For those professionals involved in domestic violence and rape issues, the Communities Against Violence Network, CAVNET, is an excellent resource. Project GHB Board President Trinka Porrata has worked with CAVNET for some time to keep professional alert to GHB and other rape drug issues.
A recipient of a Ms. Foundation grant, CAVNET (operating from www.cavnet2.org) is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Washington DC. Founded and operated by Marc Dubin, the former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office at the Justice Department, CAVNET has developed an international network of professionals addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, juvenile justice, human rights, same sex violence, and crime victims with disabilities, bringing together a diverse community which includes law enforcement, judges, clergy, human rights advocates, lawyers, social workers, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, disability advocates, and hundreds of others.
"CAVNET has shown itself to be the premier online database concerning violence against women.... Not only does CAVNET provide timely and substantive research online, it does so in a way that saves time and resources. The busier you are, the more valuable it is. It's like having a research team of experts, available night and day... As former Director of the Violence Against Women Office at the Justice Department, I'm proud to be on CAVNET's Board of Directors, and grateful for the resource.... And now, with the introduction of the CAVNET Database Builder, CAVNET's online research database can be on the website of every individual and organization concerned about violence. It's the most innovative antiviolence tool out there, and with the quality and breadth of the information, and the growing number of professionals building and using the database, it should be." -- Bonnie Campbell, former Director of the Violence Against Women Office