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Building a SAFeR System: Preventing Tragedy in Child Custody Outcomes

By Kaitlyn Baker, Intern, National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence When the justice system fails to protect its…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #News

BWJP Welcomes Brittany Tucker, as the new Senior Project Manager/Staff Attorney of the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP)

I’m a Michigander through and through, I’ve lived in other places but there’s no place like home. I received my…

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BWJP Welcomes Rosario de la Torre, as the new Senior Community and Advocacy Liaison , National Systems Change and Advocacy Center 

Rosario de la Torre, a proud Latina from Mexico City, came to the United States in 1986 with her parents…

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BWJP Welcomes Avery-Grace Blanco, as the new Project Assistant for SAVES National Clearing House, National Legal Center on Childrenand Domestic Violence

Avery-Grace Blanco has been working with survivors and their families for nine years, since she was a senior in high…

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Money Changes Everything! Why Child Support Matters

By: Esther Aparicio, Esq., SAVES Attorney Advisor “Why don’t you just leave?” It’s a question many survivors of domestic violence…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #News

The Fire We Ignored: What Cody Balmer’s Case Reveals About Domestic Violence

By Diana Griffin, Esq. Attorney Advisor, National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence This April, as we honor Child…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #News

Loving Out Loud: Navigating Queer Teen Dating Violence Amidst Political Turbulence 

By Alyssa Toledo, Communications Associate I've spent most of my life searching for freedom.  As a queer, Mexican American kid…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #LGBTQ+ #News

BWJP Welcomes Esther Aparicio, as the new Attorney Advisor for SAVES

Esther is passionate about advocacy for survivors of domestic violence. Prior to joining BWJP, Esther worked for Northeast New Jersey…

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BWJP Welcomes Ahlam Moussa, as the new Deputy Director for the National Center for Systems Change & Advocacy

I’ve been working with non-profits for over a decade in various roles. For the past 11+ years, I’ve been with…

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BWJP Welcomes Annie Struby, as the new Project Director for the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms 

Annie began working in the gender-based violence field over 20 years ago. For the last 14 years, she led coordinated…

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