Domestic Violence & Abuse

This page identifies resources that address domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and sexual and physical abuse.

MEDLINEplus Health Topics: Domestic Violence
MEDLINEplus provides quality health care information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. This page includes links to resources for the latest news on domestic violence, along with information on symptoms of abuse, prevention, directories, organizations, and statistics, along with specific information for men and teenagers. Information is also available in Spanish. See related sections of MEDLINEplus for information on child abuse, rape, and teen violence.

The National Center on Elder Abuse
The National Center on Elder Abuse is funded by the federal Administration on Aging. This Web site serves as a resource for public and private agencies, professionals, service providers, and individuals interested in elder abuse prevention information, training, technical assistance and research. The Web site includes a state-by-state listing of statewide toll-free telephone numbers.

Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)
MNADV works together with twenty-one comprehensive domestic violence service providers in Maryland, as well as criminal justice and law enforcement personnel, legal advocates, health care and social service providers, clergy, educators, businesses, community groups, and concerned individuals to provide consistent community responses to domestic violence. The site includes a domestic violence program directory for locating county hotline numbers, shelters, and programs. Fact sheets and brochures are also available. Call 1-800-MD-HELPS to order.

State of Maryland Family Violence Council
The mission of the Family Violence Council is to prevent and reduce family violence in Maryland, and to break the cycle of violence between generations. This site provides domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines and contact information for related organizations.

FaithTrust Institute
The Center (formerly known as the Center for Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence) is an interreligious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence with an emphasis on education and prevention. This site provides overviews of sexual and domestic violence from a religious standpoint, and also provides a catalog of educational materials, information on training opportunities, and links to other organizations addressing this issue.