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Once You're Aware, It's Time to Do Something About It

Raising awareness is good and all, but action is better. 5 tool kits to help you out | We are constantly bombarded with this message about the importance of “raisin... read more
Breaking the Cycle of Teen Dating Violence

A couple aims to raise awareness of dating violence after their teenage daughter is murdered | In late 2006, Phoenix, Ariz., high school student Kaitlyn Marie Sudbe... read more
What Advocates Are Saying About DomesticShelters.org

We asked, you answered—five ways advocates are using our website to help survivors | DomesticShelters.org is quickly becoming one of the most looked-to resources fo... read more
Training to Spot Abuse

New Illinois law makes domestic violence awareness part of beauty professionals’ education | A new law that went into effect Jan. 1 requires licensed beauty profess... read more
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Here are 25 ways you can make a difference | 1.Volunteer! Plug in your zip code at domesticshelters.org to find shelters and domestic violence agencies in your area. ... read more
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