Resources | Other Resources/Links
General Resources
Catholic Charities --- www.ccomaha.org/get_involved/programs.html for assistance for victims of domestic abuse with immigration issues
DVCC --- www.dvccomaha.org for information on domestic abuse assistance in the Omaha metro area
Greater Omaha Chamber --- http://omahachamber.org/ for education and workforce programs
Greater Omaha GLBT Professionals --- http://www.GOglbt.org for advancement growth and equality for its members, businesses and allies by providing educational, networking and community-building opportunities.
Equal Justice Clearinghouse --- www.neequaljustice.org for information on divorce, custody, protection orders.
Lutheran Family Services --- www.lfsneb.org for assistance for victims of domestic abuse with immigration issues.
National Center for Victims of Crime --- www.ncvc.org Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking
National Women's Law Center --- www.nwlc.org
Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition ---
www.ndvsac.org to obtain list of shelters in NE and other services.
Office of Women against Violence --- www.usdoj.gov/ovw
Urban League --- http://urbanleagueneb.org/ Empowerment and quality of life, nonviolence workshops
TEEN Web sites
www.Loveisrespect.org
www.Loveisnotabuse.com
www.Thesafespace.org
www.Thatsnotcool.com
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender:
http://ssdv.acon.org.au
www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
www.lgbtdomesticabuse.org.uk
Men against DV/SA:
www.Menagainstsexualviolence.org
www.Mencanstoprape.org
www.Menagainstdv.org
General:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Ncadv.org- National Coalition against Domestic Violence
Ndvsac.org-Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition
rainn.org (sexual assault support/resources)
caepv.org (dv and the workplace)
Legal Assistance:
Legal Aid of Nebraska - 402-348-1060 Access line
877-250-2016 toll free for out of Omaha area
Creighton Law Clinic - 402-280-2872
Volunteer Lawyers Project - 800-927-0117
Latino Resource Center- 402-898-6760
Justice for our neighbors - 402-898-1349
Elder Access Line - 800-527-7249
Nebraska Child Support Enforcement (Automated line) -
877-631-9973
Child Sexual Abuse books for parents:
Childhood Sexual Abuse: Developmental Effects Across The Lifespan. F. Felicia Ferrara .Wadsworth Publishing Company / November 2001
Stop Child Molestation Book. G. Abel, M.D. and Nora Harlow Xlibris Corporation / December 2001
Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse/Incest Perpetrators. Dorothy M. Neddermeyer. Genesis Consultants Inc / August 1995
ChildHood: It Should Not Hurt. Claire R. Reeves. LTI Publishing / August 2003. www.childhooditshouldnothurt.com.
Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane). Gavin De Becker. Dell / May 2000
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention for children:
The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Sandy Kleven, Jody Lynn Bergsma (Illustrator)Illumination Arts Publishing Company, Incorporated / March 1998?
A Very Touching Book...for Little People and for Big People?Jan Hindman?Alexandria Associates / July 1983?
My Body Is Private?Linda Walvoord Girard, Rodney Pate?Albert Whitman & Co; Reprint Edition / September 1992?
It's My Body?Lory Freeman?Parenting Press / May 1984
Trouble with Secrets
Karen Johnsen
Loving Touches
Lory Freeman
Telling Isn't Tattling?Kathryn Hammerseng?Parenting Press / May 1996?
Your Body Belongs to You?Cornelia Spelman?Albert Whitman & Co / April 2000?
When I Was Little Like You ?Jane Porett?Child Welfare League / July 2000
Kids and DV
Hands are Not for Hitting
Martine Agassi
Living with my Family (workbook)
Wendy Deaton and Kendall Johnson
My own Thoughts on Stopping the Hurt (workbook)
Wendy Deaton
No More Hurt (workbook)
Wendy Deaton and Kendall Johnson
? Teen Dating Violence and Rape:
Don't Give it Away: A Workbook of Self-Awareness and Self-Affirmation for Young Women
Iyanla Vanzant (1999, Simon and Schuster)
Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write about their Search for Self
Sara Shandler (1999, Harper Perennial)
In Love and in Danger: A teen's guide to breaking free of abusive relationships
Barrie Levy (1998, Seal Ppress Feminist Pub.)
What Parents Need to Know about Dating Violence
Barrie Levy and Patricia Occhiuzzo Giggaos (1995, Seal Press)
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mary Pipher (1994, Putnam)
Date Abuse
Herma Silverstein (1994, Enslow Publishers)
I Never Called It Rape: The MS. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape
Robin Warshaw (1988, Harper & Row)
"What you need to know about dating violence: A Teen's Handbook"
Distributed by Liz Claiborne Inc. (Call 1-800-449-STOP or visit www.lizclaiborne.com) (2000)
"A Parent's Handbook: How to talk to your children about developing healthy relationships"
Distributed by Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Call 1-800-449-STOP or visit www.lizclaiborne.com) (1998)
All That She Can Be: Helping Your Daughter Maintain her Self-esteem
Carol J. Eagle, Carol Colman (1994, Fireside)
Keep Talking: A Mother-Daughter Guide to the Pre-Teen years
Lynda Madison (1997, Andrews & McMeel)
Adult Domestic Violence
Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free
Elaine Weiss, Ed.D (2000, University of Utah School of Medicine)
A Woman Like You: The Face of Domestic Violence
Vera Anderson
Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence
Elaine Weiss
Safety Planning with Battered Women
Jill M. Davies, et al
***The Verbally Abusive Relationship
Patricia Evans
What to Do When Love Turns Violent
Marian Betancourt
When Men Batter Women
John Gottman and Neil Jacobson
Adult Sexual Assault:
Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse
Steven R Tracy
License to Rape: Sexual Abuse of Wives
David Finkelhor, Kersti Yllo
Transforming a Rape Culture
Emilie Buchwald, Martha Roth, Pamela R. Fletcher
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
Carolyn Ainscough, Kay Toon
Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault
Editor: Michael Domitrz
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Wendy Maltz, Carol Arian
Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C
Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse
Mike Lew
Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
Laura Davis
Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood Sexual Abuse
Richard B. Gartner
Hurting and Healing: How to Overcome the Trauma of Sexual Abuse and Rape
Gloria Wade
***The Gift of Fear
Gavin de Becker
***Healing the Shame that Binds You
John Bradshaw (for both survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault)