Substance Abuse Treatment
and Domestic Violence
Appendix E -- Hotlines and Other Resources For Domestic
Violence and Related Issues
This appendix provides addresses, phone numbers, and information on three
types of domestic violence organizations and groups in related fields such as
rape, child abuse and neglect, and victimization. Hotlines provide crisis
counseling and referrals to victims and those in crisis and usually supply
general information either by mail or over the phone. General resources
send bulletins, pamphlets, manuals, and other publications by mail (sometimes at
cost); sometimes they give information over the phone. They also may provide
additional services, such as referrals. Most of them serve the general public,
although some target professionals in specific fields. The other services
category includes research and policy groups and those that provide technical
assistance, training, and advocacy. Unlike those in the previous category,
other services tend to target professionals in specific fields, as
indicated, and are not resources for the general public. Many of the
programs and organizations listed below provide more than one type of service,
so they are categorized by their primary purpose.
Hotlines
National Domestic Violence Hotline
- (800) 799-SAFE
- (800) 787-3224 (TDD)
- Suite 101-297
- 3616 Far West Boulevard
- Austin, TX 78731-3074
The National Domestic Violence Hotline links
individuals and services using a nationwide database of domestic violence and
other emergency shelters, legal advocacy and assistance programs, and social
services programs. The hotline provides crisis intervention, information about
sources of assistance, and referrals to battered women's shelters.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
- (800) 656-4673
RAINN links 628 rape crisis centers nationwide.
Sexual assault survivors who call will be automatically connected to a
trained counselor at the closest center in their area.
Childhelp USA/National Child Abuse Hotline
- (800) 4A-CHILD
- 15757 North 78th Street
- Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- (602) 922-8212
With a focus on children and the prevention
of child abuse, this hotline provides crisis counseling, referrals, and
reporting guidance to callers in crisis, including children, troubled parents,
and adult survivors of abuse. All calls are answered by a staff of professional
counselors. In addition, statistical and other informative materials can be
ordered through this number. Access to information on partner violence is
limited.
Childhelp, one of the largest national, nonprofit child abuse treatment
and prevention agencies in the country, also runs the nation's first residential
treatment facility for abused children, provides prevention services and
training, and participates in advocacy and education
efforts.
General Resources
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG)
- ACOG Resource Center
- 409 12th Street, S.W.
- Washington, DC 20024-2188
- (202) 638-5577
ACOG has patient education pamphlets and bulletins
for medical professionals on both domestic violence and substance abuse.
American Medical Association (AMA)
- Department of Mental Health
- 515 State Street
- Chicago, IL 60610
- Contact: Jean Owens
- (312) 464-5000
- (312) 464-5066 (to order resources)
- (312) 464-4184 (fax)
The AMA educates physicians through
publications, conferences, and by serving as a resource center for physicians
and other concerned professionals. Among its publications are six diagnostic and
treatment guidelines on child physical abuse and neglect, child sexual abuse,
domestic violence, elder abuse and neglect, mental health effects of domestic
violence, treatment and prevention of sexual assault, and media violence.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- Attn: Resource Center
- (914) 428-7100
- http://www.modimes.org/
The
March of Dimes provides general information on prenatal care and on the first
few years of life through its resource center and its fulfillment center. The
March of Dimes does not have a hotline.
- March of Dimes Resource Center
- (888) 663-4637
- (914) 997-4763 (fax)
- resourcecenter@modimes.org
- Contact: Beverly Robertson, Director
Callers to this number can
speak to someone about pregnancy, prepregnancy, drug use during pregnancy, birth
defects, genetics, and other issues related to prenatal care.
- March of Dimes Fulfillment Center
- (800) 367-6630
Callers to this number can only place an order for
materials. Two domestic violence materials are available at cost: Abuse
During Pregnancy Nursing Module, which provides continuing education units
to nurses, and a video titled Crime Against the Future.
National Center for Missing or Exploited Children
(NCMEC)
- Suite 550
- 2101 Wilson Boulevard
- Arlington, VA 22201-3052
- Hotline: (800) THE LOST, (800) 843-5678, (800) 826-7653 (TDD)
- Business office: (703) 235-3900, (703) 235-4067 (fax)
- http://www.missingkids.org/
NCMEC
leads national efforts to locate and recover missing children and raises public
awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual
exploitation. The hotline is available to report information on missing or
exploited children or to request information or assistance. NCMEC publishes
materials, including handbooks, pamphlets containing parental and professional
guidelines on runaways and missing or exploited children, and publication
packages aimed toward families, child care and social service practitioners, and
law enforcement, legal, and criminal justice professionals.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
- P.O. Box 1182
- Washington, DC 20013-1182
- (800) FYI-3366
- (703) 385-7565
- (703) 385-3206 (fax)
- nccanch@calib.com
This
clearinghouse offers child abuse and neglect information in the form of manuals,
research reports, studies, directories, grant compendia, literature reviews,
annotated bibliographies, fact sheets, database searches, CD ROM databases, and
on-line services. It is sponsored by the National Center on Child Abuse and
Neglect.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- P.O. Box 18749
- Denver, CO 80218
- (303) 839-1852
- (303) 831-9251 (fax)
The National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence serves as an information and referral center for the general public,
the media, battered women and their children, and agencies and organizations.
Among its purposes are to enhance coalition-building at the local, State, and
national levels; support the provision of community-based, nonviolent
alternatives such as safe homes and shelters for battered women and their
children; provide information and referral services, public education, and
technical assistance; and develop public policy and innovative legislation. The
coalition maintains a public policy office in Washington, DC, and maintains a
National Directory of Domestic Violence Programs.
Source: The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 97-3163
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