“‘Males have the added burden of facing a society that doesn’t believe rape can happen to them … at all,’ says psychotherapist Elizabeth Donovan.” Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/09/living/chris-brown-female-on-male-rape/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11
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
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
“Nine percent of youth reported committing some sort of sexual violence, researchers found. That included kissing or touching someone while knowing the person didn’t want them to or forcing someone to have sex.”
In the News
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
“But experts in the field say that one set of victims — black women — is at a far greater risk to experience the grimmest of all domestic violence statistics: They are about three times more likely to die at the hands of a partner or ex-partner than members of other racial groups. Intimate-partner homicide is also among the leading causes of death for black women ages 15 to 35.”
In the News
Friday, October 04, 2013
“Ending violence in the home is a national imperative that requires vigilance and dedication from every sector of our society.”
TA Question of the Month
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Although domestic violence is a pervasive problem year-round, affecting more than 12 million women and men annually (NISVS, 2010
