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The following are statewide or
national organizations. For information on local organizations,
click
here.
Colorado Anti-Violence Program is dedicated
to eliminating violence within and against the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) communities in Colorado, and providing
the highest quality services to survivors.
www.coavp.org
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic
Violence (CCADV) is a statewide grassroots nonprofit agency that has
been coordinating
services for domestic violence victims and their families
since 1978. Site contains a link about Colorado's criminal
justice system as it pertains to domestic violence, free
publications, and information on Colorado domestic violence
statistics.
www.ccadv.org
Colorado Organization for Victim
Assistance (COVA): COVA is committed to fairness and healing for crime
victims, their
families and communities through leadership, education, and
advocacy. COVA's vision is to be recognized as a national
leader in building a collaborative environment where crime
victims are given the opportunity to heal and restore balance
to their lives.
www.coloradocrimevictims.org
Domestic Abuse Project
(DAP) philosophy is rooted in the premise that violence and
abuse are learned behaviors and
that other, more positive and nurturing, behaviors can be
learned to take their place. Web site includes Privacy on
the Internet, Safety Planning, and a Checklist of Abuse Behaviors.
www.domesticabuseproject.org
DOVE Advocacy Services
for Abused Deaf Women and Children provides culturally appropriate
and fully accessible services
for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing victims of sexual
assault and domestic violence. DOVE works to empower victims
by providing 24-hr crisis intervention, information and referral,
and advocacy. TTY/Phone: 303-831-7932; 24-hour TTY Crisis
Line: 303-831-7874
www.deafdove.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund works to
prevent violence within the home, and in the
community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence
because everyone has the right to live free of violence.
www.endabuse.org/
Liz Claiborne Inc.’s “Love
is not Abuse” Program provides information and tools that men, women, children,
teens and corporate executives can use to learn more about
domestic violence and find out how they can help end the
epidemic.
www.loveisnotabuse.com
Men's Network Against Domestic
Violence aims to organize a distinct, active, and sustainable
group to raise awareness,
mobilize, and empower the majority of men who don't abuse
their partners, spouses, or girlfriends.
www.menagainstdv.org
National Center on Elder Abuse
(NCEA) is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect,
and exploitation
www.elderabusecenter.org
National Domestic Violence
Hotline: Advocates are available for victims
and anyone calling on their behalf
to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information
and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available
in English
and Spanish with access to more than 140 languages through
interpreter services. 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224
(TDD)
www.ndvh.org
The National Resource Center on
Domestic Violence (NRCDV) was founded
in 1993 as a key component in a national network of
domestic violence resources. The NRCDV provides support to
all
organizations and individuals working to end violence
in the lives of
victims and their children through technical assistance,
training
and information on response to and prevention of domestic
violence.
www.nrcdv.org/
Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW):
The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
is to
provide
federal
leadership to reduce violence against women, and
to administer justice for and strengthen services to all
victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking.
This is accomplished by developing and supporting
the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities
involved
in responding to violence against women.
www.usdoj.gov/ovw/
Choose Respect is an initiative
to help adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent
dating abuse before it starts. This national effort is
designed to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs
about dating abuse and take steps to form respectful relationships.
www.chooserespect.org
National
Teen Dating Abuse Helpline is a community where you can find
support and information to understand dating
abuse. You can talk one-on-one with a trained advocate
24/7 who can offer support and connect you to resources.
Call
toll free 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453. One-on-one
live chat is also available from 4 p.m.- 2 a.m. Central
Standard Time, 7 days a week.
www.loveisrespect.org
Teen Action
Campaign, Inc. provides information to teens on how to recognize
dating violence,
the statistics,
effects, how to stop dating violence by helping either
the victim
or the abuser, giving the risks involved, and how
to become more involved in the campaign.
www.seeitandstopit.org
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