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» A Comparison of Pimps and Batterers by Evelina Giobbe 
Evelina Giobbe is at the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Resource Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mission of CSERI is to abate commercial sexual exploitation through research, education and community organizing, and to advocate for the human rights
http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/giobbe.html
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» Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. 
Advice for women living in controlling or abusive situations on recognizing and protecting oneself against abuse, including physical, emotional, financial, and other types. Topics include internet privacy.
http://www.actabuse.com/
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» Abuse Within the Family 
A gateway to all types of domestic violence cases, resources, statistics, and research with a "true crime" focus.
http://karisable.com/dvca.htm
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» Abuse of Power 
Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters.
http://www.abuseofpower.info/
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» Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services 
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, located in Seattle, WA, is a support agency for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
http://www.adwas.org
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» Abused Women.org 
Provides general information on what domestic violence is, how to get help, and links including safety plans, links to Power and Control wheels, women of color, women with disabilities, women who are deaf, rural and Native American women, and extensive li
http://www.abusedwomen.org/resources.html
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» American Roulette 
Violence Policy Center Study of Murder/Suicide Trends -- Results indicate that most murder/suicides perpetrated by males upon their intimiate partners and children by the use of guns.
http://www.vpc.org/graphics/amroul.pdf
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» Angels In Blue: Stalking Page 
Information on stalking law and behavior, including information on internet stalking.
http://members.aol.com/lrfuzz1/Stalking/Stalking.html
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» Angels That Care 
Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert.
http://angels1939.homestead.com/index.html
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» Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence 
Findings of a study by Frank R. Ascione and Utah State University colleagues concerning history of pet abuse in households of women housed in shelters for victims of domestic violence. Includes links to related resources.
http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_2.html
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» Apna Ghar 
A domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children, and is the only Asian shelter of its kind in the Mid-Western United States.
http://www.apnaghar.org/
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» Battered Immigrant Women 
The program educates women about their rights and develops their leadership so that they can become involved in changing policies that affect them. As emerging leaders, they play a critical role in supporting other women, informing institutions on their n
http://endabuse.org/programs/immigrant/
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» Bellweather Project 
A nonprofit project working toward improved responses to violence against disenfranchised and marginalized persons - particularly women and children. Provides support and information, and training to responders of violence.
http://boardserver.mycomputer.com/list.html?u=willendorf&f=1
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» Biderman's Chart of Coercion 
Analysis of mind control with significance for survivors of domestic violence.
http://www.nwrain.net/~refocus/coerchrt.html
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» CUT IT OUT - Domestic Violence Program 
A program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. CUT IT OUT builds awareness of domestic abuse and trains salon prof
http://www.cutitout.org/index.html
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» Call to Protect 
A domestic violence prevention project to provide those in danger with instant access to help in the form of a wireless phone.
http://www.calltoprotect.org
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» Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 
The Center is a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Founded in 1977 by the Rev. Marie M. Fortune, the Center is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence.
http://www.cpsdv.org/
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» Child Protective Services and Domestic Violence 
PDF of an article by Janet E. Findlater and Susan Kelly in the journal The Future of Children on the relationship between domestic violence and child abuse and neglect cases, and the role of Child Protective Services.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/Vol9No3Art6.pdf
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» City of Shelter 
Domestic Violence Training Video
http://www.cityofshelter.org/CityToC.html
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» Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence 
A national nonprofit organization working to prevent domestic violence -- CAEPV is the only program in the country founded by business leaders and focused on the workplace.
http://www.caepv.org
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» DV/CPS Collaboration Home 
DV/CPS collaborative strategies for integrating domestic violence services into child protection systems.
http://www.calib.com/dvcps
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» Danger Assessment Instrument 
in Identifying Risk Factors for Femicide in Violent Intimate Relationships - Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
http://www.son.jhmi.edu/research/cnr/homicide/
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» Defending Our Lives 
Defending Our Lives exposes the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country. It features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. This film won the Academy Award for Best DocumentarySho
http://www1.shore.net/~cdf/defending.html
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» Domestic Abuse in Later Life 
Report from VAWNET Applied Research Forum on domestic violence among older women. Downloadable in PDF format.
http://www.vawnet.org/DomesticViolence/Research/VAWnetDocs/AR_later-life.php
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» Domestic Violence 
What is violence or abuse? Explanation of psychological and physical abuse.
http://www.family2000.org.uk/domestic_violence.htm
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» Domestic Violence - U.S. Resources 
Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help and information concerning domestic violence, elder abuse and abuse against disabled persons in the United States.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/domestic_violence_us.html
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» Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team 
Information regarding collaboration between public and non-profit organizations, investigation strategies, training opportunities, ways to increase safety for victims, services for children, and community involvement.
http://www.dvert.org
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» Domestic Violence Handbook 
Informative general information site hosted in Oakland County, Michigan. Lists common myths, defines abuse and the cycle of violence, offers personalized safety plan, answers questions about leaving, and personal protection orders.
