Get Involved!
Are you interested in developing a further understanding of what is involved in a case of intimate partner violence? Below, you’ll find links to help you learn about legal system involvement, how victims are supported after leaving an abusive situation and other information.
- Volunteer to staff a hotline:
- Rape Crisis Center hotline, in English or Spanish: http://www.ocrcc.org/application.php
- Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County: http://www.fvpcoc.org/volunteer.shtml
- Shadow an on call social worker in the UNC Hospital system
- Visit the courthouse and observe a trial for a domestic violence case
- Network with other domestic violent activist groups on the campus to plan for inter-departmental programs
- UNC Hospital’s Beacon Child and Family Program: http://www.med.unc.edu/beacon
- Carolina Men Care/White Ribbon Program: http://www.med.unc.edu/beacon/carolina-men-care
- Project Dinah (undergraduate group working on issues of sexual and interpersonal violence in the community): http://projectdinah.webs.com/
- Donate clothing, cell phones, housewares, or food to support the shelther for domestic violence victims
- Be aware of your own attitudes and those of your friends regarding domestic violence issues