title: The Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA): providing research, education, and access to information on violence against women and children.
abstract: The Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) was established in 1994 through an appropriation of the Minnesota Legislature. Located at the University of Minnesota, MINCAVA conducts original research, develops extensive collections of translational materials, provides higher education training on family violence prevention, and disseminates information globally. Over a dozen professional and student staff work on projects funded by federal, state, and private sources and collaborate closely with national and global advisory boards and partner agencies as well as local community-based and national advocacy organizations. The Center operates multiple project-specific and general websites that receive millions of unique visits each year from dozens of countries.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. jlwitt@umn.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Edleson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018585:Battered Women / Q000193:education*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D008910:Minnesota; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration