This list was compiled by the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. Inclusion on this list does not suggest that our staff has reviewed or necessarily endorses these programs. If you would like your children's and domestic violence related program added to this list, or if you know of any corrections that should be made to this list, please contact our Web Information Coordinator.
Agencies and programs are listed alphabetically by region. This list was last updated February 2000.
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London Family Court Clinic
Description: The Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic is a non-profit agency in London, Ontario, Canada, which advocates for the special needs of children and families involved in the justice system.
Peter G. Jaffe, PhD, Executive Director
254 Pall Mall Street, Suite 200
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5P6
Tel: 519-679-7250
Date Added: 02/11/2000
The Canadian Child Welfare Response to Cases of Exposure to Domestic Violence: Analysis of the 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (Cis-2003)
Author: Tara Black, Nico Trocme, Barbara Fallon, and Bruce MacLaurin
Description: This document displays the results of a comparative overview of the child welfare response within Canadian boundaries to child exposure to domestic violence. Implications for policy are discussed.
Date Added: 05/02/2007
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
Description: The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC)
website is designed to: "Serve as an online connection for child welfare professionals, staff of public and private organizations, academic institutions, and others who are committed to serving children and families. Provide up-to-date information on evidence-based child welfare practices. Facilitate the utilization of evidence-based practices as a method of achieving improved outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being for children and families involved in the California public child welfare system."
Date Added: 06/19/2006
Community Solutions for Children, Families, and Individuals, Inc. -- La Isla Pacifica
Description: 15850 Concord Circle, Suite B
P.O. Box 546
Morgan Hill, CA 95038-0546
Tel: 408-779-2113, FAX: 408-778-9672
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Family Violence Program at San Diego Children's Hospital
Description: Contact: Sandy Miller
3020 Children's Way, Mail Code 5087
San Diego, CA 92123
Tel: 619-495-7719, FAX: 619-495-7720
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Description: Contact: Executive Director
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 710
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-7505 ext. 305
(213) 388-7503 Fax
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Project of Prosecutor's Office
Description: Contact: Paul Copper, Head Deputy
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92101-4106
Tel: 619-533-5503, FAX: 619-533-5505
Date Added: 02/11/2000
San Diego Children's Services Bureau and YWCA Collaboration
Description: Contact: Domestic Violence Specialist
YWCA of San Diego County
2550 Garnet Avenue
San Diego, CA 92109
Tel: 619-461-2913; FAX: 619-270-4502
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Women Escaping A Violence Environment (WEAVE) -- Children's Program
Description: Contact: Associate Director
WEAVE Children's Program
P.O. Box 161389
Sacramento, CA 95816
Tel: 916-448-2321, FAX: 916-443-7183
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Violence Training Project
Description: Contact: Mary Ann Ganey, Project Coordinator
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman St., 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-866-2855, FAX: 303-866-4214
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center
Description: Contact: Phyllis A. Roestenberg, Staff Attorney/Coordinator
Pro Bono Project
7150 E. Montview Avenue
#1 Foote Hall
Denver, CO 80220
Tel: 303-871-6410, FAX: 303-871-6388
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Child Development-Community Policing (CD-CP)
Description: Contact: Project Director
Yale Child Study Center
47 College Plaza, Suite 212
New Haven, CT 06510
Tel: 203-785-7047, FAX: 203-785-4608
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Family Violence Outreach Program -- Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, Inc.
Description: Contact: Outreach Coordinator
131 Dwight Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Tel: 203-624-2600, FAX: 203-562-6232
Date Added: 10/11/2000
Center for Child Protection and Family Support, Inc.
Description: Contact: Collaboration Project Director
714 G Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202-544-3144; FAX: 202-547-3601
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Dade County Domestic Violence Division
Description: Contact: Director
Domestic Violence Division
Administrative Office of the Courts
Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building
1351 NW 12th Street, Room 130
Miami, FL 33125
Tel: 305-547-7115, FAX: 305-547-7134
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Hubbard House
Description: Contact: Director of Women's Services
P.O. Box 4909
Jacksonville, FL 32201
Tel: 904-354-0076 x 333; FAX: 904-354-1342
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Jacksonville Community Partnership for the Protection of Children
Description: Contact: Child Protection Investigation Supervisor
Department of Children & Families
921 N. Davis Street, #360
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Tel: 904-798-4481, FAX: 904-798-4419
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Intake-Crisis-Investigation Unit -- Department of Human Services, East Hawaii, HI
Description: Contact: Peggy Hilton
East Hawaii Intake & Assessment Unit
Family and Adult Services Division
120 Pauahi Street, Suite 210
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Tel: 808-933-4010, FAX: 808-933-4075
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Parents and Children Together: Family Visitation Center
Description: Contact: Director
1475 Linapuni Street, Room 117-A
Honolulu, HI 96819
Tel: 808-847-3285, FAX: 808-841-1485
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Dove, Inc., Domestic Violence Program
Description: Contact: Director
Dove, Inc., Domestic Violence Program
788 East Clay Street
Decatur, IL 62521
Tel: 217-428-6616, FAX: 217-428-7256
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Lighthouse Institute/Chestnut Health Systems
