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Black Women's Rape Action Project
offers counselling, support and advice to Black women and other women of
colour, immigrant and refugee women, who have suffered rape, sexual assault
or other violence.
The
Campaign Against Domestic
Violence aims to increase awareness of domestic violence, to improve
services for women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic
violence, and to campaign for legal change.
The
Crown
Prosecution Service Domestic Violence pages provide information on
how the CPS deal with cases involving domestic violence.
The
Domestic Violence
section on the UK government's Crime Reduction website offers some useful
resources.
The
Home Office Domestic Violence section provides some useful guidance on
official policy responses to domestic violence.
Justice For Women is
a feminist organisation that campaigns and supports women who have fought
back against or killed violent male partners. It
campaigns for changes in the defences to murder so
that they reflect women's experiences of domestic violence.
Middlesbrough Domestic Violence Forum acknowledges that domestic
violence cannot be prevented by any single agency and requires the
coordinated efforts of both protection and support agencies. Its website
site is a source of information for all interested parties.
Newham Asian Women's Project provides
advice and support for Asian women and children experiencing domestic
violence. They operate from seven sites, a refuge, a second stage hostel and
a resource centre.
The
Violence Against Women Research Group (VAWRG) at the University of
Bristol is a key UK site for the study of gender based violence. The group
researches violence against women and feeds this into policy and practice
nationally, internationally and at a local level.
Women's Aid is the national
domestic violence charity that helps an average of over 220,000 women and
children every year. They work to end violence against women and children,
and support over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK.
Working With Domestic
Violence: International
CROME
(Critical Research On Men In Europe) is an umbrella research network of
women and men researchers who are researching on men and masculinities in an
explicitly gendered way.
The
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) supports research,
education, and access to violence related resources. They are a superb
online resource. MINCAVA are leaders in innovative violence-related
education, research and Internet publishing and coordinate internationally
renowned projects.
The
Violence Against Women Online Resources
site provides a wealth of information on interventions to stop violence
against women. The site is a cooperative project of the Office on Violence
Against Women and Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse. |
