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National Criminal Justice Reference Service, U.S. Department of Justice 
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) was established in 1972 as a centralized information service for criminal justice practitioners and researchers. NCJRS provides reference servi... Details >
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center Web site is designed to share information about prevention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against ... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Prior to 1966, the Surgeon General was the head of the PHS, and all program, administrative, and financial management authorities flowed through the Surgeon General, who reported directly to the Secre... Details >
Office on Violence Against Women - OVW
The Office on Violence Against Women Office (OVW) is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. Created in 1995, OVW implements the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and... Details >
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
The Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respec... Details >
American Counseling Association
In 1952, four independent associations established the American Personnel and Guidance Association to provide a stronger voice for related counseling professions. In 1983, the association became the ... Details >
American Humane Association, Children's Division
The Children's Division of the American Humane Association established in 1877, is a nonprofit national association of organizations and individuals working for the protection of children from abuse a... Details >
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence is a national network of advocates; community members; professionals from health, mental health, law, education, and social services, surviv... Details >
Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Established in 1993 as one of the nation's first state school safety centers, the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Center for Prevention of School Violence se... Details >
Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,000 public and not-for-profit agencies devoted to improving life for more than 2.5 million at-risk children and youths and t... Details >
Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy, which strives to protect all children--and particularly children of low-income and minority families--through... Details >
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA®) was established in 1986 as a self-help recovery program for individuals coping with co-dependency. Co-dependency is a compulsive, self-destructive behavior, characteri... Details >
Family Violence Prevention Fund
The goal of the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) is to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse. Towards this goal, FVPF trains judges and police off... Details >
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
The purpose of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH) is to serve the needs of children with serious emotional, behavioral and mental disorders and their families. Resources a... Details >
Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, a project of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, focuses on strengthening the health care response to domestic violence. The Center provides resource... Details >
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The mission of this organization is to provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the... Details >
Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
The IVAT is an important International resource, research and training center that includes all areas of violence, abuse and trauma. The Institute encompasses multiple centers, which focus on Family V... Details >
Join Together
Founded in 1991, Join Together works to advance effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatment. This is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson ... Details >
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) works to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to t... Details >
National Center for Conflict Resolution Education
The National Center for Conflict Resolution Education (NCCRE) provides training and technical assistance nationwide to advance the development of conflict resolution education programs in schools, juv... Details >
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was established to address the issues created by the problem of missing children, especially their criminal and sexual exploitation. NCM... Details >
National Center for Victims of Crime
The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. NCVC is dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communit... Details >
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, formed in 1978, is a national membership organization that represents grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered ... Details >
National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of people who are or have been homeless, activists, service and housing providers, and others committed to ending homelessness.... Details >
National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of people who are or have been homeless, activists, service and housing providers, and others committed to ending homelessness.... Details >
National Crime Prevention Council
NCPC is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help America prevent crime and build safer, stronger communities. In 1986 a group of individuals - government policy makers, law enforceme... Details >
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is sponsored by the Texas Council on Family Violence and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is committed to making sure that information about ... Details >
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRC) is a source of comprehensive information, training and technical assistance on domestic violence prevention and intervention. The center support... Details >
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was formed June 26, 1987 to increase awareness in our communities about the emotional changes often experienced during pregnancy and after the arrival of the bab... Details >
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America (formerly the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse) was established in 1972 by to build a nationwide commitment to preventing all forms of child abuse. The organizati... Details >
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) is a self-help group of men and women, 18 years or older, who have been victims of child sexual abuse and are not abusing any child. SIA, a nonprofit organization ... Details >
Witness Justice
The mission of Witness Justice is to empower and assist victims of violent crime and their loved ones through both the trauma healing and criminal justice processes. To achieve its mission, the organ... Details >
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
Zero to Three's urgent mission is to advance the healthy development of America's babies and young children. Zero to Three is a leading resource on the first three years of life and works to strength... Details >