Results for Assault & Violence

The detention alarmed county officials who fear that that the arrest will scare undocumented victims of domestic abuse.

The FY 2017 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be released in the coming weeks. New for this year’s NOFA is a Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-housing Component Project Type, focusing on providing low-barrier, temporary housing while individuals and families quickly move to permanent housing with a seamless program design. For more information, see the CoC Program Registration Notice and…

Three out of four rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.

From reproductive rights to paid family leave to sexual and domestic violence, our society neatly categorizes issues where women bear the brunt of the...

Leslie Morgan Steiner was in "crazy love" -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence.

A new study highlights just how important it is for OBGYNs to screen pregnant women for abuse.

"The United States is no particular safe haven for women."

Call the police if you suspect abuse
Take action and defend the victim, no matter who they are, be it your colleagues, friends, family or even neighbours
Don’t be surprised if the victim defends her abuser. Be supportive instead and offer to lend her a friendly shoulder and ear.
Encourage your neighbourhood watch, block association or your residents’ association to keep an eye out for domestic…

Survivors need help not just with the physical effects of abuse, but with the financial ones, too.

Amid his Wednesday night rampage at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina—killing nine people—21-year-old Dylann Sto ...

While most college students go through courses aimed at preventing campus sexual assault, advocates say it's too little, too late. Some are pushing for similar efforts as early as elementary school.

In the 1980s, around the time of the massive deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, I was working toward my degree in clinical psychology by train ...

National organization reports that more than 90 percent of women who are homeless have experienced severe physical or sexual abuse.

When someone you’re dating is pressuring, controlling or disrespecting you in digital, that’s not cool!

Believe survivors, speak out and make a change. To end victim blaming and promote awareness about sexual violence in our communities.

Domestic violence is often thought to occur behind closed doors in the secrecy of one’s home. But statistics show the effects of domestic violence spill over into many more areas—survivors’ and abuser...

NSVRC Resources on Sexual Violence in Disasters
Projects
The NSVRC provides information and resources to assist organizations and communities in preventing and responding to sexual violence during and after disasters. Learn more below about the NSVRC’s publications and online resources, and the Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims
The Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA) & the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) created this guide…

Opening up about domestic violence, either to the police or one’s friends and family, is often difficult and frightening for many survivors. Many feel a sense of guilt and shame, as though some amount of res...

The mayor is announcing a task force to reduce domestic abuse in the city.

Friends of Hadiya Pendleton are asking people to wear orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.