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    Administration for Children and Families and Domestic Violence
    About the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) responsibilities and activities regarding domestic violence. The article cites domestic violence as the leading cause of injury to women in t... Details >
    Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Violence Against Native Women
    Physical and sexual violence against women is a public health problem of epidemic proportions. More than 3 million U.S. women are known to be battered by their former or current partners annually. Inc... Details >
    Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Answers in the Aftermath
    As a survivor of violent crime, you may face a wide range of emotional and physical struggles, along with some difficult questions that often surface: Why did this happen to me? How will I ever heal f... Details >
    SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services
    As An African American Man, You Have the Power to Stop Domestic Violence  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    The brochure suggests ways men can take action against domestic violence by communicating to other men that domestic violence is never acceptable. It offers practical steps African American men can ta... Details >
    Family Violence Prevention Fund
    BAM! Bully Roundup
    Play this interactive board game to test your bully smarts. Be the first player to get to the end of the game and win prizes such as BAM! wallpapers!. Also, read the article "Bully Beware" below to le... Details >
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Battered Immigrant Women  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    This article discusses the plight of immigrant women in violent relationships and the objectives of the Family Violence Prevention Fund's (FVPF) Battered Immigrant Women's Rights Project, founded in 1... Details >
    Family Violence Prevention Fund
    Children and Crime Prevention  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Games, puzzles, and other activities that you can play on your computer, or print out and share with your friends. Includes a section for your teachers and families.... Details >
    National Crime Prevention Council
    Children and Violence
    Links to fact sheets, policy statements and research reports from the National Institute of Mental Health and other federal offices on youth/children and violence. Includes "Youth Violence: A Report o... Details >
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
    Children and Violence: Signs and Symptoms  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Children communicate their distress in many different ways. Often the way in which children express their distress is closely linked to their stage of development. This fact sheet provides general gui... Details >
    National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
    Co-Dependents Anonymous Home Page   External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.... Details >
    Co-Dependents Anonymous
    Organizations
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    National Criminal Justice Reference Service, U.S. Department of JusticeExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    National Youth Violence Prevention Resource CenterExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Office on Violence Against Women - OVW
    American Bar Association Commission on Domestic ViolenceExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    American Counseling AssociationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    American Humane Association, Children's DivisionExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic ViolenceExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Center for the Prevention of School ViolenceExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Child Welfare League of AmericaExternal Links Disclaimer Logo

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