Family Violence
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Family Violence - Programs

This section provides examples of State and local programs and initiatives available online.

Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault is a non-profit organization committed to stopping domestic violence and sexual assault in Kern County, California and to assisting those who have suffered from these crimes reclaim their lives.

The Family Place of Dallas, Texas
The mission of The Family Place is to eliminate family violence through intervention and proactive prevention, extensive community education, advocacy and assistance for victims and their families.

Family Violence Project—Center for Families, Children and the Courts
The California Family Violence Project staff members provide legal and policy advice to the Judicial Council, Legislature, and Governor; analyze drafts and testify about pending family violence legislation; produce committee and council reports analyzing domestic violence issues; and provide legal counsel for mandated studies and reports to the Legislature and Governor. Project staff produce new and revised rules of court, standards of judicial administration, and forms.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Directory of Crime Victim Services
Provides contact information that allows service providers and individuals to locate nonemergency crime victim services in the United States and abroad for various crimes, including domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse.

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The coalition coordinates a statewide network of community-based programs and administers the contract for domestic violence services in Pennsylvania. In addition to providing lifesaving services in every county of the State, the coalition focuses on public policy development, training and technical assistance, public information, and education. The coalition has played a key role in the design and provision of domestic violence training to advocates for battered women and law enforcement during the past 2 decades, and has emerged as a leading expert on the response to this crime.

Texas Council on Family Violence
The Texas Council on Family Violence works to end violence against women through partnerships, advocacy and direct services for women, children and men.

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