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Information Especially For You
Violence Information For Women
(Office of Women's Health, DHHS)

What is Elder Abuse?
(API Legal Outreach Elder Abuse Prevention & Technical Assistance)
 
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Research and Tools
Domestic Violence and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Elder Abuse and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Intimate Partner Violence and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Spouse Abuse and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Asian, Asian Indian and Pacific Island: Bibliographic References for Multicultural Perspectives on Domestic Violence in the U.S.
(Natalie J. Sokoloff at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Sociology Department)

Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Contexts - Domestic Violence in Specific Ethnic Communities
(Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence)
Information on domestic violence in specific Asian and Pacific Islander ethnic and demographic communities. Includes bibliographies, statistics and other resources.

Elder Abuse Training Curriculum
(API Legal Outreach Elder Abuse Prevention & Technical Assistance)
Designed for those serving the Asian American community to understand the basic and dynamics of elder abuse.

Gender-Based Violence
(Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or for TTY 1-800-787-3224 (start new line for this part) The National Domestic Violence Hotline serves as the only domestic violence hotline in the nation with access to more than 5,000 shelters and domestic violence programs across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Hotline is toll-free, confidential and anonymous. The Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in more than 170 different languages through interpreter services, with a TTY line available for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing.

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Materials in Asian Languages
Chinese
     Mental Health - Abuse Recovery Mental Health - Abuse Recovery

Korean
      Mental Health - Abuse Recovery Mental Health - Abuse Recovery

Vietnamese
      Mental Health - Abuse Recovery Mental Health - Abuse Recovery

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Organizations and Programs
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
(Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum)

API Legal Outreach Elder Abuse Prevention & Technical Assistance

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General Information
Domestic Violence
(National Library of Medicine)

Domestic Violence in Healthfinder
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Child Abuse in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Elder Abuse in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Family Issues in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet (PDF, 162 KB)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS)
 
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