Legal Resources 3

Compiled for Flying Solo by
Margorie Engel, © 1994
Third of Three Files

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Tax Planning in Divorce for Family Mediators
Divorce Taxation Eduction
1710 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20036
Marjorie A. O’Connell. 1988.

American Arbitration Association
140 W. 51st St.
New York, NY 10020
Phone: (212)484-4000
Fax: (212)765-4874
Businesses, unions, trade and educational associations, law firms, arbitrators, and interested individuals dedicated to the resolution of disputes of all kinds through the use of arbitration, mediation, democratic elections, and other voluntary methods. Provides administrative services for arbitrating, mediating, or negotiating disputes and impartial administration of elections.

Attorney General’s Consumer Mediation Consumer Law Manual
Maine Dept. of the Attorney General
State House Sta. 6
Augusta, ME 04333
1988.

Center for Dispute Settlement
1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 501
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202)265-9572
Linda R. Singer, Exec.Dir.
Private, nonprofit corporation that designs, implements, and evaluates programs that apply mediation and other dispute resolution techniques to government, interpersonal, community, business, and institutional problems. Manages a complaint center and operates a service for the mediation of disputes. Offers consulting and training services.

Center for Mediation and Law
34 Forrest St.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: (415)383-1300
Coast to Coast Mediation Center
4401 Manchester Ave., Ste. 202
Encinitas, CA 92024
Free: 800-748-6462

Communication, Marital Dispute, and Divorce Mediation
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
365 Broadway
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Phone: (201)666-4110
Free: 800-926-6579
Fax: (201)666-2394
William A. Donohue. 1991. Topics deal with communication issues in divorce mediation.

Community Dispute Services
140 W. 51st St.
New York, NY 10020
Phone: (212)484-4000
Robert Coulson, Pres.
A service of the American Arbitration Association. Designed to adapt traditional dispute settling techniques such as mediation, arbitration, and fact-finding to meet the needs of community, campus, and other institutional groups and to help them to develop their own dispute settlement procedures. Helps parties reach agreement in disputes involving job discrimination, welfare agency procedures, landlord-tenant grievances, student-faculty-administration-community conflicts, and consumer and merchant problems. Assists in the development of election procedures and administers impartial elections for community groups. Conducts training programs on dispute resolution techniques for landlords and tenants, community representatives, students, teachers and school administrators, consumers and retailers, and representatives of government agencies. Maintains a Community Disputes Settlement Panel of third-party, neutral persons. Operates 35 regional offices. Formerly: (1975) National Center for Dispute Settlement.

Dispute Resolution Program Directory
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resoluation
1800 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202)331-2258
Larry E. Ray, Prudence B. Kestner, Gretchen Griener. Provides information on existing and planned facilities in 48 states for dispute resolution through mediation and similar means.

Divorce Mediation: How to Cut the Cost and Stress of Divorce
Henry Holt and Co.
115 W. 18th St.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212)886-9200
Diane Neumann. 1989. Defines the mediation process and how it can be used to benefit both partners involved. Shows how mediation is used to resolve the issues of property division, alimony, support, parenting, schedules, and insurance benefits.

Divorce Mediation and the Legal Process
Clarendon Press
200 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212)679-7300
Free: 800-451-7556
Fax: (212)725-2972
Robert Dingwall and John Eekelaar, editors. 1988.

Divorce Mediation: Theory and Practice
Guilford Press
200 Park Ave. S.
New York, NY 10003
Jay Folberg and Ann Milne. 1988. Chapters cover topics such as divorce mediation in perspective, mediation in a mental health setting, lawyer and therapist team mediation, and communication strategies.

Divorce Rituals for Ending or Beginning Again
Jerome A. Price. (Reprinted from Family Therapy Network, Jul.-Aug. 1989). Utne Reader, Nov.-Dec.
1990, pp. 87(1).

Divorcing with Dignity
Westminster/John Knox Press
100 Witherspoon St.
Louisville, KY 40202-1396
Phone: (502)569-5043
Free: 800-523-1631
Fax: (502)569-1396
Tim Emerick-Cayton. 1993. Subtitle: Mediation: The Sensible Alternative.

Family Mediation Casebook: Theory and Process
Brunner/Mazel, Inc.
19 Union Sq. W.
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212)924-3344
Free: 800-825-3089
Stephen K. Erickson and Marilyn S. McKnight Erickson. 1988. Defines a framework for the mediation process and outlines problem-solving methods that lead toward the best possible agreement for the couple or family. Describes six case examples.

