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International Resources, Australia, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Related Documents
International Resources
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence: Their mission is to eliminate domestic violence in Asian & Pacific Islander communities by increasing awareness about the extent and depth of the problem; making culturally specific issues visible; strengthening community models of prevention and intervention; identifying and expanding resources; informing and promoting research and policy.
Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET): The purpose of the CAVNET homepage is to serve as a searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others. A very interesting and useful resource.
Daphne Toolkit: Here you will find materials, lessons and ideas from 357 projects financed by the European Commission’s Daphne Programme between 1997 and 2003, with related links and resources. You will also find an outline of the projects supported in 2004. Outlines of 2005 projects will be added as they become available. Because of the time-lag between implementation of the projects and reporting on final outcomes, the materials, lessons and ideas are not available until two years after the project began, so the files on 2004 projects, for example, will be added towards the end of 2006.
The Daphne toolkit has three general objectives :
• As an Advocacy Tool
• As a Consolidated Archive of resources
• As a Comprehensive Web Resource
Elder Abuse - World Health Organization: WHO has recognized the need to establish a global strategy for the prevention of the abuse of older people. This site contains extensive medical, prevention, education and advocacy information.
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse aims to increase society's ability, through international collaboration, to recognize and respond to the mistreatment of older people in whatever setting it occurs, so that the latter years of life will be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Verbal Abuse: The Verbal Abuse website is dedicated to the recognition and prevention of verbal abuse in homes, schools and workplaces. A major online resource in this field.
Australia
Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse: The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse is a national resource on issues of domestic violence and family violence. It provides a central point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence policy, practice and research. It aims to meet the information needs of government agencies, generalist and specialist service providers, researchers and interested members of the public.
Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (Queensland, Australia): The goals of the EAPU are to enhance the quality of life and safety of older people in Queensland by ensuring that: Older people are aware of how to prevent elder abuse; Older people who are abused have access to information and assistance: Older people have access to services with fully developed inter-agency networks providing a coordinated response: Staff in community organizations providing services to older people have the knowledge and skills to assist them; Current and proposed legislation address the issue of elder abuse; Older people and organizations are empowered by having access to decision-making processes.
Justlook Australia: A non-profit social service directory agency, you can search their database for contact information to victim service programs, domestic violence agencies, sexual assault centers, suicide hotlines and much more.
Canada
Abuse of Older Adults - Canadian Legal FAQs: Laws made by the federal government apply across Canada, while provincial laws only apply in a particular province. Canadian Legal FAQs are organized by information that applies nationally or to Alberta. The FAQs can also be accessed by Topic. This page links to both National and Alberta information.
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (Ontario): The Advocacy Centre for The Elderly is a community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens in the Toronto, Ontario region.
Age & Opportunity Older Victim Services and Support : The OVS Program Support Volunteer provides emotional support to older adults who have experienced some form of criminal victimization as well as providing information and assistance when required.
Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network: The Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network is dedicated to increasing awareness and supporting a community response to elder abuse. AEAAN is: ● a province-wide network of professionals ● represented by communities across Alberta ● promoting the well-being of older adults ● working to increasing community awareness ● developing resources to address elder abuse ● strengthening the right to safety, respect and dignity
BC Association of Specialized Victim Service and Counselling Programs: The Association provides a provincial voice for survivors of violence and the community-based services that support them. They maintain a strong network between Community-Based Victim Assistance programs, Sexual Assault Centres and Stopping the Violence counselling programs across BC. They have also established important links with government, policy makers, legislators and other provincial organizations.
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: This website provides information to raise awareness of key issues around abuse and neglect in later life and to assure older adults are treated as full citizens in Canadian society. The site is intended to help people access and share information on abuse and neglect issues in later life, as well as learn more about what is being done across Canada to address this important health, social and legal issue.
Centre for Research on Violence: Funded by the Canadian government, this organization seeks to prevent domestic violence and sexual abuse. They are involved in a number of areas, including intervention strategies, civil and criminal remedies, education, training initiatives and prevention.
Directory of Services and Programs Addressing the Needs of Older Adult Victims of Violence in Canada: This document -- in Adobe Acrobat format -- supplies a national reference for older victims of violence to programs and services.
Elder Abuse - Elder Abuse Intervention Team, Edmonton, Alberta: General background information and contact numbers for this organization.
Elder Abuse - Winnipeg Police Service: Prevention, education and contact information.
Métis Nation of Ontario Victim Services: The Victim Services Program is a recent project under the Health Services Branch of the MNO. It is funded by the Ontario Government. The focus of the program is to increase public awareness, prevention strategies and provide community resources to the MNO citizens who are affected by violence (domestic violence, child abuse, etc). The MNO makes every effort to provide culturally relevant material to all its citizens.
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence: NACAFV serves by acting as a national clearinghouse for on-the-ground information, developing standards, training programs and provides a project monitoring Aboriginal family violence. NACAFV as has its basis in a consultative process that respects and recognizes Aboriginal knowledge as necessary for the effective provision of family violence intervention and prevention to Aboriginal peoples.
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence Canada: An office of Health Canada, this site provides excellent information and resources on all aspects of family violence, including: prevention, elder abuse, child abuse, spousal abuse, sexual abuse and more.
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: The ONPEA is dedicated to educating professionals and lay persons about elder abuse and neglect; promoting information sharing among professionals and advocates in the field of elder abuse; developing educational and training programs about elder abuse prevention and intervention for people working with the elderly; advocacy and support to victims of elder abuse and neglect.
