Resources for More Help and Information

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Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, home of The Duluth Model offers training and resources to communities to help eliminate violence in the lives of women and children.
The Faith Trust Institute offers many Christian books and DVDs. Or call them at 1-877-860-2255.
National Center for Victims of Crime, Stalking Resource Center. Call 1-800-FYI-CALL.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline website is packed with information for women seeking help, and those seeking to help them.
National Network to End Domestic Violence Safety Net Technology Safety Project. Call 202-543-5566.
PASCH stands for Peace and Safety in the Christian Home. This organization offers training, materials and conferences for evangelical Christians.
Polly's Place Network seeks to support programs that help "healing, recovery, renewal, and empowerment for abused families and pregnant teens in crisis".
RAVE, Religion and Violence E-Learning offers FREE downloadable training and curriculum, e-learning classes, sermons, a world map of DV programs, world statistics, and more. Director Nancy Nason-Clark. University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Safe Place Ministries in Boise, Idaho is an excellent resource for books and training.

When Love Hurts, by Jill Cory and Karen McAndless-Davis is a workbook for victims and those who love them. It is subtitled "A Woman's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships".
Keeping the Faith by Rev. Marie Fortune is written for Christian victims of domestic violence. Available from the Faith Trust Institute.
Refuge From Abuse, and No Place for Abuse by Catherine Clark-Kroeger, Biblical scholar, and Nancy Nason-Clark, researcher.
Anguished Hearts study curriculum by Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network. Call them at 1-888-728-7228.
Beyond Abuse in the Christian Home: Raising Voices for Change edited by Catherine Clark-Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark. One chapter is titled: "A survivor looks back: What I wish pastors had known when I was looking for help".
Fragile Soul is an excellent bible study produced by the Assemblies of God, and available at Gospel Publishing.
"When Love Hurts" aired as a four part TV series, and is now available for purchase on DVD at Discovery House Publishers.
Healing the Hurting by Kroeger and Beck is a guide for victims, counselors and ministers, helping them to find hope and stop domestic violence.
What Every Pastor Should Know About Domestic Violence by Al Miles.