Menstuff® has compiled the following information for people being stalked.
American Self-Help Clearinghouse
Provides national listings and directories to help with finding
or forming a support group in your area. 201.625.7101
Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) www.cavnet.org
Legal Help USA www.legal-help-usa.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Service www.ncjrs.org, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, 800.851.3420. Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice. Victims and others an order papers reporting various studies done under grants by the Institute on stalking, violence and domestic abuse.
National Domestic Violence Hotline, 3616 Far West Blvd., Suite 101-297, Austin, TX 87831, 800.799.7233. A free, 24-hour hotline that provides victims with referrals to agencies in their own areas.
National Self-Help Clearinghouse, 212.642.2944. Provides national listings and directories to help with finding or forming a support group in your area.
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), 1757 Park Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20010. 800.879.6682 or 202.232.6682. A free, 24-hour hotline that provides information and referral for victims to resources in their own states.
National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street, NW
Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036.
General phone number is: 202-467-8700.
NCVC is home to the Stalking Resource Center, a project funded by the Department of Justice (VAWO). You can get more info about the Stalking Resource Center (SRC) on their website: www.ncvc.org. The link directly to the SRC is: http://www.ncvc.org/src/index.html.
In addition, through the Victim Helpline (800) FYI-CALL, TTY (800)211-7996, website (www.ncvc.org) or email (gethelp@ncvc.org ), victims and others may obtain information and referral on victim and crime-related issues. Open M-F: 8:30 - 8:30 EST.
The San Diego County Stalking Strike Force
(619) 515-8900
Provides assistance to San Diego stalking victims.
www.stalkingassistance.com - The Stalking Assistance Site is a comprehensive, practical resource designed by women with over 20 years of combined experience in federal law enforcement and threat management. Step-by step detailed instruction is provided in a variety of relevant areas. Professional consulting services are donated at a reduced rate by a highly experienced threat assessment and management consultant and a 900 telephone number is additionally offered as another option for immediate support.
Survivors of Stalking (SOS)
P.O. Box 20762
Tampa, FL 33622
www.soshelp.org
Provides workshops on stalking. Victims and others can also order cassettes of these workshops that include information on stalking, laws, threat assessment, safety, and workplace violence. Keeps list of support groups for victims in various states and provides information, support, and referral for victims who call.
The Stalking Victims Sanctuary
www.stalkingvictims.com
Tricounty advocacy center in Rensselaer County New York; Victim Advocacy Program of the Capital District, 5 Broadway, Suite 201, Troy, NY 12180, E-mail: VACCD@aol.com
Victim-Assistance Online
http://www.vaonline.org
DOJ First Annual Stalking Report to Congress (1996)
http://ncjrs.org/txtfiles/stlkbook.txt
DOJ Second Annual Stalking Report to Congress (1997)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocpa/94Guides/DomViol
Model Antistalking Code
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawgo/reports.htm
Bureau of Justice Assistance Seminar on Stalking Law Implementation
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocpa/94Guides/DomViol/appendb.htm
National Victim Center stalking law fact sheets
http://aspensys.aspensys.com:209/R0-185754-range/ncjrs/data/anticode.txt
and http://www.nvc.org/ddir/info71.htm
Stalking FAQ
http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/stalker.htm
National Victim Center help guide for stalking victims
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa/ch21-2st.htm
National Victim Center safety tips
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/stalk/info44.htm
Wired patrol http://www.wiredpatrol.org
Portland (OR) stalking information
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/dcfs/dv/dvman/stalking.html
"The Message Relay Center" acts as a mediator between > parents when communication is either undesired or too dangerous to be > conducted. This is especially true where domestic violence or stalking is > involved. We can assist you in these type of situations to prevent the > aggressor in these situations from harming the other parties. Please feel > free to contact me MessageRelayCenter@msn.com
www.stopdv.com Provides information on domestic violence, stalking and stalking laws.
http://www.delphi.com/crimesurvivors/
Cyberstalking: A New Challenge For Law Enforcement and Industry: A Report from the Attorney General to the Vice President http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm
Privacy Rights Clearing House http://www.privacyrights.org
www.stalkingbehavior.com
The Epidemic of Cyberstalking
As technology advances, so does its seedy underbelly. Cyberstalkers have terrorized thousands, but law enforcement often is unable or unwilling to deal with it. Congress is studying a bill to address the growing problem. By Katie Dean.
