Women may be afraid of strangers, but it's a husband, a lover, a boyfriend, or someone they know who is most likely to hurt them. According to a U.S. Justice Department study, two-thirds of ...

October is domestic violence awareness month ... They were together for seven years. "He was dealing with some mental health issues as well as other things," she said. "And got to the point ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month ... it isn't about sex or gender or anything. It's about who's dealing the power and control, whose world got smaller, right? Who's feeling the ...

Both Tara Hagerty and Gina Calvert referred to overloaded dockets where they witnessed the effects of violence, abuse and ...

It may come as a surprise to learn that many people who experience domestic abuse in a relationship are dealing with more ... that can have lasting long-term effects. Often, the victim’s credit ...

Yale Law School’s Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic works to advance a bill reforming sentencing and commutation procedures ...

I’ve spent four months trying to understand how these extreme VOCA cuts are affecting domestic violence programs across ... Some of the greatest effects are likely to be felt in programs that ...

Domestic violence occurs when a person consistently aims to control their partner through physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. The United States Department of Justice defines domestic violence as ...