Description: Contact: Randall Webber, Director of Training and Publications
Lighthouse Institute
720 W. Chestnut St.
Bloomington, IL 67101
Tel: 309-829-1058; FAX: 309-829-4661
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Rainbow House/Arco Iris
Description: Contact: Executive Director
Rainbow House/Arco Iris
2313 South Millard
Chicago, IL 60623
Tel: 773-521-5501, FAX: 773-521-4866
Date Added: 02/11/2000
The Domestic Violence & Mental Health Policy Initiative
Description: The Domestic Violence & Mental Health Policy Initiative is a current project that is being undertaken in order to "provide the infrastructure and resources to enable domestic violence and mental health agencies and training programs nationwide to be able to work more effectively with individuals who are dealing with both domestic violence and mental health issues."
Date Added: 05/09/2007
Community Partnership for Safe Families
Description: Contact: Gloria Johnson, Executive Director
YWCA
318 Fifth Street, S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Author: Binnie LeHew, Violence Prevention Coordinator
Description: Binnie discusses the resulting behaviors and manifestations of child exposure to domestic violence, variables/demographics that impact the response, and patterns of abuse, with a focus on Iowa laws.
Date Added: 05/09/2007
Child Protective Services/Domestic Violence Initiative
Description: Contact: Coordinator, CPS/DV Initiative
c/o Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Tel: 207-780-4430; 207-780-5864
-OR-
Maine Department of Human Services
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Advocacy for Women and Kids in Emergencies (AWAKE)
Description: Contact: Director
AWAKE
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-355-4760; FAX: 617-730-0461
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Child Witness to Violence Project
Author: Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center
Description: A counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that focuses on the growing number of young children who are hidden victims of violence: children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence. Website includes information on the program's mission, services, related projects, CWTV staff, children & violence, how to find help, tips for caregivers, a calendar, and program resources.
Service region: Boston, MA
Date Added: 10/02/2001
Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence - Common Questions
Author: The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Description: Frequently Asked Questions about child witnessing of domestic violence are answered along with information about how children are impacted, the long-term effects, and how to help.
Date Added: 05/11/2007
Domestic Violence Unit -- Project Safe Family: Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Description: Contact: Director, Domestic Violence Unit
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: 617-727-0900, ext. 526; FAX: 617-727-4588
-OR-
Contact: Project Director
Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's Service Groups, Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-248-0922; FAX: 617-248-0902
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Partnership Program
Description: Contact: Stefan Krug, Ph.D. and Ann Fleck-Henderson, Ph.D. (Evaluators)
Simmons College
Graduate School of Social Work
51 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116-2307
Tel: 617-521-3900; FAX: 617-521-3980
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Violence Collaborative Project
Description: Contact: Susan Kelly
Michigan Family Independence Agency
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: 517-335-6079; FAX: 517-373-2799
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Abuse Project
Description: Domestic Abuse Project is a multi-service
agency for battered women, men who batter and their children serving the Minneapolis area. Dynamics of Domestic Violence Presentation is one of many training resources available from DAP. Other resources include manuals on groupwork with various populations and a manual on program evaluation.
Date Added: 05/20/2000
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
Description: Contact: Link Project Coordinator
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
386 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-624-0721; FAX: 612-625-4288
Date Added: 02/11/2000
MN Network on Abuse in Later Life (MNALL)
Description: MNALL serves as the state clearinghouse for information and referral on abuse in later life and works in concert with the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life.
Date Added: 08/22/2007
Missouri Department of Social Services
Description: Contact: Carrie Bolm, Project Coordinator
Division of Family Services
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Tel: 573-526-5405; 573-751-2075; FAX: 573-526-3971
Date Added: 02/11/2000
New Hampshire District Court DV Coordinating Council Project
Description: Contact: Coordinator
Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Program
New Hampshire District and Municipal Court
P.O. Box 389
Concord, NH 03302
Tel: 603-536-3326, FAX: 603-536-3241
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Westchester County Collaboration -- Westchester County Office for Women and Department of Social Services
Description: Contact: Beverly Houghton
150 Grand Street, 6th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-285-5972; 914-285-5054
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Services
Author: North Carolina Division of Social Services & The Family and Children's Resource Program
Description: Statistics and links to helpful resources and information related to child welfare and domestic violence are provided in this document.
Date Added: 05/09/2007
Heart to Heart
Description: Contact: Program Coordinator
Heart to Heart
The Shelter for Battered Women
P.O. Box 220312
Charlotte, NC 28222
Tel: 704-332-2513, FAX: 704-332-5403
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Mecklenburg County DV/CPS Project
Description: Contact: Lien Bragg, DV Specialist
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Youth and Family Services
720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel: 704-336-2936, FAX: 704-336-5940
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence -- Children's and Domestic Violence Services Integration Project
Description: Contact: Project Director
310 W. Monument Avenue, 3rd floor
Dayton, OH 45402
Tel: 937-461-5091, FAX: 937-461-2852
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Center For Child and Family Advocacy, Inc.
