ANGER/VIOLENCE

Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
2000 Hamilton Street, Suite C06, Philadelphia, PA 19130 215- 567-6776 www.avpphila.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
 
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
99 New York Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20226 HOTLINE 888-ATF-TIPS http://www.atf.gov/. ATF enforces the federal laws & regulations relating to firearms, explosives & arson by working directly with others to prevent crime and violence through enforcement, regulation and community outreach. They have a kids and teens link http://www.atf.gov/kids/ and a link to a site to help families prevent gang involvement at http://www.great-online.org.
 
Campus Safety-- Security On Campus, Inc.
133 Ivy Lane, Suite 200, King of Prussia, PA 19406-2101 888-251-7959 www.campussafety.org (S.O.C.) is the only national, non-profit organization geared specifically and exclusively to the prevention of college and university campus violence and other crimes. S.O.C. is also dedicated to assisting campus crime victims in the enforcement of their legal rights.
 
Common Sense About Kids and Guns
1225 I Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 877-955-KIDS www.kidsandguns.org A public education organization dedicated to providing adults with the information to empower them to protect their children.
 
Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 3696, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696 877-969-0010 www.compassionatefriends.org Compassionate Friends mission is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and provide information to help others be supportive. It is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation and all bereaved family members are welcome.
 
Good Shepherd Neighborhood Mediation Program
5356 Chew Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19138 215-843-5413 www.phillymediators.org/index.html
 
Sheila A. Gillin, MSS. LSW
141 West Wayne Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 610-971-0575
 
PAAN - Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network
2700 North 17th Street, Suite 200, Lehigh Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19132
215-940-0550 or 215-685-9521 www.paannetwork.org
Provides community safety through direct services that impact upon the drug and violence problems that plague neighborhoods and to develop positive alternatives for youth.
 
Physicians for Social Responsibility 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1012, Washington, DC, 20009 202-667-4260 www.psr.org A non-profit advocacy organization that is the medical voice for policies to stop nuclear war & proliferation and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. They give information on violence prevention, including gun violence prevention, from a public health perspective.
 
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia
2524 East Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 215-291-9000
 
Dr. Stephen Treat -- Council for Relationships
4025 Chestnut Street, 1st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-382-6680 ext. 3123 http://www.councilforrelationships.org
 
Urban League of Philadelphia
(Education Department) 215- 451-5005
 
Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, Inc.
18 West Airy Street Norristown, PA 19401 610-277-0932 Emergency: 610-277-4781 www.vscmontcopa.org
 
Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR)
One Penn Center, 1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-985-3315 Hotline: 215-985-3333 Counseling and information about sexual violence available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. WOAR staff and volunteers provide counseling & support for victims/survivors in the emergency rooms at Episcopal Hospital in North Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City Philadelphia. www.woar.org
 
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES
 
Atlantic County Women's Center
1201 New Road, Suite 240, Linwood, NJ 08221 General Info 609-601-9925 www.acwc.org CRISIS HOTLINE 800-286-4184 for 24-hour domestic violence services for women & children. Available services include Counseling, Crisis intervention, Domestic violence/family violence/child abuse, Information, Referral, and Shelter.
 
Rape Care Services
856-234-5484 Lutheran Home, Moorestown
 
SCIP/Screening and Crisis Intervention Program
609-835-6180 Lourdes Hospital, Willingboro At-risk assessments—suicide, homicide, other threatening behavior
 
Providence House 609-871-7551 Shelter for victims of Domestic Violence