A meeting last evening with an army wife led me to add to my growing list of links I maintain on my website to help my clients find valuable resources and assistance. The issue of domestic violence looms too large in today's society. The DoD has taken a zero tolerance stance on the issue. Every branch of the service has a Family Advocacy Program available to provide important help and resources to abused spouses.
I've posted links to the FAP programs for every branch of the service on my Law Links page. Look in Section IX regarding military families. You might want to bookmark this resource for future reference.
There are many agencies available to help women and their families to escape and/or to prevent family violence. See, for example:
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New Visions: Alliance to End Violence in Asian/Asian American Communities Tel. 734-615-2106 Email [email protected]
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
Tel. 415-954-9988, ext. 315 Email: [email protected]
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
Michigan Battered Women's Clemency Project
Email: [email protected]
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women"
A collection of news articles concerning domestic violence and sexual violence is found here on the website of the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
If you need crisis help:
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services
24-hour line: 888-664-8624
Help Against Violent Encounters Now (HAVEN)
24-hour line: 248-334-1274
Domestic Violence Project/SAFE House
24-hour line: 734-995-5444
Detroit Police Department Rape Counseling Center and Domestic Violence
24-hour lines: 313-833-1660 or 313-833-9813
To contact Jeanne Hannah with your questions or to view her Family Law website, click here.
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