Abuse in Adulthood

Courtship Violence

• Lloyd, S.A., The Darkside of Courtship: Violence and Sexual Expoitation. Family Relations, Vol. 40, Issue 1 (1991)[Full text available on EBSCO Host: Accession Number: 9103183929]

Rape and Sexual Assault

RAPE is forced sexual intercourse, including both psychological coercion and physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means vaginal, anal or oral penetration by the offender(s). This category includes incidents where the penetration is from a foreign object. This definition includes attempted rapes, male and female victims, and heterosexual and homosexual rape.

SEXUAL ASSAULT includes a wide range of victimizations, distinct from rape or attempted rape. These crimes include completed or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact between the victim and offender. Sexual assaults may or may not involve force and include such things as grabbing or fondling. Sexual assault also includes verbal threats.

• From: The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Marital Rape

• The Wife Rape Information Page
• Contest and Consent: A Legal History of Marital Rape. Hasday, Jill Elaine. California Law Review; Oct2000, Vol. 88 Issue 5, p1373, 134p [Full text available on EBSCO Host: Accession Number: 3809692]

Domestic Violence

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Battered Women’s Justice Project
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence.
• Minnesota Program Development
  

  see especially their [pdf]power and control wheel and [pdf]equality wheel

Stalking

• AntiStalking.com

Sexual harrassment

• Fuller Seminary’s Sexual Harassment Policy[pdf]
• US Dept of Education, Office for Civil Rights
• Eradication of Sexual Harassment in The United Methodist Church and Society
• Sexual Harassment in the Church by Ellen Cavanaugh

Workplace harrassment

• Psychological harassment at work(Canada)
• Work Trauma Foundation(South Africa)
• Workplace Bullying and Trauma Institute(US)

Exploitation of Immigrants

• Contemporary Forms of Slavery
• Migrant Domestic Workers Face Abuse in the U.S
• AFSC Immigrant rights page

War or Conflict Related Trauma

• Veteran Mental Health Issues
• Forced Migration
• Rape as a tool of war
• Torture