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National Stalking Awareness Month – Presidential Proclamation
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 31, 2015 Presidential Proclamation — National Stalking Awareness Month NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Every person deserves to live freely and without the fear of […]
PEER TO PEER MEETING – Phoenix January 2015 – Registration Form
AVA is pleased to present a “Peer to Peer” Meeting for State Administrators and their staff in Phoenix on January 28, 2016. Click to register.
PEER-TO-PEER REGIONAL MEETING – Phoenix, January 2015 – Draft Agenda
AVA is pleased to present a “Peer to Peer” Meeting for State Administrators and their staff in Phoenix on January 28, 2016. