Related Websites to Explore...

on Drug and Alcohol Addictions...

• National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
  Our mission is to advocate for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies.
  
  
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
  CASA is a unique think/action tank that brings together all of the professional disciplines (health, medicine and nursing, communications, economics, sociology and anthropology, law and law enforcement, business, religion and education) needed to study and combat all forms of substance abuse -- illegal drugs, pills, alcohol and tobacco -- as they affect society.
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  SAMHSA's mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them, and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system.
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
  
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
  
  
• The Office of National Drug Control Policy
  The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
  
  
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
  The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fight the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.  Website information: NCADD's website provides objective information, statistics, facts, referral and advocacy, as well as highlighting awareness and prevention programs and campaigns.
  
  
• Addiction Technology Transfer Center Locations and Web Sites
  The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network's web site furnishes information and training resources that translate into better care for people with substance use disorders.
  
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  The mission of NIDA is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
  
  
• Women and Gender Differences
  The mission of this area of NIDA's web site is to promote the conduct and dissemination of research on women's health and gender differences.
   
• Communities Against Substance Abuse
  Communities Against Substance Abuse is a progressive organization that helps prevent substance abuse through research, education, advocacy, and service.
  
  
• Join Together Online
  Join Together Online is a resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce the harms associated with the use of illicit drugs, excessive alcohol, and tobacco.
  
  
• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
  All of NOFAS's work is dedicated to spreading the message that drinking and pregnancy do not mix.
  
  
• National PTA
  This web site contains strategies to help parents raise alcohol and drug free kids.
  
  
• Recovery Network
  Recovery Network is the first and only cable television network in history dedicated to serving individuals with very personal issues involved in recovery.
  
  
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Program
  The Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program is the Federal government's primary vehicle for reducing drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and violence, through education and prevention activities in our nation's schools.
  
  
• The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
  This resource center offers information on a variety of health topics, including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality.  OMHRC offers customized data searches, publications, mailing lists, referrals, and more regarding American Indian and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders
  
  
• National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
  The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the national clearinghouse for information and resources about women's health.  Our primary goal is to educate healthcare consumers and empower them to make intelligent decisions.  We do this by providing you with easy-to-understand and easy-to-reach information and services.
  

on Domestic Violence...

• Violence Against Women Online Resources
  Violence Against Women Online Resources provides materials on domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking for criminal justice professionals, sexual assault and domestic violence victim advocates, and other multi-disciplinary professionals and community partners who respond to these crimes.
   
  
• Domestic Abuse Counseling Center (DACC)
  DACC was created to provide information, skills and support to men who are trying to change their abusive attitudes and behaviors.
  
  
• The Family Place, Dallas, TX
  The mission of The Family Place is to eliminate family violence through intervention and proactive prevention, extensive community education, advocacy and assistance for victims and their families.
  
  
• Abusive Men Exploring New Directions (AMEND)
  AMEND is a nonprofit organization working to end domestic violence by providing counseling to men who have been abusive, advocacy and support to their partners and children, and education to the community.  AMEND's mission is to help men stop their violence and break the cycle of abuse so that they and their partners, children, and families may live in safe and peaceful homes.
  
  
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
  MINCAVA is considered a leader in innovative violence-related education, research and Internet publishing and now coordinates four nationally and internationally renowned projects.
  
  
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
  The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community provides an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the continual opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings, the examination of service delivery and intervention mechanisms, and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to prevent/reduce family violence in the African American community.