CPI

Domestic violence is a serious problem that can have many effects on employees and their workplaces—effects such as absenteeism, tardiness, decreased productivity, increased turnover, and even incidents of abusive individuals harassing or attacking their partners at work.

As employees are an organization’s greatest assets, it is vital to foster the health and security of all within our workplaces. To assist you in promoting safety and decreasing the risks of domestic violence incidents occurring in the workplace, we offer two pieces, “Domestic Violence Statistics and Your Workplace,” which raises awareness about the effects of domestic violence, and “Domestic Violence Affects All of Us,” which discusses the importance of organizations developing policies and procedures for increasing workplace safety.

Additionally, the following articles and resources contain a wealth of information dedicated to helping prevent and address domestic violence issues. Please note that while CPI does not endorse these external resources, we believe that they may be helpful to you in your efforts to address this profound concern.

United States Resources

• Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence Aid & Resource Collection 
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 
• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• American Institute on Domestic Violence
• Amnesty International USA, Women's Human Rights Program
• Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
• The Audre Lorde Project
• The BWJP Criminal and Civil Justice Office
• National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
• The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute
• Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
• CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
• Child Welfare League of America
• Childhelp USA
• Children's Defense Fund
• Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
• Equality Now
• Faith Trust Institute
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• The Feminist Majority Foundation
• Futures Without Violence
• Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado
• Hate-Crime National Hotline, The Anti-Violence Project
• Human Rights Watch
• The Humane Society of the United States, First Strike Campaign
• INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
• Indigenous Women's Network
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
• Jewish Women International
• JIST Life / KIDSRIGHTS
• LAMBDA GLBT Community Services
• Legal Momentum
• Manavi
• Mending the Sacred Hoop - Technical Assistance Project
• The Miles Foundation (violence and the military)
• Ms. Foundation for Women
• National Center for Elder Abuse
• National Center for Victims of Crime
• National Center for Youth Law
• National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
• National Immigration Forum
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (ALIANZA)
• National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• National Network to End Domestic Violence
• National Organization for Victim Assistance
  
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
  
• National Runaway Switchboard
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
  
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
  
• Sacred Circle: National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women
• Soroptimist International of the Americas
• Violence Against Women Office, U.S. Department of Justice
• Women's Independence Scholarship Program, The Sunshine Lady Foundation
  

Canadian Resources

• Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Centres
• Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
• British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse - Vancouver/Victoria, BC
• Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
• Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• Canadian Women's Virtual Information Centre (womennet)
• Education Wife Assault
• Hot Peach Pages
• Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters
• Manitoba Labour and Immigration: Status of Women - Resources for Women
• National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
• Oak-Net - Older Adult Knowledge Network (Elder Abuse)
• Parents Against Violence Everywhere
• Provincial Association of Transition Houses of Saskatchewan
• Rosenet (Law and Abused Immigrant Women)
• Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan
• SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)
• The Child Abuse Survivor Monument
• The Men's Project - Ottawa, ON
• Violet (Law and Abused Women)

Funding Organizations - Canada 

• Aboriginal Healing Foundation
• Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation - New Brunswick
• The Canadian Women's Foundation - Toronto

Research Organizations 

• BC Institute Against Family Violence
• Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence
• Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la violence familiale et la violence faite aux femme-Quebec
• Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children - Ontario
• LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
• Muriel McQueen Fergusson Family Violence Research Centre - Maritimes
• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
• RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse) - Prairies
• The Freda Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children - BC

Other International Resources 

• American Domestic Violence Crisis Line (Americans living overseas)
• Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (Australia)
• Hot Peach Pages - Worldwide List of Agencies Against Domestic Violence
• Prairieaction Foundation
• Shelternet (Canada)
• UNIFEM, United Nations Development for Women
• Women's Aid (United Kingdom)
• Women's Link Worldwide (Western Europe and Latin America)
• The Waitt Family Foundation - La Jolla, CA
• Zonta International