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Below is a brief list of federal governement agencies and offices addressing violence against women and related issues.
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	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention
		"CDC has focused on violence prevention since the early 1980s, when efforts included the prevention of youth violence, suicide, and suicide attempts. The Division of Violence Prevention in CDC's Injury Center has the following priority areas for violence prevention: Child Maltreatment, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Suicide, and Youth Violence."
	Office for Victims of Crime
		"The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs —the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency supports trainings designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC also sponsors an annual event in April to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW)."
	Office on Violence Against Women
		"Since its inception in 1995, the Violence Against Women Office, now the Office on Violence Against Women (the Office) has handled the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women."
	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
		"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families."

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