http://www.domesticviolence.org/content.html
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» Domestic Violence Help 
Look up help for a loved one or family member from all over the United States. There are stories of families and their struggle with domestic violence.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/quickie121/
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» Domestic Violence Information Manual: 
Informative articles, resources and web links designed to: increase public awareness of the nature and extent of domestic violence - from Australia.
http://www.infoxchange.net.au/wise/DVIM/index.htm
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» Domestic Violence Report - Civic Research Institute 
Devoted exclusively to innovative programs, legal developments, and current services and research in domestic violence law and prevention. Includes: An Advocate's Introduction to DV and the Military.
http://civicresearchinstitute.com/vi2.html
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» Domestic Violence Resource Manual 
Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services - Comprehensive resource manual and compilation of contacts information for agencies providing services in this area of Oregon
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dchs/dv/dvman_index.shtml
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» Domestic Violence and Disasters 
Article from The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children.
http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/freda/reports/dviol.htm
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» Domestic Violence and Welfare 
from the Welfare Information Network. Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness.
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/domestic.asp
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» Domestic Violence as a Form of Child Abuse 
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) - National Child Protection Clearing House, Issues Papers - Article by Marianne James, Senior Research Officer, Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/issues2.html
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» Domestic Violence in GLBT Relationships 
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's STOP Partner Abuse/Domstic Violence Program provides information about, and resources for, lesbians at risk of domestic violence and those experiencing it.
http://www.lagaycenter.org/site/c.mvI4IhNZJwE/b.1070409/apps/s/content.asp?ct=1249007
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» Domestic Violence: An Overview 
Offers definitions, prevalence and trends, effects, resources for victims and offenders, and a directory of shelters and hotlines.
http://www.therapistfinder.net/Domestic-Violence/Domestic-Violence-References.html
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» Domestic violence: an epidemic - UNICEF 
Domestic violence: an epidemic - a new UNICEF report, Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls - Available in Adobe Acrobat readable PDF format.
http://www.unicef.org/vaw/
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» Education Wife Assault 
Information for abused women, professionals, friends, and family on abuse of all types. E-Commerce enabled for publications sales and donations.
http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/
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» Endless Possibilities 
Endless Possibilities is part weaving program, part community center, part recycling program, and part haven. It's a fund raising program of the Outer Banks Hotline Crisis Intervention and Prevention Center.
http://www.ragweavers.com/
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» Family Violence Law Enforcement Documentation 
Information about documenting abuse using instant photography in health care settings and law enforcement settings.
http://www.polaroid.com/global/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441759757&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488338438&bmUID=1105043537577&bmLocale=en_US&PRDREG=null
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» Financial Resources for Women and Children, Inc. 
Agency founded to provide low cost loans to women in abusive relationships through partnerships with shelters and domestic violence coalitions. Also provides practical advice about finances and planning for emergencies.
http://www.frwc.org/
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» Graphic Resource Site for Women's Domestic Violence Issues. 
Free graphic images and designs to use as posters, handouts, or for other applications including use at fund raising events related to violence against women issues. Please request permission for reproduction.
http://config.com/~gargoyle/posters
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» Honor Related Violence 
Honor Related Violence: European Resource Book and Good Practice. PDF version of this manual based on the European project ”Prevention of violence against women and girls in patriarchal families”
http://www.qweb.kvinnoforum.se/papers/KonferensrapporHRV05.pdf
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» Immigration Interim Rule on Battered Woman Immigrants 
This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("the Service") regulations to allow a spouse or child to seek immigrant classification if he or she has been battered by, or subjected to extreme cruelty committed by, the citi
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/laws/insvawa.htm
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» Instigate - an Online Toolkit 
Transforming Communities - Technical Assistance and Training, Marin County, CA.
http://www.transformcommunities.org/tctatsite/instigate/welcome.html
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» Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community 
The Institute's Mission is: To provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the continual opportunity to articulate their perspectives on fami
http://www.dvinstitute.org/
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» Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence 
Results of a 20-year study of the impact of children witnessing violence between their parents. Published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp/press_releases/august_2003/ccp714741.html
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» Justice Options for Women who are Victims of Violence 
Project looks at the importance of having the input of victims, victim advocates and community justice policy options when new options, such as restorative approaches, are introduced into the justice system in order to ensure that victims are not re-victi
http://www.isn.net/~tha/justiceoptions/
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» Language/Etymology/rule of thumb 
Definitive essay on the purported "rule of thumb" law about wife-beating.
http://tafkac.org/language/etymology/rule_of_thumb.html
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» Mail Order Brides and the Abuse of Immigrant Women 
A License To Abuse: The Impact of Conditional Status on Female Immigrants by Michelle J. Anderson [Text and footnotes of this article are reprinted from The Yale Law Journal. Volume 102 . April 1993 . Number 6. Copyright (c) 1993 by The Yale Law Journal
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html
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» Maitri - San Francisco, CA 
Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters
http://www.maitri.org/
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» Making Women's Shelters Accessible to Transgendered Women 
Funded by the Violence Intervention and Education Workgroup (VIEW), through a grant provided by the Ministry of Education and Training, as part of the Ontario government's Inter-ministerial Violence Against Women Prevention Initiative.
