Updated: January 1, 2024
“The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), an office within the U.S. Department of Justice, provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW was created following the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994.” VAWA is up for renewal every five years and was last reauthorized and amended in 2022. —Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC)
There is a significant connection between stalking and femicide. — Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center (SPARC)
Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center (SPARC)
Stalking & Intimate Partner Fact Sheet
What to Do If You Are Being Stalked
Supporting Friends and Loved Ones Experiencing Stalking
Campus Stalking
Stalking Resource Center – National Center for Victims of Crime
Overview of Stalking – National Institute of Justice
Rape, Abuse & Incent National Network (RAINN)
Stalking
Use of Technology to Stalk
Stalking Behaviors
Stalking – US Department of Justice
Stalking: What Can I Do? – Victim Connect Resource Center
Stalking Laws – Bureau of Justice Statistics
CyberStalking – Office of Women’s Health – US Department of Health & Human Services
Can I Get a Restraining Order Based on Cyberstalking – Women’s Law
Cyberstalking: Two Federal Cases Illustrate the Consequences of Sextortion – FBI
Signs of Stalking – NYC Crime Victim’s Hotline – Safe Horizon
Stalking Safety Planning – National Domestic Violence Hotline
Stalking Fast Facts – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Stalking: The Minimized Crime That Can Prove Deadly – Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton
Am I Being Stalked? – King County Stalking Protection Order
Safety Plan to Prevent Technology Abuse – NYC Anti-Violence Project
Susan B. Anthony Project
Stalking
Stalking 24 hr. Hotline – Connecticut
Center for the Women of New York (CWNY)
“Intimate Partner Violence & Stalking Awareness Panel Discussion” – Moderated by CWNY
CWNY’s Women’s Issues Think Tank: Stalking Awareness
CWNY’s Women’s Issues Think Tank: Sexual Assault Awareness
CWNY’s list of resources on Intimate Partner Violence & Prevention
CWNY’s list of resources on Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention
CWNY’s Interview with a Hairstylist on Domestic Violence Awareness for Beauty Professionals – CWNY Podcast
CWNY’s list of resources on Abuser/Batterer Intervention