Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
Monday, July 1, 2024
Report: TX lawmakers can do more to support 988 crisis hotline
Mental health workers are urging lawmakers to draft bipartisan policies to expand access to mental health care services. The 988 Suicide and Crisis …
SCOTUS ruling instills hope for domestic violence prevention groups
Domestic-violence prevention organizations in Minnesota continue to express relief over a U.S. Supreme Court ruling dealing with abusers having …
Ohio advocates: New rules strengthen protections for sexual-assault victims
Ohio advocates said the Biden administration's new Title IX regulations better protect victims of sexual assault, even as a group of states …
Perspectives of MI pandemic domestic abuse survivors
Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are still studying its effects on society. A new report focusing on domestic …
Family of slain UARK student uses tragedy to help others
A nonprofit organization is working to reduce the stress on trauma survivors - and it began with a tragedy. "Project Beloved" creates "soft" police …
TX group works to soften trauma for sexual assault survivors
A north Texas nonprofit organization is working to reduce stress for trauma survivors creates "soft" police station interview rooms. They paint the …
New Ohio law closes spousal rape loophole
Advocates say victims of rape by a spouse can now seek justice - under a new law closing a loophole that did not punish rape and sexual battery cases…
MI woman shares Mother's Day with mom incarcerated for decades
Mother's Day has a special place in the heart of a Michigan woman whose mother's incarceration kept them separated for decades. Jen Szénay of …
IN Rape crisis center opens to reduce assault cases, heighten attention
The Me Too movement prompted sexual abuse victims to come forward with their allegations of rape and harassment. Yet, the increase in these …
Kentucky determined to support its domestic violence shelters amid federal cuts
As federal Victims of Crime Act funding continues to impact Kentucky's domestic violence shelters, advocates say they are applauding lawmakers …
Georgia groups empower parents to safeguard children's well-being
As communities across Georgia come together to raise awareness during Child Abuse Prevention Month, local groups are taking steps to equip parents …
ME women veterans request counselors for military sexual trauma
Advocates for women veterans, who've experienced sexual trauma while serving in the military, are asking state lawmakers for much-needed funding…