Partner Libraries

The CVR Library partners with libraries and digital collections from our CVR Research2Practice Network: Esperanza United, NCEA, HAVI, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, NMVVRC, NSVRC, and VAWnet. Drawing from partner libraries and additional collections, the CVR Library collection pulls together victim-specific research materials in one streamlined search. Visit each partner’s collections for more resources, including resources related to policy and practice.

Esperanza United 

Main topics covered: Latinas, Latin@, gender-based violence, domestic violence

National Center on Elder Abuse Research

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)

Main topics covered: abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)

Main topics covered: hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), community violence, firearm injury

National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center

Main topics covered: mental health of victims of crime and other traumatic events

The National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC)

Main topics covered: victims and survivors of mass violence, research into the mental health impact of exposure to mass violent crimes

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

Main topics covered: sexual assault, rape, sexual abuse, and evaluations of effective prevention

VAWnet, from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Main topics covered: violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence

MORE RESOURCE COLLECTIONS

Battered Women’s Justice Project Resource Center

Main topics covered: criminal justice system and domestic violence and sexual violence cases and effective interventions

Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Violence Prevention

Main topics covered: prevalence of and methods used to prevent child maltreatment, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, and school violence

Modern Slavery Research Project

Main topics covered: human trafficking in the United States (with a focus on New Orleans) and internationally

National Adult Protective Services Association

Main topics covered: elder abuse and exploitation, including reviews of program models and evaluations

Violence Policy Center

Main topics covered: gun violence and homicide, by victim demographic

National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) Law Library

Main topics covered: victims’ rights research and legal analysis, by type of victimization

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)

Main topics covered: intersection of victimization and historical trauma faced by Native women and children; includes research on stalking, trafficking, and domestic violence

Child Abuse Library Online (CALiO)

Main topics covered: child victimization and maltreatment

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

Main topics covered: Justice Department-funded research on all types of victimization, abuse, and crimes