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Abuse
Recovery and Marriage Counseling
Articles on various forms of spouse abuse:
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A Holistic View of Abusers
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Techniques for Fighting the Seductive Lure of Anger
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Blaming Boomerangs in Relationships
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Abuse Through Body Language
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You Don't Have to Remain a Perpetrator!
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Verbal Abuse & Name Calling Are No Big Deal, Or Are They??
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Physical Abuse: Screening and Treatment
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Put-Downs: The Whole Story
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Emotional Abuse & Power in Relationships
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Scaring into Submission
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Abuse Recovery Ministry and
Services (ARMS)
Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services (ARMS) provides faith-based
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recovery classes to educate, encourage and support women who are facing
or recovering from domestic abuse and violence.
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intervention classes for men
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intervention classes for women who are using abusive behaviors but may
also be victims.
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presentations on dating violence for church youth groups
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parenting classes for men & women whose children have witnessed
domestic abuse
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Abused
Adult Resource Center
"The Abused Adult Resource Center (AARC) headquartered in Bismarck,
North Dakota, has been helping victims of domestic violence and sexual
assault for more than 20 years. It serves families and individuals in distress
throughout south central North Dakota. AARC programs, staff and volunteers
have been widely recognized for their work in building a healthier, safer
community." |
American Bar Association
Commission on Domestic Violence
"The mission of the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic
Violence is to mobilize the legal profession to provide access to justice
and safety for victims of domestic violence." |
Battered
Helpmate by Kathi Edwards
Bible references for understanding spouse abuse. |
Citizens Against Spouse Abuse
"The purpose of CASA is to provide emergency safe shelter, counseling
and support for abused women and children. All CASA services are free." |
Community Action Stops Abuse
(CASA)
"Mission: CASA's mission is to raise our voices against violence
through advocacy, empowerment, and social change." |
Domestic Violence
Awareness Handbook
Handbook prepared by the US Department of Agriculture. Here
is the first paragraph: "All of you know how much needs to be done
to take meaningful steps to end domestic violence and sexual assault. We
need tough law enforcement, aggressive prosecutions, effective prevention
programs and available shelters for families in distress. Most importantly,
we need to insure that more people know and understand that domestic violence
is not a private matter. It is a critical national problem that affects
us all -- in every community, in every work place and in every school." |
DomesticViolence.com
The Domestic Violence Survival Kit offered on this site provides
a wealth of practical information to victims of domestic violence. |
Family Violence Prevention Fund
"Our Mission: The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to
prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose
lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live
free of violence." |
Institute on Domestic Violence
in the African American Community
"The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
(IDVAAC) is an organization focused on the unique circumstances of African
Americans as they face issues related to domestic violence – including
intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder maltreatment, and community
violence. IDVAAC's mission is to enhance society's understanding of and
ability to end violence in the African-American community. Within this
context, IDVAAC works with African-American communities, including families,
individuals, and organizations serving the target population; legal and
criminal justice systems; family and community violence practitioners;
researchers; and policymakers around efforts to build the knowledge base
regarding African Americans and domestic violence and to develop strategies
to meet the service needs of this population." |
MedLine
Plus: Domestic Violence
Articles on domestic violence |
National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
"The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking
and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence
in our lives." |
National Domestic Violence Hotline
"At the National Domestic Violence Hotline… We believe that every
caller deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We believe that
every family deserves to live in a world free from violence. We believe
that safe homes and safe families are the foundation of a safe society.
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National Network to End Domestic
Violence
"The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a social
change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political and economic
environment in which violence against women no longer exists." |
Voices of Hope
"Voices of Hope's primary focus is on the provision of crisis intervention,
advocacy and prevention services for domestic violence, sexual assault
and incest. Services are provided to victims and their families. While
the majority of the adult victims are women, all of our services except
groups are provided to male victims." |
Wikipedia
Article on spousal Abuse |