Research

Thank you for reaching out to us. A good place to start would be some of the resources we have listed on our National Links and Resources page: www.womenslaw.org/gethelp_national.php.

You may particularly want to take a look at some of the resources below:

Center for Women Policy Studies
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 312
Washington, DC 20036
Phone:(202) 872-1770
Email: cwpscenterwomenpolicy.org
Website: www.centerwomenpolicy.org
A multicultural, multiethnic, feminist policy research and advocacy institution, the Center addresses all issues which impact on women. Their current programs include Stop Acquaintance Rape (StAR); Violence Against Women and Girls; and a State Legislators Initiative, whose report keeps track of federal and state policy that affects women.

Communities Against Violence Network - CAVNET
www.cavnet.org
A comprehensive, searchable database for information about violence against women. This website provides articles on everything from welfare reform and domestic violence to violence against immigrant women to Rohypnol, the “date rape drug” to legal information and statistics.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5331
Phone: (415) 252-8900
Hotline: 888-792-2873
Email: fundfvpf.org
http://endabuse.org
A national organization dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence through public education and prevention campaigns, public policy reform, model training, advocacy programs, and organizing. They run programs training all different sectors of society on action to take against domestic violence, and they build up integrated community projects.

MINCAVA Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
www.mincava.umn.edu
Electronic clearinghouse of online information for violence.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Policy Office: 1532 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-745-1211
Email: policyncadv.org
Administration: PO Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218
Tel: (303) 839-1852
Email: mainofficencadv.org
The NCADV is the oldest national organization representing grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered women and their children. It serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, the media, battered women and children, agencies and organizations. They offer shelters and support services for battered women and their children.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(Part of the Domestic Violence Resource Network)
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Gateway Corporate Center
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778
Phone: (800) 537-2238
TTY: (800) 553-2508
Provides comprehensive information and resources (including videos, publications and information packs), policy development, and technical assistance designed to enhance community responses to and prevention of domestic violence.

VAWNet
www.vawnet.org
VAWnet Library is an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children. VAWnet is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV).

If you need information on policy in your state, your state-level domestic violence coalition would be a good place to start. Click here for a list of local resources in [STATE]: [INSERT WHERE TO FIND HELP]