Click here (http://vaonline.org) to access Victim Assistance Online. An excellent source for links relating to victim services, this Canadian site provides U.S. and international links as well as informative and extensive research on all topics.

Click here (http://ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices) to access the NEW ONLINE DIRECTORY of Crime Victim Services. This is the only national network designed to help service providers and individuals locate assistance quickly and easily. Find crime victim services in your State, across the country, or around the globe.

Child Abuse
  • Child Abuse Prevention Network, http://child-abuse.com,
    is the Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. Child maltreatment, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse and neglect are our key areas of concern. We provide unique and powerful tools for all workers to support the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication, and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
  • Child Abuse Yellow Pages http://www.auburn.edu/~robincd/cayp.html/
  • National CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate Program) http://www.nationalcasa.org/
    As the national site for the Court appointed Special advocate Program, this offers news and events for this program on the national level along with information on how to become active locally.
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.ncmec.org/
    Resources for parents, law enforcement and media along with child safety tips, a tip line, information on Megan's law and a searchable database of missing children help make this site a comprehensive page for the topic at hand.
  • National Children's Advocacy Center http://www.nationalcac.org/
    The NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (NCAC), Huntsville, AL, is a non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach.
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway (formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect )http://www.childwelfare.gov 
    The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.  A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Abuse in the Catholic Church, http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/
    Focusing mainly on the Boston area, this site provides information on all aspects of child abuse within the Catholic Church.


Domestic Violence
  • National Coalition Against Domestic Violence http://www.ncadv.org/
    A group opposed to violence against women and children in any form, the NCADV website provides information regarding domestic violence, community action planning suggestions, and public policy updates.
  • American Bar Assn- Domestic Violence http://abanet.org/domviol/home.html
    Mobilizing the legal community to provide access to justice adn safety for victims of domestic violence, this site provides informational resources for attorneys as well as the general public on domestic violence.
  • Domestic Violence Information Center http://www.feminist.org/default.asp
    A quick guide to domestic violence facts, the Violence Against Women Act, and Internet resources.
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline http://www.ndvh.org
    Not only used for its hotline services, this site offers domestic violence information, prevention strategies, and resource material.
  • Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) http://www.safe4all.org/
    Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) is a human rights organization that provides services, publications, and training to serve those who typically fall between the cracks of domestic violence services. These groups include straight men, gays and lesbians, teens, the elderly, and immigrants.
  • Women Against Domestic Violence http://www.wadv.org
    This site gives history and information regarding the organization as well as useful resources about domestic violence.
  • End Violence against Women, http://www.endvaw.org
    Johns Hopkins University provides "this online resource of documents, reports, journal articles, policy documentation, training materials, posters, radio programs, novelty items and other important information."


Gay and Lesbian Victims
  • Gay and Lesbian National Hotline http://www.glnh.org/
    This site provides a toll-free hotline number for gay, lesbian and transgendered individuals in need of information, referral and peer counseling.
  • Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation http://www.glaad.org/
    "The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation."
  • National Center for Lesbian Rights http://www.nclrights.org/
    "NCLR is a national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education."
  • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force http://www.thetaskforce.org/
    NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement.


Government/Policy Resources
  • Congress' Official Web-Site/Legislative Information http://thomas.loc.gov
    Bill Summary and Committee reports for the U.S. Congress.
  • National Center for Victims of Crime http://www.ncvc.org
    Comprehensive site that incorporates assistance for victims, service providers, and policy makers with updated national stories of victims of crime.
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.gov
  • National Organization for Victims Assistance http://www.trynova.org/
    The homepage of NOVA, an organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.
  • National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network http://www.nvcan.org/
    NVCAN has been formed to assess the status of victims' state and federal rights and provide educational materials to enhance victims' access to rights and services.
  • Office for Victims of Crime http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
    OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs -- the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency supports trainings designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims.
  • National Crime Victim Bar Association http://www.victimbar.org/
    National Crime Victim Bar Associations Mission: “Providing technical support to attorneys representing crime victims in civil suits, referring crime victims to lawyers in their local area, and increasing general awareness about the availability of civil remedies for victims of crime.
  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics On-line http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/index.html
    The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
  • Supreme Court Decisions http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
  • US Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov
  • Victim Assistance Online http://www.vaonline.org/
    Victim Assistance Online is an information, research and networking resource for victim assistance specialists, professionals in related disciplines and all interested in the field of victimology.
  • Violence Against Women Office http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
    Part of the Department of Justice, the Violence Against Women Office has handled the Department's legal and policy issues regarding violence against women.