A Guide to Divorce Mediation
Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
708 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212)254-5900
Free: 800-722-7202
Fax: (212)254-8098
Gary J. Friedman. 1993. Subtitle: How to Reach a Fair, Legal Settlement at a Fraction of the Cost. Explains divorce mediation as an alternative to high legal fees and unsatisfactory settlements. Includes 12 in-depth case studies and a resource guide for finding mediators.

The Handbook of Divorce Mediation
Plenum Press
233 Spring St.
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212)620-8000
Fax: (212)463-0742
Lenard Marlow and S. Richard Sauber. 1990. Deals with the theory of divorce mediation as not just a legal alternative but a personal event offering emotional closure. Also provides insights and techniques of use to mediators.

Impasses of Divorce
Free Press
866 3rd Ave.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212)702-3130
Fax: (212)605-9364
Janet R. Johnston and Linda E.G. Campbell. 1988. Subtitle: The Dynamics and Resolution of Family Conflict. Using case material on high-risk and high-conflict divorcing parents and children in mediation, the authors have developed a model of divorce mediation that considers the individuals involved and the children’s reactions to parental conflict.

Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution
99 Hudson St., 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212)966-3660
Fax: (212)966-3644
Agency supported by foundation grants and contracts that assists people in resolving differences on a voluntary basis. Objectives are to mediate community conflicts, train people in mediation techniques and conflict resolution skills, and design dispute settlement systems.

International Association for Marriage and Family Counselors
c/o Amer. Counseling Assn.
5999 Stevenson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: (703)823-9800
Free: 800-545-AACD
Fax: (703)823-0252
Dr. Theodore P. Remley Jr., Exec.Dir.
A division of the American Counseling Association. Individuals working in the areas of marriage counseling, marital therapy, divorce counseling, mediation, and family counseling and therapy; interested others. Promotes ethical practices in marriage and family counseling/therapy. Assists couples and families in coping with life challenges; works to ameliorate problems confronting families and married couples. Publications: IAMFC Newsletter, periodic. Plans to publish journal.

Mediate Your Divorce and Save Attorneys Fees
Paula Latimer. 1993.
Mediating Divorce
Jossey-Bass, Inc., Publishers
350 Sansome St.
San Francisco, CA 94104-1310
Phone: (415)433-1740
Fax: (415)433-0499
John M. Haynes and Gretchen L. Haynes. 1989. Subtitle: Casebook of Strategies for Successful Family Negotiations. Part of the Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series. Covers topics such as strategies of family mediators and who makes the decisions.

Mediation Quarterly
Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers
350 Sansome St.
San Francisco, CA 94104-1310
Phone: (415)433-1767
Fax: (415)433-0499
Quarterly. Subtitle: Journal of the Academy of Family Mediators. Offers information on applications, techniques, and concerns in the family mediation field.

National Academy of Conciliators
1111 W. Mockingbird Ln., Ste. 300
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: (214)638-5633
Lester B. Wolff, Pres.
Professionals dealing with dispute settlement consulting and training services. Promotes alternatives to litigation; provides skills development programs for independent third parties involved in dispute settlements; promotes preventive dispute settlement programs. Offers training and certification programs and establishes professional standards. Conducts conflict resolution programs on problem identification, solutions, and dispute and grievance settlement in areas including family disputes. Maintains library of monographs on mediation and arbitration. Affiliated with: Community Dispute Services; Honest Ballot Association. Publications: Between the Lines, periodic.

National Center for Mediation Education
2083 West St., Ste. 3C
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (301)261-8445
Martin Kranitz, Dir.
Serves as a center that trains mediators for their role in separation and divorce cases. Provides instruction to various professionals, including lawyers and mental health and social workers; acts as a clearinghouse for information and referrals. Maintains speakers bureau. Offers basic and advanced professional training in structured mediation for separation and divorce cases.

National Institute for Dispute Resolution
1901 L St. NW, Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202)466-4764
Fax: (202)466-4769
Promotes the settling of disputes without litigation through methods such as arbitration and mediation. Promotes research, development, testing, and discussion on innovative techniques and practices of fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the ways Americans resolve disputes.

