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Natl Resource Center on Domestic Violence
[a project of the PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence]
Phone: 800-537-2238 Fax: 717-545-9546
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proactively support the work of national, state, and local DV programs;
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emphasis on increasing organizational responsiveness to needs of under-served communities;
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provides training and technical assistance.
3 Programmatic Goals
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enhance safety and justice by fortifying the established foundation;
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inform and influence institutional and societal response and effect social change;
C.
identify emerging research and policy issues, shape agendas, and assist actors in the field
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Battered Womens Justice Project
(BWJP)
Phone: 800-903-0111
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.vaw.umn.edu
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provides training and technical assistance and resources on DV related to: civil court access and representation; criminal justice response; and battered womens self-defense issues;
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assists legal advocates, law enforcement, corrections officers, judges, attorneys (does not handle individual legal cases).
3 Program Components
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Criminal Justice Component (Minneapolis, MN): Focus on inter-agency coordination and policy development. Handles requests regarding DV and the military and Native American communities;
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Natl Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (Philadelphia, PA): Provide resources to support attorneys, expert witnesses, advocates, etc. when battered women are charged with crimes.
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Civil Justice Component (Housed in the PA Coalition Against DV): Provides leadership to enhance justice in the civil arena by improving battered womens access to and legal representation in civil court processes (e.g., protection orders, separation violence, arbitration, mediation, confidentiality of shelter records, etc.)
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Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
[a project of the Family Violence Prevention Fund]
Phone: 888-792-2873
Email: [email protected]
Web: Find the site at
www.igc.org/fund/healthcare/
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provides support to organizations developing a comprehensive health care response to DV in all health care settings. Resources include:
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resource manuals
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multidisciplinary screening and identification protocols
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assistance with training programs
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network of experts
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models for local, state, and national programs
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educational materials for health care and DV professionals
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Resource Center on D.V.:
Child Protection & Custody
[Family Violence Project of the Natl Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges]
Phone: 800-527-3223
Web:
www.ncjfcj.unr.edu
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identifies and develops model policies, protocols, and programs that are sensitive to the legal and psychological dynamics of child protection and custody cases involving family violence
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