By Rob Valente, Esq., Interim Director of the National Resource Center on Gun Violence in Relationships, and Monica Player, Esq., Director of the National Resource Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit Before you go to bed tonight, at least one American woman will be shot to death by an intimate partner.1 We […]
By Brionna Crawford, Intern, Summer 2023 My commitment to advocating for the rights of marginalized communities led me to pursue a summer internship at BWJP. When I learned about BWJP, I was inspired by the organization’s commitment to and results for domestic violence survivors. Throughout this transformative experience, I had the privilege of working alongside […]
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Anonymous What does Post-Separation Abuse Even Look Like? For the first year after I left my abuser, he stalked me with an unrelenting focus at my dance classes, work, and home. He drove by my house and left random items on my car, texted and emailed me hundreds of times a day, used our children […]
For some parents and their children, the back-to-school season is exciting. It is full of gathering new school supplies and meeting new teachers; for others experiencing domestic violence, back to school can be very stressful, full of fear and unknowns. With schools opening their doors all over the country these next few weeks, it is […]
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By Meghan Wilhelm and Victoria Taylor, BWJP Communications Team The time to break down barriers to mental health care for minorities is now. We know that there are culturally-significant risk factors among female minority survivors of gender-based violence that dramatically exacerbate mental health challenges. Trauma and distress resulting from gender-based violence can lead to severe […]
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In response to the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), the Federal Government builds upon existing federal initiatives to advance an “unprecedented and comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and other forms of gender-based violence.” The Plan executes its objectives through seven strategic pillars; (1) prevention; (2) support, healing, safety, […]
