Resources available on abuse, domestic violence
Resources available on abuse, domestic violence
If you’d like to learn more about domestic violence and elder abuse, try these resources:
• The American Academy of Nursing publishes a collection of papers on violence and health care, called Violence: A Plague In Our Land. The 72-page publication costs $19 per copy and can be ordered by calling (800) 637-0323. Or write to: 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 100 W, Washington, DC 20024-2571. Phone: (202) 651-7238. Fax: (202) 554-2641.
• American Association of Medical Assistants published an article on elder abuse in Profes sional Medical Assistant magazine’s November/December 1998. It costs $3. To order, call (800) 228-2262. Or write to: Communications Department, 20 N. Wacker Drive, No. 1575, Chicago, IL 60606-2903. Phone: (312) 899-1500. Fax: (312) 899-1259.
• American College of Obstetricians/ Gynecologists publishes the Battered Women Technical Bulletin, which is free for a single copy and available by calling (202) 638-5577, and a slide lecture presentation called "Domestic Violence: The Role of the Physician in Identification, Inter vention and Prevention," which costs $150 and is available in Spanish and English; it can be ordered by calling (800) 762-ACOG.
• American Physical Therapy Association publishes a Women’s Issues Resource Guide. Con tact: Department of Women’s Initiatives, 1111 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1488. Phone: (703) 684-2782. Fax: (703) 684-7343.
• American Psychological Association publishes Violence in the Family, a report of the APA Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Fam ily. The first copy is free; additional copies are $5. Contact: 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: (202) 336-6046. Fax: (202) 336-6040.
• Chicago Abused Women’s Coalition Hospital Crisis Intervention Project provides these free materials: screening/interviewing tool on domestic violence; an article titled, Domestic Violence: Challenges to Medical Practice; and an article titled, Limitations of the Medical Model in the Care of Battered Women. Contact: P.O. Box 477916, Chicago, IL 60647-7916. Phone: (312) 433-2390. Fax: (312) 433-2391.
• Domestic Violence Project provides these educational tools at no charge: the "Medical Power Wheel," the "Advocacy Wheel," and a protocol called The Assessment & Treatment of Victims of Domestic Abuse, which includes forms for medical documentation of injuries. Contact: 6308 8th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53143. Phone: (414) 656-8502. Fax: (414) 656-0075.
• Domestic Violence Training Project, University of Connecticut, New Haven, provides A Guide for Health Care Professionals at no charge. Contact: Kate Paranteau, 900 State St., New Haven, CT 06511. Phone: (203) 865-3699. Fax: (203) 865-3779.
• Family Violence Prevention Fund, Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence publishes a variety of information, including protocols, information packets, posters, and bumper stickers at prices ranging from free to $1 plus $5 for shipping. The organization also publishes Best Practices: Innovative Domestic Violence Programs in Health Care Settings, which costs $5, and a resource manual called Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Guide for Health Care Providers, which costs $75. Contact: 383 Rhode Island St., Ste. 304, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: (888) Rx-ABUSE. Fax: (415) 252-8991. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www. fvpf.org/fund/.
• National Coalition Against Domestic Vio lence publishes the National Directory of Domestic Violence Programs: A Guide to Community Shelter, Safe Home and Service Programs, which costs $50 plus $7 shipping. Contact: P.O. Box 18749, Denver, CO 80218. Phone: (303) 839-1852. Fax: (303) 831-9251. Web site: www.ncadv.org.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline has posters and telephone stickers. Contact: 3616 Far West Blvd., Ste. 101-297, Austin, TX 78731-3074. Phone: (800) 799-SAFE (7233). Fax: (512) 453-8541.
• New Jersey Department of Community Affairs provides domestic violence guide, brochures on partner abuse, and other materials. Contact: Division on Women, 101 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08625. Phone: (609) 292-8840. Fax: (609) 633-6821.
• New York State Department of Health and Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence provides health care information packets, the Domestic Violence Intervention Guide for Health Care Professionals, a victims’ rights notice, a personalized safety plan for victims, and other resources. The first copies are free, and additional copies are $5 each. Contact: Domestic Violence Program Specialist, Capitol View Office Park, 52 Washing ton St., 3rd floor, Renssalaer, NY 12144. Phone: (518) 486-6262. Fax: (518) 486-7675.
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