Grief/Support
  • Crisis, Grief & Healing http://www.webhealing.com/
    "This page is meant to be a place where men and women can discuss , chat, or simply browse to understand and honor the many different paths to heal strong emotions."
  • Grief Recovery Institute http://www.grief-recovery.com/
    This site offers trainings to gain a "Grief Recovery Certification" which may be used to help others deal with grief and loss.


Homicide Victims
  • Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation: Family Members of Victims who Oppose the Death Penaltyhttp://www.mvfr.org
  • National POMC (Parents of Murdered Children) http://www.pomc.org
    "POMC makes the difference through on-going emotional support, education, prevention,advocacy, and awareness." This site lists on-going petitions, survivor support and a "murder wall."


Identity Theft

Missing Persons
  • KLAAS Kids, http://klaaskids.org/index.htm
    Designed to stop violence against children, this site highlights Amber plans, Megan's law, and missing children's search assistance.


Sexual Abuse/Assault
  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center http://www.nsvrc.org
    The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence
  • Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape http://www.pcar.org
    Working both on a state (Penn.) and national level, this site gives information on advocacy, public policy and other resources on sexual assault and violence.
  • RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) http://www.rainn.org
    The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. The site lists counseling centers, statistics and news and events.
  • Sexual Abuse of Males http://www.jimhopper.com/
    This site provides scholarly knowledge and resources, in language and formats accessible to any interested and motivated person - young or old, highly educated or not in regards to sexual abuse.
  • Violence Against Women Online Resources, http://www.vaw.umn.edu/library/sexassault/ "A comprehensive listing of online resources dialing with sexual assault"
  • Where's the Outrage http://www.wherestheoutrage.org/
    This site focuses on sexual abuse and the lack of action within the community.
  • Teen Pennsylvanis coalition Against Rape http://www.teenpcar.com
    Sexual assault information geared toward both male and female teens.
  • Men Against Sexual Violence http://www.menagainstsexualviolence.org


Stalking​​​
  • Stalking Resource Center http://www.ncvc.org/src/
    Statistics, court cases and current laws make up this resource center for stalking information.
  • Cyber stalking http://www.haltabuse.org
    The expert on online stalking, this site lists prevention techniques, statistics and assistance to cyberstalking victims.
  • Cyberangels, http://www.cyberangels.org
    Cyberstalking website dedicated to safe surfing on the world wide web.


Media
  • About Face http://www.about-face.org
    Promotes positive self-esteem and empowerment images in the media for girls and women.
  • Girls, Women + Media Project http://mediaandwomen.org
    The Girls, Women + Media Project is a 21st century, non-profit initiative and network working to increase awareness of how pop culture and media represent, affect, employ, and serve girls and women---and to advocate for improvement in those areas.
  • Jean Kilbourne Homepage http://www.jeankilbourne.com
    Lecturer dedicated to disseminating information regarding the media and its influence on images of women, drugs and alcohol and violence.
  • Mediawatch http://www.mediawatch.com
    Mediawatch challenges the stereotypes presented through the media and presents the truth through educational videos and media literacy.
  • Mind on the Media http://www.mindonthemedia.org
    Inspires independent thinking and critical analysis of media messages
  • Brutality isn't Child's Play http://www.bicp.org
    Aimed mainly at stopping the sales of WWF and like-developed toys.
  • The Lion and the Lamb Project http://www.lionlamb.org
    The project's mission is to stop the marketing of violence toward children through media and toy sales.
  • Mediafamily http://www.mediafamily.org
    Helping families and educators to maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of mass media on children through research, education and advocacy.


Misc. Sites