Last Updated: March 10, 1997
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To learn more about and find ways that you can help with the issue of domestic violence, explore the sites listed below.

• Black Eyed Susan Links This is a list of resources for battered women. Black Eyed Susan is a film especially for children. It deals with a young boys' reaction to witnessing the beating of his mother by his father. A brief video clip from the film and information about ordering it is available here.

• Crossroads Safehouse provides services to people in the Larimer County region of Colorado.

• Domestic Violence Coalition includes listing of hotlines for the northern California region.

• Domestic Violence Hotlines is a national database for 24 hour assistance and links to many state databases.

• Domestic Violence Project SAFE House is for the Ann Arbor, MI area.

• Domestic Violence Related Services in the Grand Traverse Area If you're in this area of Michigan this is a good resource listing.

• The Empower Program is a nonprofit education program that seeks to improve young women's health and saftey, while fostering communication between men and women on the subject of violence.

• Families in Crisis seeks to provide assistance and education in the area of domestic violence.

• The Family Violence Prevention Fund is a nonproft which focues on education, preveniton and public policy reform.

• Men Against Domestic Violence MA-DV is an organization that seeks to address the issue of domestic violence from the viewpoint that it is not just a "women's issue", but a "men's issue" which ultimately can be eradicated by men themselves.

• Men and Domestic Violence Index is an interesting site that provides information and resources on husband battering.

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a nonprofit organization working to end violence in the lives of women and children.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline provides the national hotline number including TDD for the hearing impaired.

• New Day Shelter provides assistance to victims of domestic violence in the Ashland, Wisconsin area.

• The Purple Ribbon Project is a nonprofit education and awareness effort dedicated to reducing violence in our society, our communities, our schools, and most importantly, our homes.

• Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE): SAVE'S mission is to provide alternatives to domestic violence.