Research Support for Boston College Law School's Center for Experiential Learning

The Law Library keeps a copy of the latest edition of the Diagnostic Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in the Reference Area.

1. Jane Doe Inc. is the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and maintains many useful resources for Massachusetts residents as well as informational materials on supporting those who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence.  
2. Mass.gov Domestic Violence Programs maintains a list of national and state help-lines.
3. MassLegalHelp for answers to common questions regarding domestic violence.
4. For information on domestic shelters in Massachusetts localities visit https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/ma.
5. Massachusetts Code of Regulations Title 110 covers rules and regulations relating to the Department of Children and Families.  These regulations are available through

• Westlaw
• Lexis
• Department of Children and Families website

Project Implicit "is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet."  Take the implicit bias tests here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html.