There
are many resources--local, national, and international--that can help you
in your search for an appropriate self-defense program.
Other
IMPACT Organizations
IMPACT International, Inc.,
has chapters throughout the United States and around the world. Call
(800)
345-KICK for information about the IMPACT program nearest you.
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California
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IMPACT Bay Area
146 East 12th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 208-0474
e-mail: info@impactbayarea.org
www.impactbayarea.org
IMPACT Personal Safety,
Inc.
8535 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-1096
(800) 345-5425
e-mail: impactla@aol.com
www.impactpersonalsafety.com |
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Colorado
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IMPACT Personal Safety
-- Denver
(303) 408-0748
e-mail: AmeliaDorn@yahoo.com |
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Distric
of Columbia
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DC IMPACT
1716 Newton St. NW
Washington, DC 20010-1822
(202) 328-1203
e-mail: dcsdka@earthlink.net
www.dcimpact.org |
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Massachusetts
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IMPACT Boston
420 Pearl Street
Boston, MA 02148
(781) 321-3900
www.impactboston.com |
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New
Mexico
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IMPACT Personal Safety
P.O. Box 8350
Santa Fe, NM 87504-8350
(505) 992-8833
e-mail: ips@IMPACTPersonalSafety.org
www.IMPACTPersonalSafety.org |
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New
York
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PREPARE, Inc.
147 West 25th Street 8th
Floor
New York NY 10001-7205
(212) 255-0505
(800) 442-7273
e-mail: prepareinc@aol.com
www.prepareinc.com |
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North
Dakota
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University of North Dakota
Women's Center
P.O. Box 7122, UND
305 Hamline Street
Grand Forks, ND 58203
(701) 777-4300
email: undwomenscenter@und.nodak.edu
www.und.edu/dept/womenctr/impactintro.html |
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Ohio
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IMPACT Safety
35 E. Gay St. Suite 512
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 221-2811
e-mail: info@impactsafety.org
www.impactsafety.org |
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Oregon
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PREPARE Portland
(503) 764-8344
e-mail: prepareportland@gmail.com
www.prepareportland.org |
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Texas
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IMPACT Houston: PDT Group
8000 Research Forest Drive
Suite 115; PMB 121
The Woodlands, TX 77382
(281) 447-7384
e-mail: info@pdtgroup.net
www.pdtgroup.net/impact_system.aspx |
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IMPACT UK
P.O. Box 38883
London W12 9XP
020 8743 7827
020 8740 1114
lcps@lcps.demon.co.uk
www.londoncentreforpersonalsafety.org |
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IMPACT Israel
37 Pierre Koening
Jerusalem
011-972-2-678-1764/94
www.elhalev.org/self_defense.html |
Guidelines
for Choosing a Self-Defense Course
The National Coalition Against
Sexual Assault (NCASA) has developed helpful guidelines for individuals
who are trying to choose a self-defense program. To view these guidelines,
click on the following link: NCASA
Guidelines.
Web-Based
Resources
Anti-Street Harassment
Project
http://www.helpingourteengirls.org
For examples of types of
street harassment teen girls experience and guidelines for how to respond
effectively.
Center for the Study and
Prevention of Violence
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
Hundreds of web links for
organizations and government agencies across the United States.
Citizen ICAM
http://12.17.79.6/
Type in an address or cross
streets and see all the reported crimes in an area for specific date ranges.
Illinois Attorney General
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/women/violence.html
Sections including: Advocating
for Women, Keeping Communities Safe, and Helping Crime Victims.
Illinois Coalition Against
Sexual Assault (ICASA)
http://www.icasa.org/
Not-for-profit corporation
of 33 community-based sexual assault crisis centers working together to
end sexual violence.
Illinois Sex Offender
Information
http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/
Search by county, city,
zip code or the name of the person. This site provides a photo and
current address of the offender.
Rape Victim Advocates
http://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/
RVA provides nonjudgmental
emotional support to victims of sexual violence, enabling them to become
survivors. By providing basic legal and medical information, and referrals
to other service organizations, survivors can make informed decisions.
The Voices and Faces Project
http://www.voicesandfaces.org
Women’s Center for Duke
University
http://wc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/sassnet.html
Links to sexual assault
support services.
Hotlines
Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline
1-888-293-2080
RAINN Hotline
1-800-865-HOPE
This is a national hotline
available 24/7 that will connect a caller to the nearest rape crisis hotline
or rape crisis center all over the US. |