ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT RESOURCES

*CENTER FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, INC.* CALIFORNIA PROTECTIVE PARENT'S ASSOCIATION "The Mission of the California Protective Parents Association is to protect children from incest and family violence through research, education and advocacy." *CHILD ABUSE SOLUTIONS* CUSTODY PREP FOR MOMS "A support site provided by those that have been through the process." Our website is intended to help fit and loving mothers who wish to continue to be the primary caretakers of their children. CAVNET (Communities Against Violence Network) "... founded and operated by the former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office at the Justice Department, CAVNET has developed an international network of professionals addressing domestic violence, ... stalking, juvenile justice, [and] human rights, ..." "We, the COURAGEOUS KIDS NETWORK, are a growing group of young people, whose childhood was shattered by biased and inhumane court rulings, which forced us to live with our abusive parent, while restricting or sometimes completely eliminating contact with our loving and protective parent. We lost our home, pets, toys, friends… our childhood. We lived in fear, depression, hopelessness and helplessness for years. Some of us ran away from our abusers. Some could not handle the trauma and committed suicide. We who survived, got older, stronger, and are boldly proclaiming: "ENOUGH!" http://courageouskids.net/ *DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND CHILD CUSTODY: Legal Strategies and Policy Issues;* Book Edited by Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D. and Barry Goldstein, J.D. *FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE* FRIEDA HANIMOV, "Undercover Mom", Helps NY District Attorney and FBI bust NY Family Court corruption; 48 Hours Coverage BARRY GOLDSTEIN, New York State attorney, author, teacher, advocate for battered women, and expert on abuser’s legal tactics; author of "SCARED TO LEAVE, AFRAID TO STAY - Paths From Family Violence to Safety" and "Custody-Visitation Scandal Cases" ILLINOIS COALITION FOR FAMILY COURT REFORM Chicago grassroots organization led by Annette Zender that has collected victim impact statements, garnered the assistance of legislators, and captured the attention of the media. JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN, Eileen King, Regional Director, Washington, DC (conference presenter); "Our mission is to raise the consciousness of our society about the failure of our governmental agencies to protect victims of child abuse..."; Briefs, decisions, etc. LEADERSHIP COUNCIL "... a nonprofit independent scientific organization...of...scientists, clinicians, educators, legal scholars, and public policy analysts...[whose] mission is to promote the ethical application of psychological science to human welfare." LET MY CHILDREN GO! KOURTS FOR KIDS Wendy Titelman ORGANIZATIONS dealing with battered mothers and their children.	MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN "...to support, nurture and pray for mothers who have been forcibly separated from their children by the family law and juvenile courts. Our primary goal is to bring to public awareness the fact that children who report abuse, particularly incest, are regularly given into the custody or unsupervised visitation of the identified perpetrators." NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PEACE OVER VIOLENCE Offers a variety of services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and domestic violence stalking in the Los Angeles area. PROTECTIVE MOTHERS ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL Organization founded and co-directed by Lundy Bancroft and Janice Levinson committed to bringing about dramatic reforms in the treatment of protective moms and their children in family court. *SHANAHAN, THOMAS, ESQ.* SMALL JUSTICE: LITTLE JUSTICE IN AMERICA'S COURTS, Garland Waller, Producer (conference presenter); Highly acclaimed, multi-award winning documentary film. Small Justice received the "Award for Media Excellence" from The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute at the 8th International Conference on Family and Domestic Violence. stopfamilyviolence.org *JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION* *VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ONLINE RESOURCES: CHILD CUSTODY AND PROTECTION,* "... a cooperative project of the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse within the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota..." *WOMEN FOR HOPE*