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Young people who witness domestic violence are more likely to be victims of it. Here's how we can help them
In our national discussions on domestic and family violence, much of the focus is rightly on the women experiencing the ...
CT lawmakers OK measure to shield domestic abuse victims fleeing for safety. Here’s what it does.
Connecticut lawmakers unanimously passed legislation that expands confidentiality protections for the locations of ...
Mother Jones4d
Republicans Want to Ban Pets From Domestic Violence Shelters
A new Trump-backed attack on domestic violence services just dropped—and this time, it’s targeting survivors’ pets. Tucked ...
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25% of US men experience abuse, but it’s hard to get help
More than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. However, those ...
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One in three domestic abuse victims is male – here’s why we need to talk about them
Principal Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and Forensic Mental Health, Nottingham Trent University When you think about domestic violence, you probably imagine a tall, powerful man overpowering his ...
The Mirror5mon
'I saw too much domestic abuse growing up to let this go - the law must change'
Labour is under mounting pressure to make domestic abuse crimes a specific offence under the law. Currently abusers are convicted across various offences including harassment, assault or stalking ...
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Domestic abuse victims 'failed' by criminal justice system, damning commissioner's report says
Victims of domestic abuse are being failed by a criminal justice system that is not up to the job, a damning report by the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales has said. Dame Nicole ...
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Survivors of domestic violence or child abuse need more state aid, police and prosecutors say
Police, prosecutors and anti-domestic violence advocates pressed state lawmakers Wednesday to put more funding into services for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. They're focused on ...
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Harris’ past domestic violence statements come back to haunt her in wake of allegations Doug Emhoff slapped ex-girlfriend
Vice President Kamala Harris’ past condemnations of domestic abuse and sexual assault perpetrators are coming back to haunt her following a report of her now-husband “forcefully slapping” an ...
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Domestic violence deaths in Colorado dropped by more than a third in 2023, but abuse cases remain high
Colorado saw a significant decrease in the number of domestic violence fatalities last year, with deaths falling by more than 38 percent from 2022. The drop amounted to 58 deaths in 2023 ...
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here's what you need to know:
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Across the world, people of all income levels, religions, and sexual orientation experience abuse from partners, children, and parents. And it can be ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court: Domestic abuse can apply to former partners
That statute incorporates the definition of “family or household members” from the state’s civil Domestic Abuse Act. It includes spouses and former spouses, parents, children, blood ...