Additional Resources and Links

DCF Domestic Violence Unit Publications, Protocols & Policies

• DCF Domestic Violence Protocol 

• DCF Domestic Violence Case Consultation Guidelines 

• Filing a Child Abuse/Neglect Report (51a) in Domestic Violence Cases 

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  Pamela Whitney and Lonna Davis, Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Massachusetts Links and Resources

• Massachusetts statewide coalition for domestic violence and sexual assault resources

• Certified Batterer Intervention Programs

• Division of Violence and Injury Prevention

• DTA Domestic Violence Unit

• Services for Substance Abusing Battered women and their Children 

• Visitation Centers 

• Child witness to violence programs 

National Links and Publications

• Child Welfare League of America

• Family Violence Prevention Fund

• The Greenbook initiative: Child Protection, Domestic Violence providers and Juvenile Court collaborations

• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse

• Incite! Women of Color Against Violence

• The Urban Institute: Efforts by Child Welfare Agencies to Address Domestic Violence

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• In the Best Interest of Women and Children: A Call for Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Domestic Violence Constituencies
  Susan Schechter, University of Iowa;Jeffrey Edleson, University of Minnesota

• TAPESTRI , Inc., Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Challenging Gender Based Oppression

• The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly

• The Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

• The National Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

• The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence

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This information is provided by the Department of Children and Families.