The intention of this blog is to provide resources for the victims of domestic violence. Knowledge is power and that is what I aim to give. Most of the ideas presented here come from the book "Why Does He Do That" by Lundy Bancroft.
Resources
*National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Celebrating its 15th year, this website is full of information and resources for victims of violence. It also features a quick escape button which reroutes to Google. Anyone in an abusive relationship or circumstance they feel unsafe in is encouraged to call this 24 hour hotline.
http://www.thehotline.org/
*domesticviolence.org: Provides information about the definition of abuse, myths, and a personalized safety plan.
Safety Plan link: http://www.domesticviolence.org/personalized-safety-plan/
*Rainbow Domestic Violence: Provides much of the same infomation as domesticviolence.org but also includes specific information for members of the LGBT community.
http://www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com/
*Love is Respect: A website provides infomation about domestic violence in relationship to teens. It also includes a dating violence quiz.
http://www.loveisrespect.org/
National Dating Abuse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474
*Cambridge Documentary Films: Cambridge has put together a few films about various domestic violence issues. While you cannot watch a fil in its entirety, you can watch short clips.
http://www.cambridgedocumentaryfilms.org/downloadclips.html
*Help Guide: This website has resources for many different mental and social issues. It also has an informative page about domestic violence.
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm
*Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence: http://www.idvsa.org/
*Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: http://www.wscadv.org/
*Oregon: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/abuse/domestic/index.shtml
*California Partnership To End Domestic Violence: http://www.cpedv.org/
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