In the News

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  10 Must-Hear Podcasts on Domestic Violence

  Plus, thinking about getting behind the mic? Tips for starting your own | If you haven’t been pulled into a podcast yet, what are you waiting for? Since its launch on ... read more

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  How Limiting Abortion Rights Keeps Survivors in Danger

  As the fate of a woman’s right to choose is under attack, survivors know even a rape exception may not help them | COVID-19 Update: Anti-abortion groups are exploiting... read more

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  Survivors Might Not Make It to the Polls

  Abusers may prevent survivors from voting this November | An abuser can stand in the way of a lot of things—freedom, for one. Feeling safe in one’s own home. A support... read more

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  Around the World: England, Thailand and Mexico in the News

  From blunt knives as a possible deterrent, to smoking as a form of violence—this is what’s happening here and abroad | From one side of the globe to the other, domesti... read more

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  Why Domestic Violence Shelters are a Secret in Iraq

  Here, survivors and advocates alike live in fear | Despite the tireless efforts of domestic violence advocates to save survivors, change the laws, shift our mindset ou... read more

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  When Masculinity Is Toxic

  Traits men learn as boys can be dangerous—to them, and to the women in their lives | We hear a lot about “toxic masculinity” these days—a term often loaded with assump... read more

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  Ending the Backlog of Rape Kits

  One state at a time, SVU star’s nonprofit is trying to get justice for survivors | It seems unfathomable—after being sexually assaulted, a survivor subjects herself to... read more

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  Sharing the Responsibility of Ending Domestic Violence

  In Philly, the Shared Safety Initiative helps survivors before they need to call police | For all the tragic and heartbreaking news we hear on a daily basis about dome... read more

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  Public Records Reveal Domestic Violence in Senators Past

  A reminder that disclosure details should be a survivor’s choice | In January, a slew of national news publications revealed that U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was a survivo... read more

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  Netflix's You is a Roadmap to Dating Violence

  Come for the thrills, stay for the education | If you haven’t yet binge-watched the first season of the Netflix series You, strap in. It’s a riveting psychological thr... read more

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  Are Domestic Violence Offender Registries a Good Idea?

  Advocates argue there are unintended consequences to registering abusers | Many of us have done it—we’ve found an online sexual offender registry and typed in our addr... read more

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  Why It's Important to Say "Died By Domestic Violence"

  Using accountable language holds abusers accountable for murder | Do a quick scan of the headlines and you’re likely to see a few stories about homicide. Statistically... read more

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  PAWS Act Provides Federal Protections for Survivors' Pets

  Survivors fearful to leave an abuser because of animal abuse may soon have more options | For those lucky enough to have never experienced the cycle of power and contr... read more

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  Smart Home Technology Is Being Used Against Survivors

  Abusers unlock doors, change temperatures, listen in on cameras, as a new way to torture | As if there aren’t enough psychological ways to torment survivors of domesti... read more

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  Tragedy as a Catalyst for Change

  After her estranged husband killed their three daughters, Jessica Lenahan took her fight for human rights to the Supreme Court | In May 1999, Jessica Lenahan (then Gon... read more