Description: Contact: Cheryl Robbins, MSW, Executive Director
219 E. Washington St.
Napoleon, Ohio 43545
(tel) 419/592-0540, (fax) 419/592-4514
Date Added: 07/23/2001
Center for the Prevention of Family & Community Violence
Description: Contact: Sharon L. Reichard, Director
Office of Criminal Justice Services
400 East Town Street, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
TEL: 614-466-7782, FAX: 614-752-7439
Toll Free 1-888-448-4842 (Ohio only)
e-mail: cpfcv@ocjs.state.oh.us
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Templum
Description: Contact: Executive Director
P.O. Box 5466
Cleveland, OH 44101-0466
Tel: 216-651-8484, FAX: 216-651-8575
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Violence Program -- Services to Children and Families Collaboration
Description: Contact: Bonnie Jean Braeutigam, DV Program Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
State Office for Services to Children and Families
Human Resources Building, 2nd Floor
500 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 97310-6198
Tel: 503-945-6686; FAX: 503-581-6198
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Information on Domestic Violence
Author: Clackamas Women's Services
Description: A great resource that provides information and facts about child exposure to domestic violence, all of which is documented by the Clackamas Women's Services in OR. Click on the links to review the services provided and the upcoming events.
Date Added: 08/24/2007
A Blueprint for Responding to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence in Pediatric Health Care
Author: Institute for Safe Families
Description: The purpose of this document is to provide training for health care providers when working with and screening for children exposed to domestic violence. A list of recommendations is included.
Date Added: 05/11/2007
Congresso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.
Description: Contact: Director of Development & Public Affairs
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.
719 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Tel: 215-763-8870 x 160, FAX: 215-763-7023
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Abuse Project & Children and Youth Services Collaboration Of Delaware County
Description: Contact: Mary Sweeney
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc.
P.O. Box 174
Media, PA 19063
Tel: 610-565-6272; FAX: 610-565-9911
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit
Description: Contact: Mimi Rose
Office of the District Attorney
1421 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: 215-686-8014, FAX: 215-686-8024
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, The -- Children and Youth Services Liaison Project
Description: Contact: Shirl Regan or Janet Scott
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
P.O. Box 9024
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Tel: 412-687-8017; FAX: 412-687-3315
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Author: Rhode Island Kids Count
Description: In this brief, an outline is provided that details the domestic violence problem, how it effects children by age and gender, the connection between DV and child abuse, and Rhode Islands specific efforts to combat the problem.
Date Added: 05/04/2007
Domestic Violence Child Protective Services Project -- The Family Place & Dallas County Child Protective Services
Description: Contact: Stephen Ryter, Diane Keller –OR- Domestic Violence Specialist
The Family Place
P.O. Box 7999
Dallas, TX 75209-9998
Tel: 214-443-7741; or 214-951-7902; FAX: 214-443-7797
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Addison County Community Response to Family Violence
Description: Contact: Director
Addison County Community Response to Family Violence
P.O. Box 67
Middlebury, VT 05753
Tel: 802-388-4205, FAX: 802-388-3438
Date Added: 02/11/2000
State of Vermont Domestic Violence Training Project
Description: Contact: Janine Allo
Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05602
-OR-
Contact: Children's Coordinator
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Project
Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
PO Box 405
Montpelier, VT 05601
Tel: 802-223-1302; FAX: 802-223-6943
On the Web: www.vtnetwork.org/
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Domestic Violence and Child Protection Services Collaboration Project
Description: Contact: Laura van Dernoot, Coordinator
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health
First Interstate Center
999 3rd Ave., Suite #900
Seattle, WA 98104-4039
Tel: 206-205-8361; FAX: 206-296-4679
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Ho Chunk Nation and Multi-County DSS Collaboration
Description: Contact: Loa Porter
P.O. Box 636
25 North 2nd Street
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Tel: 715-284-9343; 284-7548; FAX: 715-284-9592
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Lac de Flambeau Domestic Abuse Program
Description: Contact: Assistant Program Director
Lac de Flambeau Domestic Abuse Program
P.O. Box 67
Lac de Flambeau, WI 54538
Tel: 715-588-7660, FAX: 715-588-7930
Date Added: 02/11/2000
Caring For My Family
Author: Caring For My Family
Description: "The purpose of the program is to equip unmarried mothers and fathers with skills for making healthy decisions and to explore future options for their relationship including the potential of getting married. New parents will learn skills for parenting together and strengthening their family unit."
Date Added: 08/10/2007
Supervised Visitation: Information for Mothers Who Have Been Abused
Author: Family Violence Prevention Fund
Description: "This Guide should be given directly to mothers who have experienced abuse and whose children are in supervised visitation programs. It will tell mothers basic information about how supervised visitation programs work and how she can prepare herself and her children for the experience. If she is afraid of her children’s father or was abused by him, then the information in this Guide will be particularly helpful to her."
Date Added: 07/25/2007
File Last Modified: Wed Jul 6 15:12:42 2005
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