Jennifer Becker, Esq. will serve as the Director, National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships and the Project Director, National…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsBy Meghan Wilhelm College campuses serve as hubs for academic achievement and where many students discover and build their independence.…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #College #News #Red Zone #WomenBy Cindene Pezzell, Esq. Instead of help, Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas got prison time. It took 45 years for her to…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Criminalized Survivors #Defense #News #WomenThere are some important issues that arise in U.S. v. Rahimi, impacting the federal law that prohibits people subject to…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Protection Orders #WomenBy Brionna Crawford, Intern, Summer 2023 My commitment to advocating for the rights of marginalized communities led me to pursue…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Gender Based Violence #News #WomenAnonymous What does Post-Separation Abuse Even Look Like? For the first year after I left my abuser, he stalked me…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Custody #News #WomenFor some parents and their children, the back-to-school season is exciting. It is full of gathering new school supplies and…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Custody #News #WomenBy Meghan Wilhelm and Victoria Taylor, BWJP Communications Team The time to break down barriers to mental health care for…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenIn response to the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), the Federal Government builds upon existing federal initiatives to advance an…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #WomenFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BWJP Congratulates Ms. Rosie Hidalgo on Confirmation as Director of the Office on Violence Against Women St.…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenIn honor and appreciation of #Pride month, BWJP highlights our core value of standing in strong support and solidarity with…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #LGBTQ+ #News #WomenBWJP will oversee training and technical assistance for OVW grantee communities to address domestic violence-related homicides and injuries committed with…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsLumarie Orozco will serve as the Project Director, Firearms Technical Assistance Project. BWJP has hired Lumarie Orozco, MA to be…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsRachel Graber will serve as the Deputy Project Director for the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP). She comes to BWJP…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsTaking Back Control Podcast | Season 3 | Episode 1 Did you know the risk of homicide increases by at…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Podcast #WomenBy Patrice Tillery According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management, 65% of HR professionals reported that…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #News #WomenThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. This month, in…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenWashington, D.C., April 20, 2023 – Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention and domestic violence prevention groups filed an amicus brief before…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsMeghan worked for the Pee Dee Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence as their Volunteer Coordinator for the domestic violence…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenBWJP is excited to congratulate the Biden Administration for the creation the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS),…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. By Patrice Tillery…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. By Christina M.…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenBy the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit The process of obtaining a protection order and…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #full faith and credit #News #Protection OrdersThis month, in honor of Women's History Month, we are honoring Rising Stars and Mothers of the Movement. Today, we are…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenBWJP Welcomes Jennifer Waindle as the Project Director of the National Center on Improving Community Supervision Responses Jennifer Waindle joins BWJP with…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsST. PAUL, MN – A federal court has ruled disarming people who have domestic violence protection orders against them does…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsBy Bailey Skeeter and Patrice Tillery Some people would rather be in jail than alone. Relationships can be emotional, meaningful,…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Coercive Control #News #stalkingBy Maria Jose Fletcher, Esq. There are cruel people who take advantage of our most vulnerable for profit, pleasure, or…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #NewsBWJP Welcomes Julia Weber Esq. MSW, as the Director of the National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships and the…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #NewsBailey Skeeter College: Loyola University Maryland Graduation Year: May 2023 Major: Psychology, Minor African American Studies What sparks your interest…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsPublished by: Patrice Tillery, and Christina M. Jones, Esq. “Why did she lie?” “But she had sex with him.” “Her…
TAGS: #black women #Firearms #genderbased violence #NewsPatrice Tillery is BWJP’s new Development Coordinator. Patrice Tillery is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsKen represented survivors in family courts and in the DC child welfare system for many years, which inspired his pursuit…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsMaría José Fletcher, JD, is the Director of BWJP’s newest center, the National Center on Systems Change and Advocacy. María…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsRebecca has been working to mitigate gender-based violence for 25 years, representing female inmates harassed by guards, litigating complex custody…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsOCTOBER 1 TAKING BACK CONTROL PODCAST EPISODE RELEASE: AN OPEN SECRET OCTOBER 11 CRITICAL ISSUES FORUM: COURT WATCH MONTGOMERY OCTOBER…
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #DVAM #News #PodcastBWJP is the national non-profit leader at the intersection of gender-based violence and the law. BWJP is a dynamic collection…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsAnonymous Many people are unaware that immigration abuse can be a tool of gender-based violence. Imagine being 21, prohibited from…
TAGS: #Immigrants #Protection OrdersPublished by: David Keck Background check systems, such as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), were created to work…
As a gender-based violence organization, BWJP will always support the autonomy of survivors over their own lives and bodies. The…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsOver the last 25 years, domestic violence advocates, organizations, and survivors have been pushing Congress to close the “boyfriend loophole.”…
Published by: David W. Keck, Project Director Gun violence in America is a public health epidemic. Gun deaths have eclipsed…
TAGS: #FirearmsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Victoria Taylor, Communications Manager, BWJP | communications@bwjp.org ST. PAUL, MN -- The slaughter of innocent…
TAGS: #FirearmsTo: Steve Dettelbach, Presidential Nominee for Director of ATF Mr. Dettelbach, Congratulations on your nomination for Director of ATF.…
TAGS: #Firearmsanonymous Emotional abuse is just as real for children as it is for adults. As April is Child Abuse Prevention…
TAGS: #Children and Teens #LGBTQ+By Ana M. Martinez-Mullen, Esq. and Tracy Shoberg, J.D., April 2022 Family Court systems are in dire need of reform.…
TAGS: #Children and TeensFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BWJP Supports the Biden Administration’s Newly Released Firearm Regulations on “Ghost Guns” April 12, 2022 ST. PAUL,…
TAGS: #Firearms #NewsSeason 2 Episode 2: Justice for Survivors Charged With Crimes | Release Date 3/25/2022 The criminalization of survivors of gender-based…
TAGS: #PodcastMarch 25th, 2022 BWJP is excited to announce two internal leadership promotions. Monica Player, JD, will serve as the next…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsBy Victoria Taylor | March 24th 2022 My bisexuality was to be hidden, a forbidden topic of conversation, unless it…
TAGS: #LGBTQ+ #NewsMarch 23rd, 2022 BWJP announces that Millicent Shaw Phipps is stepping down as the Director of the National Center on…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsMarch 18th, 2022 With a new Executive Director at the helm, BWJP is entering an exciting phase in its work.…
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsMarch 14th, 2022 The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is gearing up for its FY22 Discretionary Grant Reviews and…
March 11th, 2022 BWJP is thrilled that the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) has been passed by both chambers of the United…
TAGS: #NewsBy Sujata Warrier Ph.D. and Christina M. Jones, J.D. | March 8th, 2022 As the national resource center on civil and…
By Alicia Nichols, LSW and Christina Jones, Esq. “No man will ever hit me. You just can’t hit a Black…
TAGS: #black women #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News #Protection Orders #WomenSeason 2 Episode 2: Teens Deserve Protection Too | Release Date 2/25/2022 Teens and young people deserve to be safe…
TAGS: #PodcastSeason 2 Episode 1: Using Our Platform to Inform Policy | Release Date 2/25/2022 The best national policy is informed…
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