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AVA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting Philadelphia PA October 5, 2016 8:30 am – 4:00 pmAVA invites you to the second in a series of Peer-to-Peer Regional Meetings for STOP Administrators. Learning from each other provides some of the most valuable training available. This meeting offers the opportunity to talk to one another about the way we […]

Save the Date!! AVA is excited to announce another peer mentoring opportunity!! Please mark your calendars. AVA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting When: October 5, 2016 Where: Philadelphia, PA This meeting is open to both AVA member and non-member states and territories. We are excited to be able to offer this valuable peer mentoring time for you. […]

Supreme Court Rules Domestic Violence Offenders Can Lose Gun Rights

The New York Mets have signed Jose Reyes, which was good news for fans who wanted to see Reyes return to his first MLB team. And Reyes is coming at a cheap price, but there’s a reason for that — he’s coming off a 52-game suspension for domestic violence, once again bringing up the question of how […]

Joe Biden’s letter to the Stanford University Sexual Assault Victim

Kenneth Starr tells ESPN he has resigned as chancellor of Baylor U

Gillibrand, other senators urge change in handling of military rape cases Gillibrand, other senators urge change in handling of cases Richard Lardner, Associated Press Published 9:48 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016 Photo: Jacquelyn Martin FILE – In this April 30, 2015 file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. is interviewed about military sexual assaults on Capitol Hill […]

NSVRC has recently published an OVC scholarship initiative to help bolster professional development for SANEs. Click here for details.

AVA held their first regional Peer-to-Peer meeting in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, January 28th, 2016.  It was an all-day meeting that gave Administrators a chance to engage in meaningful conversations with one another about the day-to-day management of their STOP funds. The participants were both seasoned and new Administrators, representing Nevada, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, […]

by KIRK BOXLEITNER, Marysville Globe Reporter Jan 15, 2016 at 4:02PM TULIP, WA — The earrings are beautifully crafted, but what they represent makes them difficult to look at. That was the consensus on the evening before the “Sing Our Rivers Red” traveling earring exhibition opened to the public at the Hibulb Cultural Center. The […]