Links for Violence Prevention

Links to other Web sites for information regarding domestic violence:

• Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
• National Domestic Violence Hotline 
• Love Is Not Abuse 
• Family Violence Prevention Branch 
• Mary Byron Foundation 
• National Family Violence Prevention Fund 
• National Center for Victims of Crimes
• Victims Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)
• Women’s Law Initiative 
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• Apna Ghar (assistance and resources for Asian women)
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American Community
• Kentucky Office of Attorney General
• The National Training and Technical Assistance Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
• DV Against Men
• Information for Salon Professionals
   

Domestic Violence and the Elderly

• National Clearing House on Abuse in Later Life (Wisconsin)
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Children and the Effects of Domestic Violence

• Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

Characteristics of Batterers

• Why Do Abusers Batter
• Are You Abusing?
  

Teens and Violence

• Teens and Partner Violence

The following information can be found at the Love is Not Abuse web site:

• Teen Dating Violence
• Resource Handbooks
• Warning Signs of Abuse
• Reality Check
• Teen Talk
• Fast Facts
• Girl/Guy Talk
• When to Talk to an Adult
• When It's Over
• When Love Hurts

Myths About Domestic Violence

• Myths and Facts about Domestic Violence

Be A Role Model in Violence Prevention

• How can I help a friend or family member who is being abused?
• Coaching Boys into Men

Statistics

• Abuse In America
• Abuse at Work

Workplace Violence

• Workplace Violence

Link to Information Regarding Obtaining Emergency Protective Orders (EPO)and Domestic Violence Orders (DVO)

• Steps to Take

Link to Information Regarding District Courts in Kentucky

• County by County Information

Agencies and Organizations

Cabinet for Health and Family Services Links

• Division of Women's Physical and Mental Health, Department for Public Health 
• Department for Community Based Services

Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP)
• Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW)
• Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA)
• Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, Victim Advocacy Division
• Mary Byron Foundation
• Office of Victim Services, Kentucky Department of Corrections
• Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
• Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)

National External Links

• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Bureau of Justice Statistics, U. S. Department of Justice
• Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• FaithTrust Institute, Seattle, WA (formerly The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence)
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Millennium: Ending Domestic Violence
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Organization for Victim Assistance
• National Organization for Women
• National Center for Victims of Crime
• National Women's Health Information Center, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Office for Victims of Crime, U. S. Department of Justice
• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
• Stop It Now!  (child sexual abuse)
• Violence Against Women Office Website