Counseling, support groups and programs assisting the whole family to eliminate abuse.

Batterer intervention program of Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, Michigan.

AMEND is a nonprofit organization working to end domestic violence by providing counselng to men who have been abusive, advocacy to their partners, and education to the community.

Professional organization of clinicians and researchers providing treatment to the sex offender population. Site includes policy statements on treatment of juvenile sex offenders and intervention with abusers.

Provides a working forum for interaction and information sharing among agencies and individuals concerned with the provision of batterer intervention services in Michigan.

Report in Acrobat PDF format from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs - June 2003

This publication from the Florida Department of Corrections contains certification procedures and state minimum standards for batterers' intervention programs and assessors in Florida. Also included are monitoring procedures and all forms for the program.

Listing of sex-specific treatment providers for abusing children, teenagers, and adults by state.

Violence Against Women Online Resources - University of Minnesota.

Article by Rod Patterson in Issues Facing Australian Families: Human Services Respond.

First counseling program in the nation for men who batter. Offers batterer counseling, support referrals for families, training courses and materials for counselors and educators.

The Family Violence Project provides group counselling to men who are abusive in their intimate relationships, and group support to their women partners. Located in Victoria, BC.

The Freedom From Fear site provides an informational booklet and links to resources for men who batter.

Critique of batterer treatment programs.

A summary of a talk given by José Tavarez at the conference Men Aren't From Mars: Masculinities and Non-Violence in Latin American and the Caribbean, held in London in October 2001.

The program includes several interlocking components and activities: reeducation classes for male batterers, a men's 24-Hour Hotline and the inclusion of Men's Program graduates actively participating in community change work.

No To Violence (NTV), the Male Family Violence Prevention Association Inc., is a peak organisation of individuals and agencies working for the prevention of male family violence. The specific focus is work with men to assist them to change and end their violent behaviour.

Information and updates about the work of the Non-Violence Alliance, its training and program development project, the Domestic Violence Intervention Training Institute and issues related to work with batterers.?

Counseling service in Central Indiana.

Includes research and published works on violent offenders, their treatment, and their perceptions of the treatment and how others view them.

by Edward Gondolf, Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA