In the News

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  The 5 Largest Single-Day Marches in History

  Marches bring people together in a noteworthy display of unification | As a society, we’ve long marched for change—to demand equal rights, stop the bloodshed of gun vi... read more

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  Should Shelter Locations Be Made Public?

  Domestic violence shelters often keep their locations confidential. But some are public—and they have positive outcomes to report | When we think about domestic violen... read more

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  Do Stand Your Ground Laws Apply to DV Survivors?

  How self-defense laws help victims of abuse and how they don’t | Self-defense laws in every state are designed to help protect would-be victims of assault from prosecu... read more

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  Officers Charged with Domestic Violence Still Have Guns

  How law enforcement skirts the Lautenberg Amendment | Studies show that abusers who have access to a gun are 500 percent more likely to kill their partners than abuser... read more

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  Don't Use Domestic Violence Victims to Derail Police Reform

  Claims that “defunding the police” will harm women ignore dire problems in policing gender-based crimes today | As activists demonstrate across the country to protest ... read more

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  Turning Off the News is Self-Care

  For many, including survivors of violence, the daily download of bad news can be triggering | In today’s rapidly changing environment, it’s natural to want to stay inf... read more

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  Women Serve Longer Prison Sentences After Killing Abusers

  When men kill the women they’re abusing, statistics say they get out sooner | In 2017 in North Carolina, a man convicted of stabbing his pregnant wife to death in thei... read more

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  What Hotlines Are Hearing from Survivors During COVID-19

  Survivors are afraid to go to shelter, seek emotional support | If you had asked survivors of domestic violence before the pandemic what their biggest stressor would b... read more

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  Everything Survivors Need to Know About the Census

  By answering a few questions, you can help nonprofits receive the funding they need | By now, you should have received an envelope in the mail from the U.S. Census Bur... read more

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  You Don't Need to Surrender Your Pet During COVID-19

  If an abuser tells you differently, this may be a coercive control tactic | Is your partner pressuring you to surrender your pet during the coronavirus pandemic? For s... read more

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  How to Afford a Pandemic

  In the midst of all the continuous bad news surrounding COVID-19, there is some hope—relief in the form of a stimulus package | The world is in upheaval, and you're no... read more

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  The Danger of Being Quarantined with an Abuser

  Most hotlines, shelters are still ready and willing to help | It seems most everything is closing down because of the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, now considered a globa... read more

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  Tele-Commuting Protects Employees from Viruses, not Violence

  Just because employees aren't at the office, doesn't mean there's nothing you can do | With the advent of the novel coronavirus (or COVID-19), many compani... read more

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  History and Purpose of Domestic Violence Coalitions

  Expert Weighs in on Florida Investigation, Importance of Coalitions | There has been some troubling news recently reported by the Miami Herald about the Florida Coalit... read more

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  CDC Says We Need to Pay More Attention to Childhood Trauma

  Preventing its long-term effects can reduce the risk of serious disease, death | The consequences of living through serious trauma during one’s childhood don’t just di... read more