VAWnet News Blog

The Senate on Tuesday introduced an amendment to a law that protects the hosts of websites from liability for content posted by others to go after sites such as Backpage.com that have been criticized for facilitating child sex trafficking.

Mary Kay Inc. today announced the Mary Kay Ash Heart of Courage Awards, which will recognize passionate individuals and organizations working to prevent and end domestic violence and dating abuse across the United States.

This year we are lifting up and honoring the voices of advocates working to end gender-based violence through storytelling. We invite you to join us and share your story!

California law now mandates mental health help for young victims of sexual abuse.

More than half of female homicide victims were killed in connection to intimate partner violence — and in 10 percent of those cases, violence shortly before the killing might have provided an opportunity for intervention.

USA Gymnastics is turning to a longtime children's rights advocate and a former prosecutor to help address issues that have plagued the organization amid a sexual abuse scandal that has shaken one of the U.S. Olympic movement's marquee programs.