Northern California Mediation Center
100 Tamal Plaza, Ste. 175
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415)927-1422
Joan Kelly, Dir.
Activities include a comparison of the effects of mediation and litigation on the outcomes of divorce cases involving child custody, financial support, and property division. Publications: Northern California Mediation Center Newsletter.

Partisans and Mediators: The Resolution of Divorce Disputes
Gwynn Davis. 1988.

Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
815 15th St. NW, Ste. 530
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)783-7277
Valerie Graff, Exec.Dir.
Also known as SPIDR. Professional neutrals including arbitrators, mediators, hearing examiners, and fact finders involved in labor-management, community, environmental, family, and other types of dispute resolution. Publications: Membership Directory, periodic. News, quarterly. Also publishes papers.

DOMESTIC ABUSE

Abuse of Power
Jeremy Laurance. New Statesman & Society, Vol. 4, March 22, 1991, pp. 16(1). Subtitle: Compassion Not Culpability Is the Key to Dealing with the Families. Discusses child abuse.

AMEND
777 Grant St., Ste. 600
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303)832-6363
Fax: (303)832-6364
Robert C. Gallup, Exec.Dir.
Provides psychotherapy for abusive men, advocacy for women, violence prevention programs in the schools, and educational programs. Sponsors training programs. AMEND stands for Abusive Men Exploring New Directions. Publications: Battering: An AMEND Manual for Helpers (book).

American Humane Association ChildrenŐs Division
63 Inverness Dr. E
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
Phone: (303)792-9900
Free: 800-227-5242
Fax: (303)792-5333
Patricia Schene Ph.D., Dir.
Children’s division of the American Humane Association. Individuals and agencies who seek to protect children from neglect and abuse. Works to ensure effective and responsive community child protective services. Offers evaluation and technical assistance to community and state child protective programs. Advocates national and state legislation and policy to protect children. Operating agency for National Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Affiliated with: National Child Abuse Coalition. Formerly: American Association for Protecting Children. Publications: Protecting Children, quarterly. Journal reporting on research and programs concerned with child abuse, protection, and related social work. Includes book reviews, federal legislative updates, national dateline, and annual article index. Also publishes Helping in Child Protective Services, Guidelines to Help Protect Abused and Neglected Children, and other books, brochures, and pamphlets.

Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports
Haworth Press, Inc.
10 Alice St.
Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
Phone: (607)722-7068
Free: 800-342-9678
Fax: (607)722-1424
Michael Robin, editor. 1991. Subtitle: The Problem of False Allegations. General topics include child abuse, family research methodology, family policy, custody and child support, and foster care. Part four addresses sexual abuse allegations in custody/visitation disputes, abuse and divorce trauma in children under six, and factors contributing to false allegations of child sexual abuse in custody disputes
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Battered Justice
Joan Meier. Washington Monthly, Vol. 19, May 1987, pp. 37(9).
Battered Women
Fern Marja Eckman. McCalls, Vol. 115, November 1987, pp. 157(4).

Batterers Anonymous
8485 Tamarind, Ste. D
Fontana, CA 92335
Phone: (714)355-1100
Jerry M. Goffman Ph.D., Founder
Self-help program designed to rehabilitate men who are abusive toward women. Aims to achieve the complete elimination of physical and emotional abuse and seeks positive alternatives to abusive behavior. Participants attend weekly informal meetings with others who have similar difficulties. Each group is aided by a professional or paraprofessional sponsor and a group leader. A Buddy System is encouraged to provide reassurance and support. It is believed that through increased awareness of their problem, abusive people are better able to develop skills for handling stress. Publications: National Directory, annual. Also publishes Self-Help Counseling for Men Who Batter Women, (manual) and handbook for members.

Blood Relations
John Feinblatt. Vogue, Vol. 178, March 1988, pp. 300(5). Subtitle: Violent Couples, Battered Children
Can Americans Survive the Nuclear Family?

C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
1205 Oneida St.
Denver, CO 80220
Phone: (303)321-3963
Associated with the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN).

Child Abuse: A Cycle of Violence?
Science News, Vol. 136, July 22, 1989, p. 61(1).

