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Helena Menih from the University of New England spent 10 months on the streets of Brisbane talking to homeless women about their experiences as part of her PhD studies. She says the number of homeless...
View ArticleThis researcher is developing an app to stop domestic violence attitudes in...
An Australian researcher has been designing an app aimed at 10- to 15-year-old boys, to help them create healthy relationships with their peers. “The National Survey of Youth Attitudes reported very...
View ArticleSCOTUS: Domestic Abusers Can’t Have Guns from Sojourners, 06/27/2016
The Supreme Court ruled June 27 that the federal government can ban abusers from possessing guns. The 6-2 ruling in Voisine v. U.S. upholds a federal law that prohibits any person convicted of a...
View ArticleNFL to announce $10M in funding for coalition working to prevent sexual...
The NFL on Tuesday will announce $10 million in funding over the next five years to a coalition of non-profit organizations working to prevent sexual violence. The first phase of the NFL’s donation to...
View ArticleNew Colorado law targets repeat domestic violence offenders from The Denver...
The new law makes it clear that prior convictions count even when they were tried in a municipal court such as Denver, Aurora or Lakewood — a point of confusion for some jurisdictions until now. Find...
View ArticleVermont Pride Center Joins the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual...
Vermont Press Releases Montpelier, Vermont, July 15, 2016: The Vermont Pride Center has become a member organization of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The Pride Center...
View ArticleThe United State of Women: Mobilizing to End Violence Against Women (and...
The White House Council on Women and Girls Highlighted the Importance of Ending Violence Against Women at United State of Women Summit through advocates, survivors, performances spearheaded by Vice...
View ArticleOver 50 Black Organizations Released A Joint Platform That Goes Beyond Police...
collective of over 50 black activist organizations released a detailed policy platform on Monday outlining a plan to “advance black liberation” that includes education reform, reparations and abolition...
View ArticleDomestic violence is a workplace issue from CIO, 08/11/2016
Sometimes a workplace is the only safe space victims and survivors have. I know, because work literally saved my life. What can you do to make sure your workplace is a safe space for those who are...
View ArticleThe Heartbreaking Issue In Brazil We Should Be Talking About from Refinery29,...
– Trigger Warning – Sexual violence is a serious issue in Brazil due to a lack of public policies, and it stems from a lot of other issues. In my case, my mother suffered, too. She wasn’t sexually...
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