Domestic Violence - Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| Healthy Minds. Healthy Lives.American Psychiatric Association | |
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| Wilson Boulevard | |
| 1825 | |
| Arlington, VA 22209 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-35-PSYCH |
| Email: | apa@psych.org |
| Web Address: | www.healthyminds.org |
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This online resource is provided by the American Psychiatric Association for anyone seeking mental health information. It includes information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventive measures. |
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| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| 10140 Centurion Parkway North | |
| Jacksonville, FL��32256 | |
| Phone: | (904) 697-4100 |
| Fax: | (904) 697-4220 |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
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This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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| National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) | |
| 1120 Lincoln Street | |
| Suite 1603 | |
| Denver, CO��80203 | |
| Phone: | (303) 839-1852 |
| Fax: | (303) 831-9251 |
| TDD: | (303) 839-1681 |
| Email: | mainoffice@ncadv.org |
| Web Address: | www.ncadv.org |
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NCADV supports community-based, nonviolent alternatives for battered women and their children, such as safe home and shelter programs. The organization also provides public education and technical assistance, develops policy and legislation, and supports efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children. |
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| National Domestic Violence Hotline | |
| Phone: | 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) |
| TDD: | 1-800-787-3224 |
| Email: | ndvh@ndvh.org (email is not confidential or secure) |
| Web Address: | www.ndvh.org |
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The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers crisis intervention, information about domestic violence, and referrals to local service providers for victims of domestic violence (men and women) and those calling on their behalf. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English, Spanish, and other languages. The hotline connects callers to more than 4,000 shelters and service providers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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| Violence Against Women | |
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| Willow Oaks Corporate Drive | |
| Fairfax, VA 22031 | |
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| TDD: | 1-888-220-5446 |
| Web Address: | www.womenshealth.gov/violence/index.cfm |
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The Violence Against Women landing page is provided by The National Women's Health Information Center. It provides information on all types of violence against women, including specific resources and information on how to get help. |
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WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
