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Women's Issues

 

  • Sexual Assault
    • Victim Rights Law Center: Free legal resources for women who have been assaulted in Massachusetts.
    • RAINN: America's largest anti-sexual assault organization and helpline (free and confidential 24/7).
    • YWCA: Find help for Sexual Assault and other women's issues from your local YWCA.

 

  • Self-Defense and Violence Prevention
    • AWARE: Resources for training, information, and support for women learning how to cope with violence.
    • FULLPOWER: Help in learning and practicing personal safety, confidence, self-protection and advocacy skills.

 

  • Domestic Violence
    • Jane Doe: A Massachusetts coalition that brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence crimes, and provides resources for those who have suffered. 
    • Domestic Violence Hotline: Advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information, and referrals to agencies across America (24/7).
    • National Women's Health Center: Provides information on types of violence against women, including specific resources for each type of violence and how to get help. 
    • End Violence: Information and resources for domestic and intimate partner violence.

 

 

  • Prostitution
    • Children of the Night: Dedicated to assisting children between the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced to prostitute on the streets for food and a place to sleep.

    • Missing Kids: Legal and investigative resources for children who have been exploited.

 

 

    • Pornography
      • ACPO:  Volunteers from all around the world, whose mission is to stop the sexual exploitation of the world's children.
      • Enough: Protecting children and families from the Internet dangers of pornography, child pornography, child stalking and sexual predation.

     

    • Trafficking in Women and Children
      • Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse:  Handbooks, legislation, and published works regarding trafficking. 
      • Global March Against Child Labor:  Work to School Campaign, newslines, and resources for those who want to stop child labor.
        • Child Molestation
          • Stop it Now!:  Child sexual abuse prevention site.  Includes online resource guides, help lines, and how to detect warning signs. 
          • Child Molestation Prevention:  A national science-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse through research, education, and family support.
          • Community Coalition Against Family ViolenceCommitted to serving victims/survivors of abuse and family violence, regardless of age, ethnicity/race, financial status, language, sexual orientation, immigration status, class, religion, gender, mental or physical ability. Free and confidential.
            • Child-Sex Tourism
              • Child Wise:  Dedicated to protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation overseas by providing direct assistance and support, raising awareness and educating the community, building the capacity of communities to protect children, responding to new risks to children, reducing the impact of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
              • Captive Daughters:  Focused solely on ending the sexual bondage of female adolescents and children. 

                                                                                                     

                                                        

         

     

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