In the News

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  Powerful Portraits

  Los Angeles artist captures domestic violence survivors in their truest form: surviving | In August 2014, Chantal Barlow set out to honor female survivors of domest... read more

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  Threat Assessment Created by Gift of Fear Author

  Gavin de Becker recently made available MOSAIC to assess domestic violence | It’s been used by the U.S. Supreme Court police to assess threats against Justices, by ... read more

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  Why the Media Needs to Start Using the Right Terms

  It’s not a violent relationship; it’s a violent person. Why one advocate says this point is vital to understand | Any writer knows that language is important. The r... read more

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  FBI Begins Tracking Animal Abuse

  Report may spot areas where domestic violence is more likely | There has long been a link between those who abuse animals and those who abuse people. According to the... read more

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  Domestic Violence Survivor is American Idol Finalist

  Two months before she auditioned, La'Porsha was in shelter | “You can come out of the storm and witness the rainbow, if you don’t give up.” Those are the prophe... read more

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  A New Way to Teach Domestic Violence Awareness

  Two experts in the field turn a weighty topic into a board game | Domestic violence can be a heavy and complex topic to digest, and many people struggle to fully co... read more

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  When Survivors Encounter Discrimination

  Police bias may be discouraging survivors from reporting abuse | When we call 911, we expect someone to come to our aid. But a recent report published by the ACLU s... read more

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  The Rise of Dating Homicides

  Federal loophole allows convicted abusers to possess firearms | Dating partners, not spouses or ex-spouses, are responsible for the majority of intimate partner hom... read more

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  California's 'Yes Means Yes' Law

  Why consent is getting a whole new catchphrase on some college campuses | The well-known phrase “no means no” is getting a makeover, at least in California. On coll... read more

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  College Women Among Highest at Risk for Partner Violence

  Domestic violence widespread on college campuses | On Thanksgiving Day 2014, the body of Shannon Jones, 23, a senior engineering student at Cornell University wa... read more

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  Trainwreck Shooting Tied to DV

  Are we ignoring domestic violence and focusing simply on gun violence? | Plenty of news outlets covered the story of John Houser opening fire in a movie theater on Jul... read more

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  The Laws Advocates Say Need to Change in 2015

  Renewed funding, more gun control and no more job discrimination—will it happen? | In 2014, the federal budget increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act by... read more

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  Serious Jail Time

  Man gets 45 years in domestic violence ruling that could set a precedent for other cases | A lengthy amount of jail time is largely unheard of in domestic violence ... read more

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  New Legislation to Help Survivors in Arkansas

  And it’s all thanks to one survivor’s email | Three years ago, Laura Webb, pictured above in blue, was run over by her husband in his truck. On purpose. Twice. Her ... read more

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  We'll Come to You

  Mobile advocacy goes to the survivor | It might be in the corner of a local laundromat or on a bench in a public park. The meetings are clandestine, careful, but no... read more