Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, or intimate partner violence) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another

Materials on Teen Relationship Violence

Domestic Violence Community Resources
Below you will find information and links to various organziations with a local and national presence. These agencies and organizations are spread throughout the United States.

Internet Safety

WARNING

Taking all of the actions on this page may not prevent an abuser from discovering your email and Internet activity. The safest way to find information on the Internet is to go to a safer computer. Some suggestions would be your local library, a friend's house or your workplace. Other safety suggestions: Change your password often, do not pick obvious words or numbers for your password, and make sure to include a combination of letters and numbers for your password.

Service for Batterers: AMEND is a nonprofit organization working to end domestic violence by providing counseling to men who have been abusive, advocacy and support to their partners and children, and education to the community. AMEND’s mission is to help men stop their violence and break the cycle of abuse so that they and their partners, children, and families may live in safe and peaceful homes.

Workshops for Survivors: The spiritual needs of victims have in the past been overlooked or forgotten by our society. Mary’s Hope Workshops are dedicated to educating the public about the spiritual wounds left in the wake of profound childhood abuses, and helping to facilitate the healing and recovery from those spiritual wounds.

Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence:The Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) is dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence in all of its forms. CCADV serves as a forum for social action and the development of services for battered women, men and their families by bringing its membership and the community together.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is to organize our collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership in communities and individuals who seek to end violence in our lives.

Colorado Victims Assistance: The Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) is committed to fairness and healing for crime victims, their families and communities through leadership, education, and advocacy.  By operating in an inclusive and compassionate manner, COVA creates solutions and positive change.
COVA's vision is to be recognized as a national leader in building a collaborative environment where crime victims are given the opportunity to heal and restore balance to their lives.

Teen Domestic Violence Information: Be proud of your opinions! Speaking up against injustice and abuse among your friends is a great step you can take towards creating a society in which relationship violence is not tolerated.

Elder Abuse Information: The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), directed by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is committed to helping national, state, and local partners in the field be fully prepared to ensure that older Americans will live with dignity, integrity, independence, and without abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Legal Assistance: The Victims' Assistance Legal Organization, Inc. (VALOR), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1979 by the late Frank G. Carrington, one of the early proponents of victims' rights. It was his intention that the organization provide leadership on issues related to the rights of crime victims in America.

Familiy Violence Prevention Fund: The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): (303) 321-3104 www.namiadco.org