Category: News Articles

  • Advocates pushing for legislation holding state domestic violence offenders more accountable

    By Fox 61 on 01/17/2017 “…Advocates for domestic violence victims are urging Connecticut lawmakers to pass legislation in the upcoming session that makes offenders more accountable for their actions. …” Read the entire article: http://fox61.com/2016/09/22/advocates-pushing-for-legislation-holding-state-domestic-violence-offenders-more-accountable/

  • ‘Help where we need to’: Miss Nebraska talks about bullying with elementary students

    By Good News 01/17/2017 “…Aleah Peters — Miss Nebraska 2016 — began her presentation by twirling her baton — a talent she picked up in childhood — and introducing herself with a smile. Soon, though, Peters spoke about a darker period of her life, when bullies made her feel less gleaming than she was in…

  • Groups Co-Sponsor Town Hall to Bring Awareness to LGBT Bullying

    By Tristatehomepage.com 01/17/2017 “…The forum will focus on how LGBT students are bullied. …” Read the entire article: http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/groups-co-sponsor-town-hall-to-bring-awareness-to-lgbt-bullying/641391017

  • Domestic Violence And Divorce

    By Forbes on 10/25/2016 “… As decreed by Presidential Proclamation, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. However, because it is often overshadowed by breast cancer awareness and other causes—all worthy in their own right—I’ve come to refer to domestic violence as “the awareness we overlook.” …” Read the entire article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflanders/2016/10/25/domestic-violence-and-divorce/#4487a78b3bde

  • Governor Wolf Signs Bill Strengthening Domestic Violence Laws

    By PA Home Page on 10/26/2016 “… “By signing this bill, I hope to prevent acts of non-lethal strangulation from later becoming domestic violence homicide and give law enforcement the tools they need to charge abusers to the fullest extent of the law,” said Governor Tom Wolf. “When someone experiences abuse, it does not affect…

  • Domestic Violence Is A Major Public Health Problem In The U.S.

    By Huffington Post on 10/24/2016 “… For National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, experts on intimate partner violence gathered at The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss the factors that put some at risk for domestic violence, the physical and emotional impact of domestic violence on individuals, families and communities, and…

  • Having lost two children to domestic violence, Lynn Shiner shares her story

    By Time Leader on 10/25/2016 “… WILKES-BARRE — As Lynn Shiner described Christmas Day 1994 when her ex-husband stabbed her two young children to death and then took his own life, many of those gathered at the county’s “Empty Place at the Table” event cried. …” Read the entire article:  http://timesleader.com/news/local/600387/having-lost-two-children-to-domestic-violence-lynn-shiner-shares-her-story

  • Breaking the cycle of love

    By Alicetx on 10/25/2016 “… Many times domestic violence is overlooked, excused or denied. However, during the month of October communities do their part to raise awareness on this major issue by wearing purple and holding vigils for survivors. …” Read the entire article: http://www.alicetx.com/news/20161025/breaking-cycle-of-love

  • Domestic Violence Shelters Are Turning Away LGBTQ Victims

    By Vice on 10/18/2016 “…Jacob’s husband had put him in the hospital 12 times over the course of six months. At the hospital, no one bothered to assess Jacob for domestic abuse, much less try to connect him with LGBTQ-affirming services for either his abusive relationship or substance abuse problem. …” Read the entire article: http://www.vice.com/read/lgbtq-domestic-violence-survivors-cant-access-shelters

  • Domestic Violence Isn’t Just a Straight Problem

    By Advocate on 10/22/2016 “…Intimate partner violence is definitely an LGBT problem, and for LGBT people, identity plays a part in the violence they face in relationships. The group responsible for collecting data on LGBT intimate partner violence thinks that identity markers like race, gender identity. and disability status also play a key role. …”…