in Resilient Daughters of Battered Women,” Journal of Nursing Scholarship, volume 33, pp. 245-251 (2001).

  • Children of Domestic Violence: Risks and Remedies