Legal

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  Moms Are Going to Jail When Abusive Partners Hurt the Kids

  New family court guidelines take aim at ‘failure to protect’ petitions | In December 2006, Robert Braxton Jr. was sentenced to just two years in prison for breaking... read more

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  How to Start a Sexversation

  A rape survivor and her best friend create a game to start conversations around sexual empowerment and consent | After her best friend Kelly was raped in college, B... read more

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  Why We Must Believe Survivors

  If we don't listen to survivors, they won't report, and abuse will never end | In April 2017, Kendall Brown and her sister, Kayla, were murdered by Kendall... read more

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  Servicemembers Are Getting Away With Abuse

  Survivors say the military is failing at prosecuting domestic violence, helping partners | Last April, we published a story about compensation available from the mili... read more

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  O.J. Simpson's 'If I Did It' Interview to Air

  DomesticShelters.org advisor Rita Smith will appear on expert panel | This Sunday, March 11, at 8 p.m., Fox will air a never-before-seen 2006 interview in which O.J... read more

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  Court Goes Easy on California CEO to Avoid Deportation

  How a California deportation law is causing turmoil for domestic violence survivors | Justice for Neha Rastogi former Silicon Valley tech CEO Abhishek Gattani pled ... read more

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  R. Kelly's Sex Cult is Domestic Violence

  Why some victims believe they love their abusers | In July of 2017, a story broke that seemed almost too absurd to be true—famed ‘90s rapper Robert “R.” Kelly had b... read more

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  Life Unlocked

  LifeLock responds to claims that abusers opened fake accounts to stalk their victims | At a recent women’s conference in Phoenix, Ariz., Erin Brockovich was one of the... read more

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  Survey Says ... Parents Just Don't Understand

  How adults can help young people build healthy relationships before dating violence begins | What do teens wish parents knew about dating violence in their worlds? ... read more

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  The Popular Online Series That Talks Dating Violence

  The Halls was created from teens' input on what they wanted to learn about | When the Boston Public Health Commission received a grant intended to help prevent ... read more

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  Some Abusers Are Getting Awarded Alimony

  How an archaic alimony law further victimizes survivors | Talk about adding insult to injury. One night in August 2011, a Virginia man terrorized his wife who was h... read more

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  What Are Grey Rape and Stealthing?

  They have sinister definitions and dangerous consequences | There are two new concerning buzzwords you may hear surrounding violence against women. One, argue many,... read more

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  2017 Holiday Gift Guide

  These gifts benefit survivors and organizations that want to end gender-based violence | Ready to get your holiday shopping started (or completed)? We’ve found some ... read more

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  Natural Disasters Mean Obstacles for Survivors, Shelters

  Communities can also see uptick in violence as cities try to rebuild | It was the middle of the night on Oct. 15 when Tracy Lamb awoke to the sound of sirens scream... read more

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  She's Giving Survivors a Lift

  In two years, one woman has organized the donation of more than 150,000 bras to women in need around the world | Dana Marlowe says she “accidentally” founded her no... read more