Domestic Violence

• Answers to Your Questions about Victims' and Witnesses' Rights PDF

  This resource has information on Crimes Covered by the Victim Rights Act; The Victim Rights Act; Law Enforcement Responsibilities; Agency Responsibilities; Department of Corrections Responsibilities; Probation Department Responsibilities ... and more. Content Detail

  By:

  Colorado Judicial Branch and Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance

• Are You Being Abused?

  When one person scares, hurts or continually puts down the other person, it's abuse. This information will help you understand the meaning of abuse. Content Detail

  By:

  National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)

• El Paso County Domestic Violence Legal Resource Guide PDF

  This booklet has the following information: What you Should Expect in Court if you Represent Yourself; What you Should do Before Going to Court; How you Should Act in Court; What is Evidence; How do you Present Evidence to the Judge; How You Choose a Lawyer; How you get a Protection Order; Your Notes from Court; and much more. Content Detail

  By:

  Greenbook Grant Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• What is Stalking?

  What is stalking? What are some legal definitions? Is the threatening nature of stalking always apparent? How prevalent is stalking? These questions and many more are answered in this resource. Content Detail

  By:

  Stalking Resource Center

• Domestic Violence - Taking Action and Getting Help

  This resource provides information about to plan ahead in case of a Domestic Violence emergency, seeking help in an emergency and additional hotlines, shelters and support resources available to victims of domestic violence. (Note: the shelters listed are primarily in Seattle, please refer to other resources within this site for local shelter information.) Content Detail

  By:

  Multilingual Access Project

  Read this in:

  Russian / Pусский

  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

• Immigrant Women and Abuse

  If you are an immigrant to the United States, and you are a victim of domestic violence or rape, here are some suggestions we hope will help you. Content Detail

  By:

  Women's Justice Center

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Legal Momentum:helping victims of domestic violence maintain their jobs and their housing

  Legal Momentum has a project focusing on helping victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking maintain their jobs and their housing while taking steps to address the violence. Many updated materials and additional resources. Content Detail

  By:

  Legal Momentum

• National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)

  Call this number for help or go to the website to learn about more help available to domestic violence victims. Assistance is available in both English and Spanish. Hotline advocates and volunteers also have access to translators in 139 languages. Content Detail

  By:

  National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Staying Safe While Going to Court

  This site has instructions on how to stay safe while going to court, as well as information about preserving evidence to use in court, plus much more. Content Detail

  By:

  womenslaw.org

• A Chance to Talk with an Attorney

  Volunteer attorneys will provide their time for a 15 minute private consultation about such matters as divorce, custody, renter's rights, etc. To facilitate this service please bring all necessary documentation related to your case, such as; leases, contracts, court papers, etc. A small donation is requested for this service but no one will be denied services for lack of ability to pay. Read More

  By:

  Alpine Legal Services

• How to Get a New Social Security Number

  If you are a victim of domestic violence and need to relocate and establish a new identity, it may be helpful to get a new Social Security number. Social Security (not routinely) will assign a new number to an individual when evidence shows they are being harassed, abused or their life is endangered. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Online

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Teenage Dating and Violence

  Many topics are covered on this site including, the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, identifying abuse and what to do if you are victim. This resource also facilitates an interactive Live Chat with an advocates, how support a friend involved with dating violence and the teen dating Bill of Rights. Content Detail

  By:

  loveisrespect.org

• The Effects of DV on Children

  Potential effects, parents, safety, age-specific indicators, working with children, statistics and a child's own safety plan all can be found on this site. Content Detail

  By:

  ACADV

• What is a Protection Order?

  There is a lot of information about protective orders (used to be called restraining orders) on this website, including how to go about getting one, who will help serve the papers and more. Content Detail

  By:

  Colorado Legal Services

• Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children's Exposure to Violence

  This resource helps parents and other caregivers understand the potential impact of exposure to violence on the development of their children. Content Detail

  By:

  Safe Start Center