Helpful Links
The websites listed below should not be considered a complete listing of those that focus on children who have been exposed to violence nor an endorsement of any website. If an incorrect website address has been provided in error, please notify us as soon as possible and we will correct it.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Children and Violence
www.aacap.org
This site is designed to serve AACAP members, parents and families. Information and fact sheets are provided to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral and mental disorders that affect children and adolescents.
Child Trauma Academy
www.childtrauma.org
The mission of the academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children and their families.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov
This Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Violence Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/index.html
This site provides information on preventing eight types of violence, including child maltreatment, elder maltreatment, global violence, intimate partner violence, school violence, sexual violence, suicide, and youth violence.
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages
www.trauma-pages.com
The purpose of the site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic stress field.
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
http://www.idvaac.org/
The mission of this site is to provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings, the examination of service delivery and the intervention mechanisms and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to present/reduce family violence.
The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) at Alliant International University
www.ivatcenters.org/
This site disseminates state-of-the art information on an international level to those working in the family violence and sexual assault fields.
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) is a trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.
Jane Doe, Inc.
www.janedoe.org
Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence bring together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Their mission is to create social change by addressing the root causes of this violence, and to promote justice, safety and healing for survivors.
Minnesota Center Against Violence
www.mincava.umn.edu/
This site is an electronic clearinghouse with access to extensive resources on the topic of violence and abuse.
The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
http://www.developingchild.net/
The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (NSCDC) is a multi-disciplinary collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, early childhood development, pediatrics, and economics. Created to seize the opportunity that arose from response to the landmark report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, the website provides a number of research papers on the social and emotional development of the young child as well as other policy briefs.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
http://www.nctsn.org
The mission of this site is to improve the quality, effectiveness, provision, and availability of therapeutic services delivered to all children and adolescents experiencing traumatic events.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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 children.
National Network to End Domestic Violence
www.nnedv.org
The National Network to End Domestic Violence is a membership and advocacy organization of state domestics violence coalitions, allied organizations and supportive individuals.
National Organization of Victim Assistance
www.try-nova.org
The National Organization of Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.
New York Center for Child Development
http://www.nyccd.org
The New York Center for Child Development is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the optimal development of young children. The Center published a brochure presenting succinct and clear information about the importance of recognizing and responding to young childhood trauma: Trauma in Young Children: A Huge Problem Hiding in Plain Sight And How You Can Help.
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
A national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Children and Violence
www.aacap.org
This site is designed to serve AACAP members, parents and families. Information and fact sheets are provided to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral and mental disorders that affect children and adolescents.
Child Trauma Academy
www.childtrauma.org
The mission of the academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children and their families.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov
This Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Violence Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/index.html
This site provides information on preventing eight types of violence, including child maltreatment, elder maltreatment, global violence, intimate partner violence, school violence, sexual violence, suicide, and youth violence.
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages
www.trauma-pages.com
The purpose of the site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic stress field.
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
http://www.idvaac.org/
The mission of this site is to provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings, the examination of service delivery and the intervention mechanisms and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to present/reduce family violence.
The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) at Alliant International University
www.ivatcenters.org/
This site disseminates state-of-the art information on an international level to those working in the family violence and sexual assault fields.
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) is a trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.
Jane Doe, Inc.
www.janedoe.org
Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence bring together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Their mission is to create social change by addressing the root causes of this violence, and to promote justice, safety and healing for survivors.
Minnesota Center Against Violence
www.mincava.umn.edu/
This site is an electronic clearinghouse with access to extensive resources on the topic of violence and abuse.
The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
http://www.developingchild.net/
The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (NSCDC) is a multi-disciplinary collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, early childhood development, pediatrics, and economics. Created to seize the opportunity that arose from response to the landmark report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, the website provides a number of research papers on the social and emotional development of the young child as well as other policy briefs.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
http://www.nctsn.org
The mission of this site is to improve the quality, effectiveness, provision, and availability of therapeutic services delivered to all children and adolescents experiencing traumatic events.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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 children.
National Network to End Domestic Violence
www.nnedv.org
The National Network to End Domestic Violence is a membership and advocacy organization of state domestics violence coalitions, allied organizations and supportive individuals.
National Organization of Victim Assistance
www.try-nova.org
The National Organization of Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.
New York Center for Child Development
http://www.nyccd.org
The New York Center for Child Development is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the optimal development of young children. The Center published a brochure presenting succinct and clear information about the importance of recognizing and responding to young childhood trauma: Trauma in Young Children: A Huge Problem Hiding in Plain Sight And How You Can Help.
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
A national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.
