by Elizabeth Flood for the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence Nearly one in five young people in the United States runaway from homes before the time they reach the 18 years of age (Urban Institute, 2010). In fact, approximately 1.6 million youths are identified as runaway or homeless (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004).
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This area provides access to current and past news coverage on various issues related to gender-based violence that has national reach or impact, a full archive of NRCDV eNewsletters featuring announcements of new resources, initiatives, and events and access to our recent and archived TA questions of the month.
TA Question of the Month
Friday, October 31, 2014
TA Question of the Month
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons through use of force, coercion, deception or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. In the United States, the number of trafficked victims is largely unknown, but we do know that every day more vulnerable people are trafficked into the sex trade and labor industry.
TA Question of the Month
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
The “ALL Are Welcome Here” poster was created by the Pennsylvania Cross-Systems Advocacy Coalition, supported by Grant No. 2007-FW-AX-K009, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S Department of Justice.
TA Question of the Month
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Healing from child sexual abuse (CSA) can be a lifelong journey.
TA Question of the Month
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
Since releasing the TA Guidance, Birth Doulas and Shelter A
TA Question of the Month
Monday, June 02, 2014
A requestor recently contacted the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) asking for resources and ideas to develop a training for student-professionals working in campus residence halls.
