“Police may remove the perpetrator, but the victim is left with the question of what to do next,” Messing says.
VAWnet News Blog
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.
In the News
Thursday, February 12, 2015
In the News
Friday, February 06, 2015
“The Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 [ … ] would require that health education in public secondary schools include learning on ‘safe relationship behavior’ aimed at preventing sexual assault, domestic violence and dating violence. Under current federal law, health and sex education classes needn’t include sexual assault prevention.”
In the News
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
“A recent study found that more than half of the 110 mass shootings in the United States between January 2009 and July 2014 included the murder of a current or former spouse, an intimate partner or a family member. Everytown for Gun Safety, the group that released the study, found a ‘noteworthy connection between mass-shooting incidents and domestic or family violence.’ ”
TA Question of the Month
Monday, February 02, 2015
by Louie Marven of the LGBT Center of Central PA
In the News
Monday, February 02, 2015
“Can you have activism and action without complete and total understanding? Or is it just about building awareness?” Roman said. “This is happening; it’s awful. What can I as an individual do? If we really care about this issue as individuals, what’s the next step?” Read More
In the News
Monday, February 02, 2015
Booth said the change comes from the realization that perpetrators are more likely to use alcohol to subdue their sexual assault victims than guns, threats and fists. Read more
