NATIONAL RESOURCES

National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women

NCDBW is a national resource and advocacy center that provides information and other kinds of support to battered women charged with crimes and to members of their defense team: attorneys, battered women's advocates, and expert witnesses.
125 9^th Street Suite 302, Philadelphia PA 19107
215-351-0010 (tel) 215-351-0779 (fax)
800-903-0111 ext. 3 (NCDBW accepts collect calls from women in prison)

National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative

A clearinghouse and resource center on domestic violence fatality reviews. 
Northern Arizona University, Dept of Criminal Justice, Building 65, Box 15005, Flagstaff, AZ 86011.  Telephone: 800-531-2693

Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review

Its goals are to promote cooperation, communication and collaboration among agencies investigating and intervening in domestic violence; identify patterns in domestic violence-related fatalities; and formulate recommendations regarding the investigation, intervention and prevention of domestic violence.
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1402 3^rd Avenue Suite 406, Seattle WA 98101. Tel: 206-389-2515 www.wscadv.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC publishes reports on intimate homicide, analyzing state and national data. Surveillance for homicide among intimate partners – United States, 1981-1998 can be viewed at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5003a1.htm

IMPORTANT REQUEST & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

We are collecting information about domestic violence-related homicides and suicides in Asian and Pacific Islander families.  Please send us clippings or news stories from the local and ethnic press so we can analyze the data.

• Contact us if you have questions, or need help and information.
  450 Sutter Street #600, San Francisco CA 94108
  Tel: 415-954-9988 ext. 315 Fax: 415.954.9999 E-mail: apidvinstitute@apiahf.org