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California Family and Domestic Violence Referral Directory
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/epic/fvrefer/
From the California Department of Health Services, this publication lists county-specific resources on family and domestic violence, including domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines, shelters for women, legal services, counseling, and programs focusing on sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and related prevention and support services.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://endabuse.org/
Recent studies on spousal abuse paint a troubling picture -- one in which many families are affected by devastating violence.  At the same time, these studies reveal higher public disapproval of domestic violence than ever before and a growing willingness to take action on behalf of victims.  The FUND compiles an up-to-date general fact sheet on domestic violence and regularly commissions public opinion studies.  It also conducts studies and compile statistics on critical issues related to domestic violence in the health care, criminal justice, children's, military and workplace arenas.

Los Angeles County District Attorney - Family Violence
http://da.co.la.ca.us/famvio.htm
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office website on family violence.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
http://www.ncadv.org/
"NCADV is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of battered women and their children.  NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation."  This site also offers statistics on topics such as domestic violence and the military, domestic violence in the workplace, and dating violence.

National Criminal Justice References Service (NCJRS) - Family Violence
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Search/SearchResults.aspx?txtKeywordSearch=family+violence&fromSearch=1
From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.  Many reports available on aspects of family violence ; child, elder, women.

National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org/get-educated/
This site by the National Domestic Violence Hotline offers information on the issue and how it relates to various segments of society .  It also provides statistics and excellent definitions and lists of problems to watch for in relationships.  There is also a page of excellent links to sites organized by ethnic groups, ender, religion and teens.

SafeState : Domestic Violence
http://www.safestate.org/index.cfm?navID=9
This site from the California Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center has resources on domestic violence, with emphasis on California Statistics and programs.  It provides data on domestic violence, links to research reports from government and educational sources, prevention publications, and prevention ideas for victims and law enforcement. 

U.S. Dept. of Justice National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/violence-against-women/welcome.htm
Link for the violence against family and women program.  Their mission is to promote the safety of women and family members and to increase effectiveness in response to crimes of domestic violence 

Violence Against Women and Family Violence
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/vawprog/welcome.html
This site from the National Institute of Justice conducts research into family violence, and evaluates causes and solutions.  Research reports available full-text from the site.

Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)    top

CQ Researcher
Try searching for "family violence", "domestic violence" or construct your own search in this database to find current, in-depth information.

Issue & Controversies @ Facts.com
Try searching for "family violence", "domestic violence" or construct your own search in this database to find current, in-depth information.

PsycARTICLES
Try searching for "family violence", "domestic violence" or construct your own search in this database to find current, in-depth information.

Books     top
The following books can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library.

Reference Books
Non-circulating:

Battered women (Contemporary issues companion)
Call number: Ref HV6626.2.B275 2004

Domestic violence and child abuse sourcebook (Health reference series)
Call number: Ref HV6626.2.D66 2000

Abused women

Family violence

Family violence--Prevention

Family violence--Law and legislation--United States

Marital violence

Victims of family violence

Wife abuse--United States

Women--Violence against--United States

Library Catalog     top
Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo College Library.

Media     top
The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library, to be viewed in the Library.

Broken wings
Call number: Video 000455
[pt. 1.] Women and domestic violence (16 min.) -- [pt. 2.] Children and domestic violence (16 min.) -- [pt. 3.] Men and domestic violence (19 min.) -- [pt.4.] Domestic violence and young adults (23 min.) -- [pt.5.] Domestic violence and substance abuse (23 min.) -- [pt.6.] Domestic violence and stalking (17 min.)

Childhood trauma : strategies and solutions : tapping unrealized potential
Call number: Video 001200
[pt. 4.] MOD 504 Identifying and responding to trauma : ages 0 to 5 years old -- [pt. 5.] MOD 505 Identifying and responding to trauma : in ages 6 to adolescence -- [pt. 6.] MOD 506 Domestic violence and childhood trauma.

Domestic violence : faces of fear
Call number: Video 000472
Examines the crosscultural phenomenon of domestic violence and looks at how the medical community, law enforcement agencies, and corporate America are helping to end the silence. Highlights innovative responses throughout the country and around the world

Articles   top
The Rio Hondo College Library provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases.  Please note:  you must be a Rio Hondo College student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.

The sample searches and articles below are from the ProQuest database. If you are viewing this subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus, first click here: https://rioweb.riohondo.edu/library/. Input your student ID number and password [your birthdate]. You will see a list of all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and click on any of the links below:

(SUB(domestic violence))  (from peer-reviewed journals only)
(SUB(domestic violence) and SUB(women) or SUB(girls))
(SUB(domestic violence) and SUB(minority & ethnic groups))
(SUB(domestic violence) and SUB(statistics))
(SUB(domestic violence) and SUB(child abuse & neglect))

Researched and evaluated by:
E. Ball & A. Enright, Librarians 5/1998
last update:  C. Oldham, Librarian 3/2009

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