Resources and Links

Domestic Violence Links

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
• Partnership Against Violence Network
• Liz Claiborne: Love is Not Abuse Web site
• National Child Abuse Hotline
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• CAVNET-Communities Against Violence Network
• Domestic Violence Institute
• Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute
• National Network to End Domestic Violence
• National Training Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence
• Power & Control wheel picture on the CDC page
• Safety Net
• Men Against Violence
• Men Stopping Violence

Resources on Domestic Violence

• Cycles of Violence (explains the three phases that are involved in ALL domestic violence relationships)
• Are You In An Abusive or Potentially Violent Relationship? (precursors to domestic violence)
• Signs of a Battering Personality (some signs to look for the might just save your life)
• Children and Domestic Violence (how it all effects the children)
• Protection from Abuse Order (a legal order that prohibits further abuse)
• Domestic Violence Laws in Alabama
• Gift From Within (helping victims and their families with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
• Give Back A Smile (provides free cosmetic dental work for domestic violence survivors) Survivors can contact 800-773-4227 to receive an application for the program.

Sexual Assault Websites

• National Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Alabama Coalition Against Rape
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Men Can Stop Rape

Resources on Sexual Assault

• Rape Myths & Realities (a guide to clear up the lines between fiction and non-fiction on the dynamics of rape)
• Rape Laws in Alabama

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