http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html
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» Men and Women Against Domestic Violence 
An internet-based coalition of men and women working to address the issue of domestic violence. We declare that this is not just a women's issue, but is very much a men's issue, too. Therefore, it is our responsibility to educate and advocate against phy
http://www.silcom.com/~paladin/madv/
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» Mending the Sacred Hoop -Technical Assistance Project 
MSH-TA is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to our American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children.
http://www.msh-ta.org/
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» Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program 
The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, founded in 1993 by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, is a leadership program that motivates student-athletes and student leaders to play a central role in solving problems
http://www.sportinsociety.org/vpd/mvp.php
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» Military Family Resource Center: Family Advocacy Domestic Violence Portal 
Contains information on building and strengthening domestic violence prevention partnerships between military and civilian communities. Describes U.S. Department of Defense and service initiatives and research, and provides links to related resources.
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/portal/page?_pageid=73,46033&_dad=itc&_schema=PORTAL§ion_id=20.40.500.260.0.0.0.0.0¤t_id=20.40.500.260.500.40.0.0.0&content_id=172448
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» Mother's Research and Reference Center 
Information and advice about family courts' failing to protect children and mothers in child custody disputes where there has been domestic violence or evidence of child abuse. Includes articles, personal stories, and message boards.
http://www.mrrc.info
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» NOW and Violence Against Women 
The National Organization for Women's site on issues related to violence against women.
http://now.org/issues/violence/index.html
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» National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape 
Started in 1978, when marital rape was a crime in only 4 states. Follows national cases; has legal briefs, legislative testimony, bills, statutes, law reviews, newspaper clippings, articles, statistics, published and unpublished studies, and letters.
http://members.aol.com/ncmdr/index.html
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» National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is "a grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children."
http://www.ncadv.org/
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» National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center 
Provides contemporary research and treatment information on the topic of violence against women. Designed to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professional or lay person interested in current topic
http://www.vawprevention.org
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» Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women 
The Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women does activism to end domestic violence and oppression everywhere, and provides services to lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women victims/survivors of battering.
http://www.thenetworklared.org/english/network/about.html
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» New Hampshire AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program 
Our advocates, who are placed at crisis centers and police/prosecutor's offices, provide education and support to victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking throughout New Hampshire.
http://victimassistance.tripod.com
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» No Safe Haven: A Special Report 
Special issue of Mother Jones magazine devoted to domestic violence.
http://www.motherjones.com/news/featurex/2005/07/haven.html
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» No Safe Place 
No Safe Place offers resources and insights into the origins and possible solutions to violence against women. (Public Broadcasting System)
http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/index.html
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» Online Danger Assessment 
Danger Assessment instrument from Johns Hopkins. Caution: to download the assessment, you must register on the site.
http://www.dangerassessment.org
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» Peace at Home 
Peace at Home is a human rights agency dedicated to stopping domestic violence.
http://www.peaceathome.org
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» PeaceWorks Home Page 
"PEACEWORKS"is an unique art documentary about domestic violence being developed by The Shelter, Inc. A team of artists/activists/formerly battered women and technicians, have come together to produce this screenplay. Drawn from the poetry, mus
http://www.jtb-servers.com/peace.html
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» Plays about real-life issues 
w@rn - WORN down or WARN against? A new, one act play that tells the story of an ordinary, middle-class woman who gets caught up in a cycle of domestic violence.
http://www.helennelder.com/warn/index.htm
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» Portland Women's Crisis Line 
Help for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in and around Portland, Oregon with a 24-hour state-wide hotline.
http://www.pwcl.org
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» Prince Edward Island Woman Abuse Protocols 
This initiative's goal is to reduce violence towards women by establishing policy and protocol to effectively respond to victims of family violence.
http://www.isn.net/cliapei/womanabuse/
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» Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory 
"The PMWI is a 58-item instrument designed to measure the level of psychological abuse of women by their intimate male partners. Partial text from Tolman's PMWI validation Study (1995) is available." - Kristin Ward, Cornell University
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm
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» Purple Berets Advocacy & Education Project 
Purple Berets is a grassroots community-based organization working as advocates for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The web site provides information on direct action political organizing to make system-wide change to give
http://www.purpleberets.org/index.html
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» Reporting on Violence 
Handbook for journalists supported by grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and The California Wellness Foundation
http://www.bmsg.org/pcvp/INDEX.SHTML
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» SIS, Inc. - Survivors in Service 
A grassroots organization of self-identifying survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the network/caucus formerly known as Survivors In Service (SIS) began with initial support from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Vio
http://www.sis-inc.org/index.php
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» SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP 
Disability Services ASAP offers a resources relating to abuse and violence prevention, sexuality education, and personal safety for people with disabilities, families, and professionals.
http://www.austin-safeplace.org/site/PageServer?pagename=program_home
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» SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources 
SafetyNet - Resources and links, including statistics and a listing of state coalitions against domestic violence from Cybergrrl. Be aware that there is good information on this site, but it has not been updated in several years.
http://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/
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» Sanctuary for the Abused 
Resources, links and articles on emotional, psychological, verbal and physical abuse and online predators.
http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.com
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