Links & Resources

Looking for more information? There’s a lot out there. Check out these websites, or call our hotline.

Domestic Violence Coalitions and Organizations

• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence  Includes links to our sister projects throughout Maine
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Network to End Domestic Violence
• National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs Originators of the Power and Control Wheel
• Family Violence Prevention Fund

Local Resources

• Community Care Support for adults, children, and families around a variety of issues
• Maine Employers Against Domestic Violence
• Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
• Rape Response Services
• Maine Batterers Intervention Programs
• Batterers Intervention Program Description – Kathryn Maietta, LCSW
• 2-1-1 Maine Health and human services resources and information

Legal Resources

• Pine Tree Legal Assistance
• Battered Women’s Justice Project
• www.Womenslaw.org 
• State of Maine Court Forms and Publications page
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Department
• Penquis Law Project
• Maine Volunteer Lawyer’s Project
• Maine State Bar Association
• U.S.  D.O.J.’s Office for Victims of Crime
• Legal Services for the Elderly
• American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence

Economic & Housing Resources

• Get Money, Get Safe  Information about economic empowerment and abuse
• The Maine Education Opportunity Center
• Maine Equal Justice Project Information on TANF & ASPIRE, health care, food stamps, and more
• MaineHousing Information on housing in Maine, including information on subsidized housing
• Penquis

Youth Resources

• National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
• The Safe Space
• Choose Respect 
• University of Maine’s Safe Campus Project 
• Love is Not Abuse 

Native Resources

• Sacred Circle
• Mending the Sacred Hoop
• Tribal Law and Policy Institute 
• Penobscot Nation
• Maliseet Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program
• Passamaquoddy Peaceful Relations Domestic Violence Response Program

LGBTQQI Resources

• Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
• GLAD Equal Justice Under the Law  New England-based legal rights organization; includes information on Maine laws
• The Gender Project  From the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Equality Maine
• Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• The Network la Red

Resources for Elders and People with Disabilities

• Legal Services for the Elderly
• Eastern Area Agency on Aging
• Maine DHHS Elder Page
• Maine DHHS Office of Adult Mental Health Services
• Penobscot County Triad Coalition
• National Clearing House on Abuse in Later Life

Stalking

• Stalking Awareness Month
• Stalking Incident Log (PDF)

Faith and Abuse

• RAVE
• FaithTrust Institute

PDF Resources

• Spruce Run’s Suggested Reading List
• Warning Signs of an Abusive Partner
• Power and Control Wheels
• Map of Maine Domestic Violence Services

Other Resources & Information

• Maine Department of Health and Human Services
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse Online Clearinghouse  Articles on Abuse
• Lundy Bancroft Online  The website of Lundy Bancroft, speaker, activist and author of several good books on abuse
• The Linkage Project Raises awareness of the connection between family violence and animal cruelty
• Wired Safety Information on internet safety
• University of Minnesota’s Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
• Maitri San Fransico-based nonprofit that focuses on helping South Asian families impacted by abuse
• The Greenbook Initiative Information on the intersection between domestic violence and child maltreatment
• U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women
• Hot Peach Pages International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies Offers resources in many world languages
• Know More Say More Information on the intersection between reproductive health and domestic abuse