Domestic Violence During Pregnancy Doubles Risk of Premature Birth
Women who experience domestic violence while pregnant are twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby or a…
TAGS:This Common Response To Campus Sexual Assault Doesn’t Actually Protect Victims
In most college sexual assault cases, schools take the early step of instituting a no-contact order between the alleged victim…
TAGS:Advocacy Learning Center Now Accepting Applications
Embark on an interactive and transformative journey with advocacy groups across the country to explore our collective roots and renew…
TAGS:Tribal Leaders Call for Expanded Jurisdiction Over Non-Native Domestic Violence Offenders
Recognizing that the Department of Justice’s 2014 decision to grant special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction under VAWA was a “historic”…
TAGS:Teen Dating Violence Is Target of New CDC Program
Reducing teen dating violence in the United States is the aim of a new program introduced by federal health officials.…
TAGS: #Children and TeensNew Guidebooks Aim to Help Police Officers Connect With Diverse Communities
The Vera Institute of Justice today released three guidebooks aimed at fostering community policing strategies and building trust with diverse…
TAGS:Once Every 16 Hours, An American Woman Is Fatally Shot by a Current or Former Romantic Partner
On Thursday, January 28, Tania Adams, a 41-year-old mother of three, was gunned down by her estranged husband in the…
TAGS:Black Lives Matter Partners With Reproductive Justice Groups to Fight for Black Women
Every activist worth her hand-lettered sign knows that it takes collaboration to create change, and February 9th marks a linking…
TAGS:Revisiting the NFL’S Domestic Violence Efforts
Among the countless ads airing during Super Bowl 50, there will be an anti-domestic violence spot from the group No…
TAGS:Bill Cosby May Have Changed Police Rape Investigations
At the new year’s dawn, New York Police Commissioner William J. Bratton made an unprecedented announcement: The city had experienced…
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