The mission of the Family Peace Project is to end family violence and promote family peace. The Family Peace Project provides education, training and consultation to citizens, health care professionals, organizations and communities. We are psychologists and community activists who believe that citizens can improve their communities by using the power of individual responsibility, civic action and the democratic process to engage the strengths and resources of our local communities and create local solutions to the challenges we are facing.

Thank you for your interest in ending family violence. Our world wide web resources are a work in progress. What resources are working for you? What additional materials do you need? What challenges are you facing in the settings where you are working? Share your ideas, experiences and resources in our Family Peace Project Discussion Room, or send an e-mail message. The Community Mentor Discussion Room is a place where researchers, educators and health care professionals can talk with survivors of family violence about training and advocacy.

Acknowledgments: The authors are solely responsible for the content of this Web site, however we wish to acknowledge: Elizabeth E. Brownell, MD for invaluable input into protocol development; The Women's Center of Waukesha, Inc.; Residents at Waukesha Family Practice Residency; medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin; and, Community Mentors from the Family Peace Project, survivors of family violence who have dedicated their blood, sweat and tears to the training and education. We gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Learning Resources Committee of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Waukesha County Medical Society. This Web site was created with financial support from the Eastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Permission is granted to copy this protocol for personal use with proper credit: "© B Ambuel, LK Hamberger & J Lahti, The Family Peace Project, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin. Your contribution to the Family Peace Project is tax deductible and will support the prevention of family violence and promotion of family peace. Correspondence: B Ambuel, Waukesha Family Practice Center, 210 NW Barstow, Waukesha, WI, 53188." If you are interested in using these training materials for an income generating activity such as education, CME, or consultation, please contact Dr. Ambuel for permission.  

Comments or suggestions please contact: Bruce Ambuel, Ph.D. - bambuel@post.its.mcw.edu