Directory of Organizations

The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) designs, provides, and customizes training and consultation, influences policy, promotes collaboration and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.

The National Center on Elder Abuse exists to provide elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy development. NCEA’s website contains many resources and publications to help achieve these goals.

The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) strives to model and promote excellence in child abuse response and prevention.

The National Children’s Alliance (formerly the National Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers) is a not-for profit organization that provides training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to communities seeking to plan, establish, and improve Children’s Advocacy Centers; provides national standards for Children’s Advocacy Center programs; and provides leadership in the field of multidisciplinary team investigations.

Since 2002, NCALL has been providing technical assistance to the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program.  Today, NCALL is a nationally-recognized leader on program development, policy, technical assistance, and training that addresses the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

NCALL provides resources and information on the website regarding sexual abuse in later life.  NCALL also provides training & technical assistance to programs throughout the United States on the issue of SA in Later Life.

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs seeks to address the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive communities. NCAVP is a coalition of programs, located across the country, that documents and advocates for victims of anti-LGBT and anti-HIV/AIDS violence and harassment, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, police misconduct and other forms of victimization. NCAVP publishes two national reports on violence annually.

The mission of this coalition is to create a unified effort to promote the healthy development of children & youth; and end their sexual abuse and exploitation. Read more about coalition members.

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse promotes research, advocacy, public awareness, and training regarding the abuse and neglect of older persons and disabled adults. The organization publishes the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect and NEXUS.

NCJFCJ provides technical assistance through their Enhancing Judicial Skills in Cases Involving Abuse and Sexual Assault Against the Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities project.

The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) is in its second decade of service to all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a resource center on family violence prevention. NCCAFV’s commitment is to intergenerational family violence prevention — of child abuse, domestic violence (spouse/partner abuse) and elder abuse. NCCAFV provides public awareness and education materials, program and resource development, consultation, and technical assistance and training in the United States and internationally.