Healthcare-specific Links, Resources, References

There are many resources available for medical professionals who want to help stop violence against women and their families. Below are links to healthcare organizations, national organizations, and other resources that may be useful as you implement violence against women screening protocols and activities in your practice.

Medical Association Links:

American Medical Association
American Medical Women's Association
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Nursing Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives

Domestic/Family Violence:

National Organizations

National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund—Making the Connection: Domestic Violence and Public Health
National Coalition Against Family Violence
U.S. Department of Justice—Family Violence Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—High Costs and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence

Healthcare Links

American Medical Women's Association—Domestic Violence Health Care Provider Education Project
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Screening Protocols, Domestic Violence

Training for Health Professionals

Institute of Medicine Report of the National Academies—Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund Health Care Programs
Family Violence Prevention Fund—National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings
Family Violence Prevention Fund—Domestic Violence: Clinical Guidelines on Routine Screening
Family Violence Prevention Fund: Training materials for treating victims of violence

Intimate Partner Violence:

Healthcare Links

American Medical Association—Report: Violence between Intimates
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Assault:

National Organizations

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Sexual Violence Facts
National Sexual Violence Resource Center—Global Perspectives on Sexual Violence: Findings from the World Report on Violence and Health

Healthcare Links

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Screening Protocols, Sexual Assault

Training for Health Professionals

Handbook on Sensitive Practice for Health Professionals: Lessons from Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
United State Department of Health and Human Services—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Supporting the Survivor

Violence Against Women:

Healthcare Links

American Medical Association Violence Prevention
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Screening Protocols, Violence against Women

Violence Prevention

Family Violence Prevention Fund
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
Partnership Against Violence

Violence Against Women and Public Policy

Criminal Justice Information Services Division

Washington State Resources:

The following is a list of Washington State resources for those who want to help stop violence against women and their families.

Advocacy

Office of Crime Victims Advocacy
Office of Crime Victims Advocacy—Statewide Resources for Victims of Abuse

Domestic/Family Violence

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence—Local Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters

Violence Against Women

Washington Violence Against Women Network
Office of Crime Victims Advocacy—Violence against Women

Sexual Assault

Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs - website
Office of Crime Victims Advocacy—Sexual Assault
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs - Community Sexual Assault Programs

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

Emergency

If you are experiencing abuse in your home, work or community, call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-562-6025 or click here for a list of local resources.

More Than a Statistic

One in three — the number of women who are raped, assaulted by a partner, or otherwise victims of sexual or domestic violence. This represents a wife, a girlfriend, a mother, a friend. Many survive. Some do not. Help prevent violence against women. You are in the position to help detect, treat and prevent abuse. You can make a difference, one woman at a time.