Child Abuse Listening and Mediation
PO Box 90754
Santa Barbara, CA 93190
Phone: (805)965-2376
Carol Brenner, Contact
Also known as CALM. Social service program to prevent and treat child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse, and offer early intervention for stressed families. Objective is to reach parents who feel that they cannot cope with their problems and frustrations and who may be in danger of taking out their feelings against their children. Offers referrals to other organizations and resources. Provides short- and long-term counseling regarding parent-child problems. CALM’s volunteers are available to go into the home as family aides, to act as compassionate listeners and friendly neighbors and help in situations of crisis. Provides emergency child care for parents under stress. Maintains speakers bureau and resource library on the battered child syndrome, child sexual abuse, and parenting problems. Conducts program of public information and education and an in-school education program for students, parents, and teachers on prevention and recognition of child maltreatment. Has developed a Pre-Parenting Awareness Program. Other services include: individual, marital, and family counseling for high risk families and families involved in physical, emotional, or sexual abuse and neglect; support treatment groups for parents of sexually abused children, for adults who were molested as children, and for children sexually abused within the family; parent support groups focusing on parent education and child development and improving parent/child interaction. Serves as sponsor agency for South Coast Child Abuse Coordinating Council. Conducts weekly Parental Support Groups (one bilingual). Offers counseling groups for adult offenders legally ordered to seek counseling. Maintains 24-hour telephone listening service, (805)569-2255, with bilingual listeners available. Formerly: Children’s Protective Society. Publications: CALMWORD, quarterly. Newsletter. Chronicle, monthly. Newsletter. Has also prepared a bibliography on the battered child syndrome, child sexual abuse, and a report of CALM’s work.

Child Welfare League of America
440 1st St. NW, Ste. 310
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202)638-2952
Fax: (202)638-2952
David S. Liederman, Exec.Dir.
Works to improve care and services for abused, dependent, or neglected children, youth, and their families. Maintains the Child Welfare League of America Children’s Campaign, a grass roots advocacy network of individuals committed to acting on behalf of children. Provides consultation; conducts research; maintains 3000 volume reference library and information service. Publications: Child Welfare League of America Children’s Monitor, monthly. Newsletter presenting information on children’s policy decisions at the federal level. Children’s Voice, quarterly. Magazine reporting on program and policy developments in child welfare services. Covers congressional, federal, and state news, and contains articles on such issues as adoption, foster family care, child care, AFDC, day care, child health, juvenile justice, adolescent parenting and program developments, and news from child care associations. CWLA Directory of Member Agencies, biennial. Includes calendar of events. Washington Social Legislation Bulletin, semimonthly. Newsletter providing review of federal social legislation and the activities of federal agencies affecting children, the elderly, the disabled, delinquents, health, education, welfare, housing, employment, and other social welfare conditions. Includes information on new publications and statistics. Also publishes books and monographs.

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Committee for Children
172 20th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206)322-5050
Develops curricula for preschool, elementary, and junior and senior high school students nationwide. Seeks to prevent sexual abuse, physical abuse, and youth violence through professional training for teachers and trainers concerning the abuse of children, and how to establish prevention programs.

Confessions of an Abusive Husband
Aslan Publishing
PO Box 108
Lower Lake, CA 95457
Phone: (707)995-1861
Free: 800-275-2606
Fax: (707)995-1814
Robert Robertson. 1992. Subtitle: A How-to Book for Abuse-free Living for Everyone. Examines the problem, source, and price of abusive behavior, and how to recover from it.

DC Pioneers Mandatory Arrest in Domestic Disputes
David Dickinson and Shelly van der Merwe. Nation’s Cities Weekly, Vol. 15, March 2, 1992, p. 3(1).
Washington, DC has implemented a mandatory arrest policy for all reasonably suspected aggressors in domestic abuse cases. In the case of wife abuse, even if the wife does not press charges, the husband will be arrested. A study indicates repeat violence is lessened by arrests.

The Decay of Childhood
Jeremy Seabrook. New Statesman, Vol. 114, July 10, 1987, pp. 14(2). Discusses child abuse and
society.

Domestic Violence Institute
50 S. Steele St., Ste. 850
Denver, CO 80209
Phone: (303)322-3444
Leonore Walker, Exec. Dir.
Works to end domestic violence through education and training, research, and public policy. Trains those who work with battered women and children, and encourages the development of new technology on behalf of battered women, children, and their families.

Domestic Violence Tears at Heart of Families, Cities
Department of Health and Human Services. Nation’s Cities Weekly, Vol. 15, March 2, 1992, pp. 3(2).
Violence in families is one of the major problems in American society. Not only is there concern for immediate physical harm, but the long-term effects often result in psychological harm and antisocial behavior such as juvenile crime, alcoholism, and child abuse.

