Health and Medical Guide to Social and Family Issues Domestic Violence Health information topics about Domestic Violence: Children 1. Impact of Domestic Violence on Children American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/childimpact.html Coping 1. Common Reactions to Trauma National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/disasters/fs_foa_handout.html Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Are you Being Abused? American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org/from_home/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin... 2. Identifying Domestic Violence American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/mrdv/identify.html Directories 1. Domestic Violence Coalitions of States and Territo Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/state.htm 2. Violence against Women: State Resources National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state.cfm 3. Important Phone Numbers American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/phone.html Law and Policy 1. How Do I Apply for Immigration Benefits as a Batte Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/battered.htm 2. Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/knowrights.pdf Men 1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Violence National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=124&mtitle=Violence Organizations 1. Office of Minority and Women's Health Bureau of Primary Health Care http://bphc.hrsa.gov/OMWH/ 2. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ 3. Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/ Overviews 1. Domestic Abuse: Help Is Available Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00044 2. Domestic Violence American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/Viole... 3. Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Ch American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/052.xml Prevention/Screening 1. Domestic Violence Safety Plan American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/tips/dvsafety.html Related Issues 1. How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activitie American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/internet.html 2. What to Take with You When You Leave an Abuser - A National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/violence/checklist.cfm 3. New Numbers for Domestic Violence Victims and Othe Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html 4. It Won't Happen to Me: Alcohol Abuse and Viol Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/vawc/vawc_intro_pg1.htm Statistics 1. Intimate Partner Violence National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm 2. Homicide Trends in the U.S.: Intimate Homicide Dept. of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/intimates.htm Teenagers 1. What Is Teen Dating Violence? American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/teendatingviolence.html 2. What If You Are the Friend of a Victim? American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/friendofvictim.html 3. Teen Dating Violence: Why Is It So Prevalent? American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/prevalent.html 4. Teen Dating Violence: What Can I Do to Raise Aware American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/awareness.html 5. Teen Dating Violence: Warning Signs American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/domviol/warning.html 6. Abusive Relationships Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/abuse.html 7. 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