Recursos
General
Questions: www.feminist.com/askamy/
Amy is a real person who answers questions about things ranging from health and violence to media, careers, and women’s history.
Media: www.about-face.org
About-Face promotes positive self-esteem in women and girls of all ages, sizes, races, and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach, and activism.
Writing for Girls: www.newmoon.org & www.teenvoices.com
These websites offer an alternative to fashion magazines and tackle real issues that girls think about everyday. Both are written by youth for youth.
Suicide: www.save.org
A suicide prevention and education site based out of Minnesota.
Sexual Assault: www.actabuse.com/rapeindex.html
Information bout topics including sexual assault, date rape drugs, male victims, etc. This site is based out of Fort Myers, Florida.
Rape Crisis: www.barcc.org
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center provides information about sexual assault and how to get help.
Abuse and Religion: www.cpsdv.org
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence provides an educational resource on abuse and religion.
Elder Abuse: www.elderabusecenter.org
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Office on Violence against women: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo
U.S. Department of Justice website on violence against women.
Family Prevention Fund : www.endabuse.org
Bringing you the latest research on prevention and violence against women and children.
Eating Disorders
www.anred.com/toc.html
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders Inc. provides definitions, statistics, warning signs and information about recovering from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/index2.html
Lots of helpful information about eating disorders under the food and fitness heading. The site includes information on compulsive over-eating, anorexia, bulimia and compulsive excursive to name a few topics.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
www.metyrokc.gov/health/glbt/youth.htm
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender health webpages provides comprehensive information about physical and mental health.
www.outproud.org
National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth answers questions and provides information and personal stories for GLBT youth.
Health
www.kidshealth.org/teen/index2.html
A health web site covering everything from sexual health, food, fitness to mental health, and body issues such as tattooing, hygiene and other teen health topics.
Media
www.about-face.org
About-Face promotes positive self-esteem in women and girls of all ages, sizes, races, and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach, and activism.
Real Issues for Girls
www.newmoon.org & www.teenvoices.com
These web sites offer an alternative to teen fashion magazines and tackle real issues that girls think about every day. Both are written by youth for youth.
www.girlsinc.org/gc/
Girls Inc. calls on all girls to be strong, smart and bold. If this sounds like you, you’ll like this web site. Gives personal stories, quizzes and ideas of creative things to do.
www.janedoe.org
Jane Doe Inc. brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault.
Suicide
www.save.org
A suicide prevention and education site based out of Minnesota.
www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/concerned.asp
The web site for the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. This site lists facts and warning signs of suicide along with suggestions for action and help information.
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault www.actabuse.com/rapeindex.html
Information on topics including sexual assault, date rape drugs, male victims. This site is based out of Fort Myers, Florida.
www.barcc.org
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center provides information about sexual assault and ways to get help.
Men and Fathers
www.dadsanddaughters.org
A web site promoting positive fatherhood and advocating that dads take an active, supportive role in their daughters lives.
www.mensresourcecenter.org
This organization explores male-positive, pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist issues and ideas.
www.mencanstoprape.org
This group works to organize men to stop sexual violence.
www.nomas.org
The National Organization for Men Against Sexism is an activist group working to change definitions of masculinity and institutions that perpetuate inequality.
www.gmdvp.org
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
Faith Communities
www.cpsdv.org
The Center for the prevention of sexual and domestic violence provides an education resource on abuse and the Christian and Jewish faiths.
www.soundvision.com/Info/domesticviolence/
SoundVision offers information and support to Muslim communities around many issues including domestic violence.