Domestic Violence: The Role of Alcohol
James D. Atwood and Teri Randall. Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 265, January 23,
1991, pp. 460(2).

Don’t Blame Me Daddy: False Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
891 Norfolk Sq.
Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone: (804)459-2453
Free: 800-766-8009
Dean Tong. Provides help in distinguishing between true and false allegations of child sexual abuse. Also provides a summary of problems and solutions, a self-help guide, and references.

Duluth Takes Firm Stance Against Domestic Violence
Teri Randall. Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 266, September 4, 1991, pp. 1180(3). Subtitle: Mandates Abuser Arrest, Education.

Emerge: A Men’s Counseling Service on Domestic Violence
18 Hurley St., Ste. 23
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617)422-1550
David Adams, Pres.
Counseling agencies in the Boston area dedicated to assisting men in the prevention of domestic violence. National activities include technical assistance and training programs for human service and law enforcement professionals on counseling techniques, and an information and telephone referral service. Serves as a model for the establishment of similar groups. Conducts research and training workshops on the abuse of women. Publications: Newsletter, annual. Also distributes articles and materials on domestic violence; co-produces and distributes To Have and To Hold, a documentary film that examines, from a male perspective, the problem of spouse abuse.

The Evolution of Family Homicide
Science News, Vol. 134, November 5, 1988, p. 300(1).

Femicide: Speaking the Unspeakable
Jane Caputi and Diana E.H. Russell. Ms. Magazine, Vol. 1, Sep.-Oct. 1990, pp. 34(4).

Hard Facts About Spouse Abuse
Maureen Callahan. Parents Magazine, Vol. 64, October 1989, pp. 240(3). Subtitle: Violence in the Home Is Far More Common Than We’d Like to Believe.

HOPE for Victims of Violence
PO Box 896
Du Bois, PA 15801
Phone: (814)371-0207


In Families Like Ours
Rosalind Wright and Marianne Jacobbi. Ladies Home Journal, Vol. 105, April 1988, pp. 111(9).

Incest and the Law
Carol Lynn Mithers. The New York Times Magazine, Vol. 140, October 21, 1990, pp. 44 col. 1.
International Child Resource Institute

1810 Hopkins
Berkeley, CA 94707
Phone: (510)644-1000
Fax: (510)525-4106
Ken Jaffe, Exec.Dir.
Individuals interested in issues regarding day care for children, including health, abuse and neglect, and legal advocacy; organizations and companies that furnish or are engaged in child care. Implements model projects to gather information on techniques and practices involved in innovative forms of child care and child health. Provides technical assistance to individuals, corporations, and government agencies that wish to establish and maintain day care centers. Serves as a clearinghouse for information on children’s issues. Computerized services: Child Resource Information Bank (CRIB) database; modem, (510)525-8271. Publications: The Bulletin, quarterly. ICRIs World Child Report, periodic.

Is the Law Abusing Women?
Michael G. Dowd and Marcia Kamien. Woman’s Day, September 13, 1988, pp. 116(4).

Kids in the Crossfire
Maria Speidel People Weekly, Vol. 38, September 14, 1992, pp. 145(2). Allegations of sexual abuse against children are appearing as custody battles during divorces become bitter. Differentiating between true and false allegations can be difficult. The social and family repercussions are discussed.

Law in the Living Room
James Earl Hardy. Scholastic Update, Vol. 124, September 6, 1991, pp. 16(2). Courts are addressing new issues related to family law. These issues include domestic violence, endangered children, and domestic partnerships.

Men of Mean
Psychology Today, Vol. 25, Sep.-Oct. 1992, p. 18(1). Abusive men are grouped by how they handle alcohol, their attitudes toward women, and childhood histories. Three types of male batterers are those who abuse only family members, those who commit violence outside as will as inside the family, and those who are highly emotional with rigid ideas.

National Assault Prevention Center
PO Box 02005
Columbus, OH 43202
Phone: (614)291-2540
Cheryl Howard, Exec.Dir.
Purpose is to prevent interpersonal violence against vulnerable people through education, prevention training, and research. Provides services to children aged two and one half years through adolescence, children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and older citizens. Computerized services: Mailing list. Publications: Strategies for Free Children, Technical Assistance Bulletin, and Preventing Assaults Against Older Adults.

