Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence

In a national survey, 25% of female participants reported being raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner. Nearly two-thirds of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend or date. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call your local domestic violence shelter.

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV)

The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV) is a non-profit statewide agency which has 18 shelters throughout the state. The Alabama Department of Public Health collaborates with Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence to address domestic violence in Alabama.

• Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV) Website
• View ACADV List of Shelters

Publications

• Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Plan
• Alabama Violence Against Women Plan
• Alabama Violence Against Women Resource Directory

Related Websites

• Faith Trust Institute
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Intimate Partner Violence
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Violence Against Women
• VAWnet: National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
• Violence Against Women and Family Violence National Institute of Justice