The 2015 Kentucky General Assembly created a new chapter of state law to establish civil orders for protection of victims of dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
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
Monday, June 27, 2016
Helena Menih from the University of New England spent 10 months on the streets of Brisbane talking to homeless women about their experiences as part of her PhD studies. She says the number of homeless women in Australia is growing and domestic violence is a common thread.
In the News
Monday, June 27, 2016
An Australian researcher has been designing an app aimed at 10- to 15-year-old boys, to help them create healthy relationships with their peers. “The National Survey of Youth Attitudes reported very disturbing findings about young men’s attitudes and behaviours,” said YSF CEO, Cath Bartolo.
In the News
Monday, June 27, 2016
In the 1980s, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing developed a 20-question form based on risk factors for intimate-partner homicides. Her work became the model for the Domestic Violence Lethality Screen for First Responders, which was developed by the Maryland Network of Domestic Violence in 2003 for first responders such as police to use in the field.
In the News
Friday, June 10, 2016
“…as a new report points out, the Nordic countries appear to have a disproportionate and perplexing amount of domestic violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV), against women.
In the News
Friday, June 10, 2016
A new shelter aims to provide a safe haven for women who are targets of domestic abuse in some of Sydney’s most affluent areas, writes Ashley Donnelly.
