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 2009Read More
Scientific investigation of the problem of domestic violence is a relatively recent endeavor. It is only within the past 30 years that violence against women has been acknowledged nationally and internationally as a threat to the health and rights of women as well as to national development. This chapter illuminates the different faces of violence, from the "invisible" suffering of society's most vulnerable individuals to the all-too-visible tragedy of societies.Read More
Incorporating screening related to elder abuse and neglect into these encounters will increase identification of abuse. Health care providers should assess patients for elder abuse and respond to patients who are victims of elder abuse as they would to domestic violence in general.Read More
