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INFORMATION and ADVICE 
Domestic violence is a serious problem that can ruin the lives of the aggressor, victims, and all other family members. One of the very serious effects is to increase the chances that children will learn the same beliefs and behaviors and continue the cycle of violence in their own families.

If there is too much aggression, manipulation, violence, or threat of violence in your family, IT WILL NOT GO AWAY BY ITSELF.  You must get help to end this terrible condition; you cannot do it alone.  Get counseling immediately.  There are many places that you can go that are free for people suffering from domestic violence.  Use our Internet links to get a start, or consult your phone book help pages.

You should act now, violence tends to escalate if left alone, not get better!

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INTERNET LINKS 

Domestic Violence

http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/   The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

www.abanet.org/domviol   American Bar Association comprehensive site on domestic violence

www.serve.com/zone   The Safety Zone.  Site for victims and their supporters.  How to create personal protection plans.

www.dvsheltertour.org   Domestic Violence Shelter Tour.  Personal stories and photos.  Map lists help organizations.

home.vicnet.net.au/~girlsown  When Love Hurts.  For teens in abusive relationships.

www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/Men4Change/m4c_back.html  Men for Change

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Improving Self-Esteem, Internal Control, and Assertiveness

Low self-esteem, internal control, or assertiveness can cause people to fear conflict situations and become easy targets for more aggressive or manipulative people.  Even people with relatively good self-esteem can be manipulated when they run into someone extremely skilled at manipulation.  Developing your self-esteem, internal control, and assertiveness skills can make you much stronger in conflict situations or any situations involving differences of opinion.

Go to our help pages on Self-Esteem and Internal Control and Assertiveness.
Also, go to our help pages on Conflict Resolution.

BOOKS & MEDIA 

GO TO: book_sites.htm

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CSULB REFERRALS

To be developed later.

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CSULB Student Services

To be developed later.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CSULB students can obtain free counseling from licensed psychologists for almost any type of personal problem including relationships and family problems; stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief; academic-related concerns; career decision-making; crises; and almost any type of self-development issue.  We offer individual and group counseling, workshops, and self-help materials including this web site. Brotman Hall, Room 226; 562-985-4001; web site: www.csulb.edu/~caps

Other student services and student organizations may also be helpful
Go to CSULB student information page for a comprehensive list of student services and activities

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Success and Happiness Home Page  
Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire (SHAQ) to assess self on many factors 
    
Self-Help Internet Links (List only sites with useful FREE information)

Free, full-length self-help manuals. Psychologist Dr.Tom Stevens' Web Site at www.csulb.edu/~tstevens
Free, chapters from Dr. Stevens book, You Can Choose To Be Happy   
Index of FREE SELF-HELP materials available on Dr. Stevens' web site  
  
Email feedback to Dr. Tom Stevens at tstevens@csulb.edu (We appreciate the feedback.)

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