VAWnet News Blog

This International Women’s Day, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence takes the opportunity to celebrate the rich diversity of women and girls across the globe, and the beauty, vitality, wisdom, resilience, strength and power they bring to their communities and society.

Biden-Harris Administration establishes a government-wide focus on uplifting the rights of women and girls in the United States and around the world.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month (TDVAM). This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter features tools that center and celebrate the leadership of youth, especially Black girls. It includes resources to promote youth activism and young people's well-being by building connected communities that foster resilience, joy, and transformative action.

Today CDC released, Vital Signs: Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Violence and Increased Health Risk Behaviors and Conditions Among Youths — United States, 2019. Preventing violence is key to promoting teen and adult health. Violence can affect teens’ health and increase the chance of developing cancer, heart disease, or other health problems in adulthood.

In our February TA Question of the Month, guest writer Arlene Snyder from Bridge Over Troubled Waters discusses housing instability and homelessness among youth and offers strategies for trauma-informed care.

Though the crises of this moment are urgent, the moment is ripe for transformation. At the NRCDV, we remain committed to transforming how we approach our work to eliminate violence in all its forms, including economic, gendered, and racialized violence.