Programs Providing Services to Battered Women

• NCJ Number: 158784
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 214 pages
• Grant Number(s): 79-TA-AX-0024; 90-CW-2189(01)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Ctr for the Study of Democratic Institutions
• Sale Source: National Clearinghouse on Domestic Violence
• Publication Type: Directory
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. From the Domestic Violence Information Series, Number 1, June 1980, third edition, second revision.

Annotation

This national directory of programs that provide services to battered women is an update of the June 1979 directory of such programs.

Abstract

The revised materials were collected between July 1979 and January 1980. The programs are listed alphabetically by State and city or town within the State. There are approximately 850 listings in the directory. Where available, the information on each program addresses project title, address, city, State, zip code, telephone number, contact person, kinds of services, and funding sources. Services offered by the various programs include legal aid; counseling; referral; hotline; housing; child care; transportation; community education; peer support; nutrition services; advocacy; and liaison with police, medical, and legal services.