Cyberstalked? Use Common Sense
You wouldn't give a stranger on the street your name, address, phone number, or pictures of yourself. Internet safety advocates say you shouldn't do it online, either. By Katie Dean.
The Stalked Need a Safety Net
Jayne Hitchcock couldn't get the help she needed when she was cyberstalked four years ago. Now she's helping others -- by training law enforcement. By Katie Dean.
Not Victims http://www.smalltime.com/notvictims/
Helpful guide for stalking victims http://www.nvc.org/ddir/info44.htm
Stalking: Questions and answers http://www.nvc.org/ddir/info43.htm
Are You Being Stalked? Tips for your protection http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs14-stk.html
Barbara Schilfer Commemorative Clinic
489 College Street, Suite 503
Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5
(416) 323-9149
Provides free legal, counseling, cultural interpretation, and information and referral services to women who are survivors of violence.
Canadian Resource Center for Victims of Crime
141 Catherine Street, Suite 100
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1C3
(613) 233-7614
Acts as a resource center for victims of crime and assists victims and their families in dealing with sentence administration, parole authorities, and securing legal counsel.
Victims for Justice
P.O. Box 22023
3079 Forestglade Drive
Windsor, Ontario N8R 2H5
(519) 972-0836
An organization that provides a research library of stalking incidents in Canada as well as handouts on "how to Survive a Stalker" and "How to Safeguard Yourself."
Evonne von Heussen-Countryman, M.B.E
Director, N.A.S.H, U.K
P.O. Box 1309
Kenilworth
Warwickshire, CV8 2YJ
England, U.K.
Tel/Fax/ and (24hr voice mail): 011 44 1926 850089 or (01926 850089).
Mobile: 07944 244116.
Office hours: Tues to Thurs; 10:30am to 4:30pm.
Support line for distressed Victims only: Mondays 9:00am to 12:30pm and
Friday evenings 7:30pm to 10:00pm. We close on Bank Holidays, Statutory
holidays, and twice per year for a two-month periods to catch up with
backlog of work.
A site that deals with harassment law in the UK: www.harassment-law.co.uk
Allen law review article on United Kingdom stalking laws
http://www.uchastings.edu/womenslj/jordan.html and
http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/1996/issue4/allen4.html
Paper on the UK's Protection from Harassment Act, 1997 and its implementation and interpretation.
http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/2000/issue1/vonheussen1.html
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust
14 East Sheen Ave
London SW148AS, UK
tel. 0181 392 1839
www.suzylamplugh.org/advice/stalking.htm
Stichting Anti-Stalking
(Anti-Stalking Foundation)
PO Box 11
9430 AA Westerbork
tel: +31 (0) 593-346476
My Sister Marquerite
http://marquerite_van_c.tripod.com
A tribute by the sister of a stalking victim who was stabbed and killed by her stalker.
Victoria
Victims Referral And Assistance Service
GPO Box 4356QQ
Melbourne Victoria 3001
tel (03) 9603 9797 or 1800 819 817
South Australia
Victim Support Service
11 Halifax Street
Adelaide South Austraila 5000
tel. (08) 8231 5626 or 1800 182 368
New South Wales
Victims of Crime Bureau
Level 6, 299 Elizabeth Street
Sydney New South Wales 2000
tel. (02) 9374 3000 or 1800 633 063
Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL)
tel. (02) 9743 1636 (Sydney)
tel. (02) 9426 5826 (Newcastle)
Western Australia
Assisting Victims of Crime
6th Floor, 81 St. George's Terrace
Perth, Western Australia 6000
tel. (09) 322 3711 or 1 800 818 988
Queensland
Victims of Crime Association
5 Croydon Road
Woodridge Queensland 4114
tel. (07) 3290 2513 (brisbane Office)
tel. 1300 73 3777 (24 hour victim support)
Tasmania
Victims of Crime Service
160 New Town Road
New Town Tasmania 7008
tel. (03) 6228 7628
Australian Capital Territory
Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL)
1 Iluka Street
Narrabundah ACT 2604
tel. (02) 6295 9600
Northern Territory
Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL)
43 Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800http://www.antistalking.com
tel. 1800 672 242 (24 hour)
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