Ontario Seniors Secretariat - Elder Abuse: The Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat developed Ontarios "Strategy to Combat Elder Abuse" and is partnering with the Ontario Victim Services Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, and the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA) to implement the Strategy. The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect. Elder Abuse Regional Consultants are in place across the province to help promote and support efforts in addressing and preventing elder abuse. The consultants act as a key resource to justice and community service providers and local elder abuse networks addressing elder abuse throughout Ontario .
Stop Abuse for Everyone (S.A.F.E.): Stop Abuse For Everyone is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy, information, and support for men and women who are the victims of domestic violence. They set up and advocate for services for men and women, straight, gay, or lesbian, with the vision of a world of powerful, supportive relationships, free of violence.
Japan
Institute for Family Functioning (in Japanese): A research and counselling/therapy organization which focuses on domestic violence, child abuse and other symptoms of a dysfunctional family. Their webpage includes links to a variety of counselling/clinical sites in Japan and around the world.
United Kingdom
Action on Elder Abuse: Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) works to protect, and prevent the abuse of, vulnerable older adults. They were the first charity to address these problems and are the only charity in the UK and in Ireland working exclusively on the issue today. Education, online resources and national reporting hotlines are available on their website.
United States
Abuse Victim Hotline: The Abuse Victim Hotline, Inc. offers preliminary support to victims of abuse nationally via their toll-free hotline and confidential email service. If their volunteers cannot help a victim or friend/loved one of a victim directly, they'll do their best to point them in the right direction.
American Administration on Aging - Elder Rights / Elder Abuse: A wealth of information on elder abuse research, prevention, education, victim support, resources and reporting. Highly recommended.
American Administration on Aging Elder Abuse Factsheet: This page explains exactly what elder abuse is, how to recognize and where to go for help.
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence: A well-designed and informative site, the Center works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers. The CSPV collects research literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence and provides direct information services to the public by offering topical searches on customized databases. Second, CSPV offers technical assistance for the evaluation and development of violence prevention programs. Third, CSPV maintains a basic research component through data analysis and other projects on the causes of violence and the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs. The Center maintains four databases. They are the:
- Violence Evaluation Instruments Database
- Violence Literature Database
- Violence Prevention Program Database
- Violence Resources Database
Deaf Victims Advocacy Services: This service, based in Vermont, believes that deaf people in Vermont have the right to live in a violence-free environment. Their mission is to ensure that deaf victims have equal access to support services. Their services include education, training and support for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Deaf Women of Iowa Against Abuse: This organization provides services to deaf, hard-of-hearing and deaf-blind people and their families who experience domestic violence or sexual assault.
Elder Abuse: Extensive information on elder abuse, training for professionals dealing with such abuse, research in the field, legislation (US), as well as a monthly online review of articles, news and other information on this subject.
Elder Abuse - National Library of Health: Extensive information, background, education and prevention information.
Elder Abuse and Neglect - American Psychological Association Office on Aging: Education, prevention and reporting information, along with links and documents of interest.
Family Violence Prevention Fund: An excellent source of information and statistics and educational materials on family violence for home, educational, office and court uses. A large collection of relevant links can also be found. An excellent resource site.
Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse / Electronic Clearinghouse. An excellent resource listing courses available throughout the US on violence, abuse and prevention. A large number of links to sites of interest and text-only files on violence are also available. One of the best sites I've found on the topic of violence.
Kan-Win: Korean-American Women in Need: Kan-Win provides counselling, advocacy and social services to victims of domestic or family violence who are of Korean or Korean-American heritage, including translation services and court accompaniment.
Los Angeles District Attorney's Elder Abuse Unit: The District Attorney’s Office was the first local prosecutor’s office in the country to establish an Elder Abuse Section with a staff specially trained and dedicated to prosecuting crimes against the elderly. These specially trained attorneys vertically prosecute elder abuse cases, which means that one deputy district attorney handles a case from beginning to end.
LUNA (Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Amanecer) provides a 24 hour crisis line, one on one counselling, and group counselling to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Services are available in both Spanish and English.
National Center on Elder Abuse: An excellent resource on elder abuse, how to help, where to go for aid, research and documentation, conferences, newsletters and their Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE).
National Center for Victims of Crime: Many links to crime-specific pages and large amounts of resource material on and for victims of crime, victim's rights advocacy and national and state laws/programs.
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens. It was established in 1988 to achieve a clearer understanding of abuse and provide direction and leadership to prevent it. The Committee is one of six partners that make up the National Center on Elder Abuse, which is funded by Congress to serve as the nation's clearinghouse on information and materials on abuse and neglect.
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence: NCCAFV provides public awareness and education materials, program and resource development consultation, and technical assistance and training in the United States and internationally.
Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE): A site dedicated to stopping abuse against women, men, gays and lesbians. Very informative and non-judgmental.
Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFEO-NH): Is the New Hampshire chapter of Stop Abuse For Everyone. They are a direct service provider of services to victims of domestic violence, family violence (including sibling violence, elder abuse, child abuse etc.), teen dating violence, stalking, and more. They provide a wide variety of online services. In addition to being a crisis service, they are a state resource for education and outreach.
Symptoms of Emotional Abuse: A well designed and informative page on emotional abuse and they cycle of abuse; how to recognize it in yourself and others. Many links of use and interest are also available.