National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse
99 Canal Center Plaza, Ste. 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703)739-0321

National Child Abuse Hotline
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect and Family Violence Information
PO Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: (703)385-7565
Free: 800-394-3366
Fax: (703)385-3206
Candy Hughes, Dir.
Provides information services to practitioners and researchers studying family violence prevention. Assists victims of family violence. Maintains library. Computerized services: Database accessible through DIALOG. Publications: Family Violence: An Overview.

National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape
2325 Oak St.
Berkeley, CA 94708
Phone: (510)524-1582
Laura X, Contact
Students, attorneys, legislators, faculty members, rape crisis centers, shelters, and other social service groups. Operates as speaking/consulting firm. Works to help marital, cohabitant, and date rape victims and to stop the rape of potential victims by educating the public and by providing resources to battered women’s shelters, crisis centers, district attorneys and legislators. Provides phone consultation (for a fee) for the media, prosecutors, expert witnesses, victim/witness advocates, legislators, police, rape crisis workers, and others. Offers sociological and legal research on court cases and legislation. Publications: State Law Chart on Marital Rape, Prosecution Statistics on Marital Rape, Marital Rape Victims, and Hideout Trial Pamphlet.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
PO Box 34103
Washington, DC 20043
Phone: (202)638-6388
Deborah White, Coordinator
Grass roots coalition of battered women’s service organizations and shelters. Supplies technical assistance and makes referrals on issues of domestic violence. Provides training personnel; offers child advocacy training. Task forces: Child Advocacy; Formerly Battered Women; Jewish Woman; Lesbian; Rural; Women of Color. Absorbed: (1981) National Communications Network for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Publications: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Voice, quarterly. Newsletter. Also publishes A Step Toward Independence: Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Guidelines for Mental Health

Practitioners in Domestic Violence Cases.
National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse
332 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312)663-3520

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
1155 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202)429-6695
Free: 800-222-2000
Fax: (818)914-3616
Alan Davis, Pres.
To support community-based prevention and treatment programs that provide assistance to children, women, the elderly, and families who are victims of abuse and violence. Seeks to increase public awareness of family violence and promote private sector financial support for prevention and treatment programs. Collaborates with similar organizations to form an informal network; organized National Alliance on Family Violence. Provides technical assistance program to aid community-based organizations in obtaining nonfederal funding. Collects and disseminates information regarding child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. Toll free number provides referral service to persons seeking information or community services. Publications: INFORUM, periodic. Newsletter. Also publishes information and brochure sheets.

National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse
3050 Central Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: (419)535-3232

National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone: (202)232-6682
Fax: (202)462-2255
Marlene A. Young Ph.D., Exec.Dir.
Victim counselors, district attorneys, police officials, mental health professionals, judges, crisis intervention specialists, domestic violence and rape crisis workers, former victims, and others working to assume justice, support, and rights for victims of crimes and other stark misfortunes. Offers technical counsel, referral services, and victim assistance training programs; also provides services to victims directly. Serves as clearinghouse on state and federal legislation. Has established network of service providers to foster communications. Committees include Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Publications: Program Directory, annual. Victim Assistance Programs and Resources, annual. Lists 8,000 programs and resources, compensation programs, crisis centers and incest and abuse centers. Victim Rights Campaign, annual. Victim Rights and Services: A Legislative Directory, periodic. Provides state by state victim laws and legislation. Also publishes Victim Services System: A Guide to Action, makes available Victim Rights Week kits.

National Woman Abuse Prevention Project
1112 16th St. NW, Ste. 920
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202)857-0216
Fax: (202)659-5597
Mary Pat Brygger, Dir.
Works to prevent domestic violence and improve services offered to battered women. Seeks to increase public awareness of, and sensitivity to, domestic violence. Conducts educational programs. Publications: Exchange, quarterly. Newsletter. Includes model program highlights and resource reviews. Also publishes educational brochures, fact packets, and policy manuals.

No More Rules of Thumb: Any Woman Can Be a Victim of Abuse
Maria Henson. Glamour, Vol. 89, October 1991, p. 108(1). Subtitle: Any Woman Can Be a Victim of Abuse. Laws aimed at combating the abuse of women have not been very effective. Legislative reform, changes in prosecution practice, and strong citizen support are needed to provide more protection for the abused.

