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United Kingdom & Ireland

Violence Research Programme:
www1.rhbnc.ac.uk/sociopolitical- science/vrp/realhome.htm
the VRP"s aim is to expand and enhance understanding of the various forms of violence to the person in order to increase our knowledge about their causes and how they might be prevented, reduced or eliminated.

Amen Ireland:
www.amen.ie
provides a confidential helpline, a support service and information for male victims of domestic abuse. The site contains useful links to related sites and selected new stories on related issues.

Domestic Violence Pages, UK:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/domesticviolence/index.html
the domestic violence information pages of the UK Home Office.

Commonwealth

Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse:
www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au
the Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, established in Australia in October 1999, is a national resource on issues of domestic violence and family violence.

Domestic Violence in Australia - an Overview of the Issues:
www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/SP/Dom_violence.htm
provided by the Parliamentary library of the Australian Parliament "is an guide to internet resources and research on domestic violence in Australia.

Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre:
www.dvirc.org.au
the Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) is a statewide resource centre for information about domestic violence and sexual assault.

Killing the beloved: homicide between adult sexual intimates:
www.aic.gov.au/publications/lcj/beloved/index.html
a paper produced by Patricia Weiser Easteal for the Australian Institute of Criminology full text.

Men For Change:
www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/Men4Change
dedicated towards promoting positive masculinity and ending sexism and violence has a special section on teen violence.

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (Canada):
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence
p rovided by the Public Health Agency of Canada this is Canada"s main resource centre for information on violence within relationships of kinship, intimacy, dependency or trust.

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence:
www.padv.dpmc.gov.au
an Australian Government initiative to develop ways of preventing and responding to domestic violence effectively.

United States

Centre for the Study and Prevention of Violence:
ibs.colorado.edu/cspv/infohouse/violit
Violence Literature Database (VioLit). VioLit is a violence-related research literature database with abstracts and reference information

Domestic Violence Project of Santa Clara:
www.growing.com/nonviolent/research/dvlinks.htm
provides a large collection of US papers with a primarily a domestic violence focus.

Family Violence Prevention Fund:
endabuse.org
has sections on the effects of violence on children, health, immigration, justice, education, policy and employment.

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project:
www.gmdvp.org
provides community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse:
www.mincava.umn.edu
supports research, education, and access to violence related resources. The site contains extensive research, publications and links to related sites.

Violence Against Women Online Resources:
www.vaw.umn.edu
a site for professional that aims to provide them with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women. The site has extensive links to related online resources and links to other related sites in this area.

Welfare, Work and Domestic Violence:
www.ssw.umich.edu/trapped
the Project for Research on Welfare, Work and Domestic Violence, provided by the University of Michigan provides a national co-ordination of research.