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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.
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Launched by the Office on Women’s Health within the U.S.

In the News
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

“NNEDV surveyed the 56 state and territorial coalitions against domestic violence to obtain information on funding of local domestic violence programs throughout the United States. The survey revealed that across the country, state and local programs are experiencing substantial cuts in funding from federal, state and local governmental sources.

In the News
Friday, January 25, 2013

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the first of its kind report on the national prevalence of intimate partner violence, sexual violence and stalking victimization by respondents’ sexual orientation.

In the News
Friday, January 25, 2013

“‘This report is historic in that for the first time the federal government is measuring the prevalence of intimate partner and sexual violence experienced by lesbian, gay and bisexual communities and found that the prevalence was similar to, and in some cases higher than, heterosexual communities,’ said Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project.

In the News
Thursday, January 24, 2013

“Victims of sexual assault in Washington, DC, are not getting the effective response they deserve and should expect from the district’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

In the News
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

“A human rights group says police in Washington, D.C. are failing to investigate rapes. The group says about 200 rapes and sexual assaults over three years ending in 2011 were not documented or tracked. Police dispute the claims. The nation’s capital is not the only city with such a problem.”