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Australian church handbooks
- Uniting Church SA - Beyond Violence
- South Australian Council of Churches (SACC) - Domestic Violence Handbook for Clergy and Pastoral Workers
- South Australian Baptist Churches - Domestic Violence Handbook
- NSW & ACT Baptists - Domestic Violence Guide for Churches
- NSW & ACT Baptists - No Place For Violence campaign
- Queensland Churches Together - Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project
- National Council of Churches in Australia - Safe Church Program
- Northern Interfaith Respectful Relationships Project - Promoting Equal and Respectful Relationships in Faith Communities: a Manual and Toolkit
- Sydney Anglican Diocese Safe Ministry - Domestic Abuse Policy and general resources including charts, links
International church handbooks
- English Handbook on Domestic Abuse (Church of England)
- Restored Relationships Church Pack (UK) and includes a helpful 10-point public pledge faith communities can make
- Christian Coalition Against Domestic Abuse - The Church’s Response to Domestic Family Abuse: A Guideline to Policies, Procedures and Practices (US)