WCFaBCAV Resources

Washtenaw County Faith Based Coalition Against Violence

RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO CLERGY

Articles on Judaism, Domestic Abuse, & the Agunah Problem
The Asian Taskforce on Domestic Violence
The Awareness Center: Dedicated to Addressing Childhood Sexual Abuse in Jewish Communities Around the World

Baha’is: The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States has developed a manual, Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies on Domestic Violence,
The Black Church and the Domestic Violence Institute
Spouse Abuse Bible Study
Carol Adams book called Woman Battering is absolutely excellent
Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence (an excellent resource for the Clergy)
Clergy abuse: Weblinks
Domestic Violence and Religion
THE UNIQUE SPIRITUAL ROLE OF CLERGY MINISTERING TO VICTIMS
Communities Against Violence Network Domestic Violence Sermon
Embracing Justice: A Resource Guide for Rabbis on Domestic Abuse

Healing And Wholeness: A Resource Guide on Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community

End Abuse Links
Fransican Peacemakers
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The Institute for Peace and Justice
The Initiative for Violence-Free Families

Action Teams of the Initiative

Jewish Domestic Abuse, Religion and Abuse, and Related Issues
Jewish Action Taking Domestic Violence To Task
Jewish Women and Abuse
Jewish Women International
Shalom Bayit Jewish agency dedicated solely to ending domestic violence in the Jewish community.
Stand Against Violence: An Anti-Violence Packet for Diocesan and Parish Leaders
A MANUAL FOR CLERGY AND CONGREGATIONS
Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project
MUSLIMS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Muslim Womens League
Muslim Resources For Women
National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign

PASCH: Peace and Safety in the Christian Home
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
RELIGION How it is used to Control and Abuse
Religion, the Church and Domestic Violence: Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS- National
Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune
Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community
VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY A FAITH PERSPECTIVE
Volcano Press
What does Islam say about domestic violence?
When I Call for Help: A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence Against Women

IMPORTANT ANTI VIOLENCE WEB LINKS

Amnesty International
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence Model Code On Domestic and Family Violence
Battered Hearts: a Story of Family Violence (This is an Excellent and Powerful Video!)
Bat Shalom is a feminist peace organization of Israeli women
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The Coordinated Community Response Model
The Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States (PDF. File) (On Line Version)
Domestic Violence Survivor State Coalitions
The Duluth Model
The Domestic Violence Project of Silicon Valley
The Family Violence Prevention Fund
Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Find The Good
Human Rights Interactive Network
Human Rights Watch

The Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (A huge internet resource!)
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Center for Victim's of Crime
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Various Power and Control Wheels from Duluth (in PC Wheel Spanish, Equality Wheel in Spanish)

United States Postal Service: Stop Family Violence Stamp Information
Survivor's Handbook
Toolkit To End Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office
Why Some Battered Women Sometimes Stay

Prevent Child Abuse

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WEBSITES

Alternatives to Domestic Aggression

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County

SafeHouse Center
St. Luke Ann Arbor, MI
The University of Michigan Sexual Assault and Awareness Center

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
4925 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108-1521
Phone: 734.971.9781 | Fax: 734.971.2730