Nowhere to Run
Ellen Hopkins. Rolling Stone, April 20, 1989, pp. 72(8). Death of a battered wife.

On the Legislative Front
Katie Monagle. Ms. Magazine, Vol. 1, Sep.-Oct. 1990, p. 45(1). Discusses various congressional legislation related to women’s rights and violence against women.

Organized Medicine Acknowledges Family Violence as a Major Public Health Problem
HealthFacts, Vol. 17, February 1992, pp. 5(2).

Parents United International, Inc.
232 Gish Rd., 1st Fl.
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408)453-7611
Self-help group for families where child sexual abuse has occurred. Serves as an umbrella group for similar organizations.

Scared Silent: Exposing and Ending Child Abuse
United Services Automobile Association
9800 Fredericksburg Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78288-0058
Phone: (512)498-1069
Free: 800-531-8222
Arnold Shapiro. 1992. Video. Profiles six true stories of sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse told by the offenders and their victims. Traces how child abuse starts and how it can be stopped.

Sexual Abuse Allegations in Divorce Cases
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
20 West St.
Boston, MA 02111
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. 1988.

Sexual and Family Violence: A Growing Issue for the Churches
Lois Gehr Livezey. The Christian Century, Vol. 104, October 28, 1987, pp. 938(5)

Silent Victims: Children Who Witness Violence
Betsy McAlister Groves, Barry Zuckerman, Steven Marans, and Donald J. Cohen. Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 269, January 13, 1993, pp. 262(3). Children who witness violence may suffer permanent psychological and emotional damage. Children who witness domestic violence may suffer even more because their parents will not be able to comfort them. Such children may grow up to believe that violence is an acceptable way of dealing with problems.

Tighten Standards For Termination of Parental Rights
Robert Horowitz. Children Today, Vol. 18, May-June 1989, p. 9(3). Response to Viewpoint article. Special Report: Protecting children’s rights.

Understanding Child Sexual Maltreatment
Sage Publications, Inc.
2455 Teller Rd.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (805)499-0721
Fax: (805)499-0871
Kathleen Coulborn Faller. 1990. Chapters cover topics such as defining and understanding child sexual maltreatment, assessment and case management, and risk assessment. Specifically addresses sexual abuse allegations in divorce.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
PO Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: (202)205-8586
Provides information services to prevent child abuse and family violence and provide assistance to victims.

Violence Against Women
Lori L. Heise. World Health, Jan-Feb 1993, p. 21(1). Wife abuse leads to other public health problems, including psychological damage, alcohol abuse, chronic pain, depression, and miscarriage. Reforming laws, expanding services, and curtailing violence in the media are discussed.

VOCAL (Victims of Child Abuse Laws)
7485 E. Kenyon Ave.
Denver, CO 80237
Free: 800-745-8778
National organization working to protect the civil rights of those falsely accused of child abuse or neglect and to protect children from their abusers.

When Law is Not Enough
Hannah Mahoney. Ms. Magazine, Vol. 16, September 1987, p. 85(1). Discusses domestic violence prevention laws.

Wife Abuse
National Institute for Mental Health
Consumer Information Center
PO Box 100
Pueblo, CO 81002
1983. Explains the causes, emotional and physical consequences, and sources of help for an abused wife.

Wife-Beating in the Hood
Shawn Sullivan. The Wall Street Journal, July 6, 1993, p. A12(W), p. A12(E). Discusses domestic violence in poor inner-city neighborhoods.

Women in Crisis
133 W. 21st St., 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212)242-4880
National conference participants concerned with the plight of women in crisis, including victims of sexual discrimination and poverty, battered wives, rape and incest victims, women offenders, and female drug abusers and alcoholics.

Women in Transition
21 S. 12th St., 6th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215)564-5301
Fax: (215)922-7686
Roberta L. Hacker, Exec.Dir.
Offers services to women experiencing difficulties or distress in their lives. Facilitates self-help support groups for abused women and women recovering from substance abuse problems. Provides outreach, assessment, and referrals to women with drug and/or alcohol addiction; makes available individual, and family counseling. Trains facilitators for self-help support groups. Offers consultation and training to mental health and social service agency personnel. Maintains speakers bureau. Maintains 24-hour telephone hot line for crisis counseling, information, and resource referrals, (215)922-7500. Publications: Facilitator’s Guide to Working with Separated and Divorced Women, and Child Support: How You Can Obtain and Enforce Support Orders.