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Massachusetts Resources: Domestic Violence


  • SafeLink
    24-Hour DV Hotline
    1-877-785-2020
    English/Spanish
    1-877-521-2601 (TTY)

  • Jane Doe, Inc.
    www.janedoe.org
    617-248-0922
    Resources and referrals for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
    Online statewide resource guide.

  • Massachusetts Medical Society
    www.massmed.org
    Comprehensive guide on domestic violence for health care professionals.

  • MDPH Sexual Assault and Survivor Service
    www.state.ma.us/dph/sapss/sapss.htm
    617-492-7273
    Information and referral for rape crisis centers statewide

  • Lla'manos
    1-800-223-5001
    Spanish language sexual assault hotline

  • Family Violence Prevention Fund
    www.fvpf.org
    415-252-8900
    Resources on screening and documentation guidelines, protocol development, training for providers and organizations.

  • Massachusetts Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
    www.state.ma.us/ccj/dvfact.htm
    Information about domestic violence in Massachusetts

  • American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
    Screening tools, guidelines and other resources for clinicians.
    www.acog.org/goto/noviolence

  • United Nations
    Declaration on the elimination of violence against women. United Nations Resolution A/Res/48/104.
    http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/48/a48r104.htm

  • World Health Organization
    World report on violence and health
    http://www.who.int/topics/violence/en/

  • American Bar Association
    Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice
    www.abanet.org

Published: 14 October 2009

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