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10 Ways You Can Help Prevent Domestic Violence Locally

Want to do something to help, but not sure what? Start here. | More than one-third of women and one in 12 men have experienced intimate partner violence in their li... read more
What is Batterer Counseling, Part 3

A Texas nonprofit says abusers need to ‘own what they did’ | In Part 1 of this series, we talked to Tubman, Minnesota’s largest domestic violence service agency, whic... read more
The Color Purple

How the hue became associated with the movement to end domestic violence | Ever wonder how a cause chooses what color to make it’s signature shade? It’s not just an... read more
What is Batterer Counseling, Part 2

In Arizona, teaching abusers how to unlearn the idea of male privilege is key | While most domestic violence services exist with the survivor in mind, getting them ... read more
What is Batterer Counseling?

One shelter in Minnesota says they started their program after survivors asked for it | While most domestic violence organizations focus first, and mainly, on the s... read more
NO MORE Week of Action

8 ways to help prevent domestic violence next week | How many minutes will it take you to read this? Five? In that time, research shows that roughly 100 people in th... read more
Speaking Out

Four steps to becoming an advocate for domestic violence survivors | You’ve survived a waking nightmare. And now that you’ve emerged a free person, you have a desir... read more
Take a Stand on October 1st

How you can speak out on this day for the victims and survivors of domestic violence | Just in case you needed a reminder: 20 individuals every minute are being physi... read more
Your Old Cell Phone Can Help Survivors

How to recycle smartphones, laptops, cameras and video games | Fun fact of the day: There are more than 500 million retired cell phones scattered around homes in the ... read more
Guns, Domestic Violence and the Color Orange

Will you take a stand on National Gun Violence Awareness Day? | If you think perpetrators of domestic violence shouldn’t have access to guns, and that laws need to ... read more
A Call to Men

One nonprofit aims to redefine manhood in order to end domestic violence | Tony Porter, co-founder of the nonprofit A Call to Men, believes ending violence against wo... read more
Nonprofits Need You

You may have unique skills that can help survivors of domestic violence | Every minute, 20 people become victims of intimate partner violence.[1] You can help turn ... read more
Talk About Sexual Assault in April

Increasing awareness is the key to stopping it | Many a month has a cause attached to it. We wear ribbons, organize walks and post a meaningful Facebook status update ... read more
New Year's Resolution: Help Stop Violence in 2015

5 ways to be part of the solution this year | Every year, 12 million people in the U.S. become victms of intimate partner violence. Though “survivor” is the preferr... read more
Survivor Selfies

Does posting online photos of the aftermath of abuse help or hurt the cause? | When Angela Brower’s boyfriend became abusive, she broke off the relationship. Unfort... read more