In the News

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  'Family Problems' Aren't Newsworthy

  Does the lack of media coverage protect abusers? | Garland Waller, assistant professor in the College of Communication at Boston University, believes that the mains... read more

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  Making Sure Ex-Abusers are Sober Taking the Kids

  The company behind an alcohol monitoring bracelet explains why their tool is effective, yet underused, in DV cases | Domestic abuse can’t be blamed on alcohol, agre... read more

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  Documentaries Focus on 'Domestic Violence by Proxy'

  Looking at the ongoing victimization of children and survivors after separation | Physical abuse hurts and can have life-threatening consequences. But for some domest... read more

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  Dark Matter: Domestic Violence and Mass Murder

  Mass shootings, like that at the Ft. Lauderdale airport, can often be linked back to domestic violence | On Jan. 10, 2016, a young man named Esteban Santiago stood ou... read more

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  Rape Survivors Ignored, Perpetrators Free to Abuse, Assault

  Hundreds of thousands of rape kits are sitting on shelves, untested, in the U.S. | It was traumatic enough that in 1996, at just 17 years old, Helena was raped repeate... read more

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  The Gift Guide that Gives Back

  An interview with author Jen Hatmaker about her new collection made by survivors of domestic violence, and more do-gooder gift ideas to finish off your holiday shoppin... read more

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  Images of Violence

  Photographer Donna Ferrato spent 30 years capturing glaring evidence of domestic abuse | “When you know that someone is being hurt, what do you do? That’s when my l... read more

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  She Has No Money, She Will Come Crawling Back. NOT!

  Group explores ways to resolve economic dilemmas that hobble survivors | Two weeks after they meet, he insists on moving into her apartment and pooling their funds in... read more

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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