• San Francisco Area IPV resources
• California Wide List of IPV resources
• Other States' List of IPV resources
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE. (7233)

Comprehensive Websites

• Family Violence Prevention Fund
  The web site of the national non-profit Family Violence Prevention Fund. Helpful information and excellent, comprehensive training materials and resources. Manuals for health care providers, publications on working with immigrant women, and workplace safety kits.
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
  A comprehensive violence web site. This web site has links to an enormous number of violence related web sites and is well organized.

• American Medical Association
  Advisory Council on Violence and Abuse, case studies, and prevention resources. Physician guidelines link includes detailed diagnostic and treatment guidelines on violence and abuse for domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and sexual assault.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  See the section titled “Women’s Issues, Violence Against Women”. Comprehensive provider and patient information on violence against women.
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  See the AAP policy statement on IPV.
• American Nurses Association
  Position statement on domestic violence written by the American Nurses Association including guidelines for identification and prevention.

• Medscape
  Comprehensive medical web page with primary care and specialty articles and CME. The first time you visit this free web page, you must register and submit a password. (Anyone with internet access is able to register). Search on domestic violence for multiple articles. Visit summary article by Dr. Leigh Kimberg "Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care Practice." by searching on "domestic violence" and "Leigh Kimberg”.
• California Medical Training Center
  Trainings offered by the Center provide a multidisciplinary perspective and address the emotional and medical needs of victims as well as the evidence collection requirements of the justice system.
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
  The web site of the national non-profit Family Violence Prevention Fund. Helpful information and excellent, comprehensive training materials and resources. Manuals for health care providers, publications on working with immigrant women, and workplace safety kits.
• American Medical Association
  Includes detailed diagnostic and treatment guidelines on violence and abuse for domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and sexual assault.

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Mending the Sacred Hoop: S.T.O.P. violence against Native American women, a technical assistance project.
• Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American community
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• Community United Against Violence: Same sex domestic violence
• Disabled Abuse Resources

Local Shelters
Contact your state's domestic violence coalition at the National Domestic Violence Hotline website to find a local shelter in your state. Click on "Get Help In Your State" on the left near the bottom of this page for a list of resources and domestic violence coalitions in your state.

SAN FRANCISCO SHELTERS
Riley Center
Contact Person: Reina Cabezas, Volunteer Coordinator, 415-552-2943
Domestic Violence Training:
3 times a year: June, September, January
40 – 50 hours, six month commitment
$: no cost for volunteers, non-volunteers suggested to make $100 donation

La Casa de las Madres
Contact Person: Lisa Polacci, Outreach Manager, 415-503-0500
Domestic Violence Training:
2-3 times a year
40 hour commitment
$: no cost for volunteers, non-volunteers sliding scale $50-75

Asian Women’s Shelter
Contact Person: Hediana Utarti, 415-751-7110, ext 301
Domestic Violence Training:
Available for: volunteers, interns, new staff and language applicants- could incorporate interested professionals (details would be discussed)
2 times a year: February, September (8 weeks, Saturday all day) $: no cost, will receive California State Certification

Referenced Websites

• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• San Francisco Department of Public Health
• The Duluth Model
• New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
• CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• UCSF Medical Center: Living In A Nonviolence Community (LINC)
• American Medical Association
• Department of Health and Human Services
• The San Francisco Public Health Foundation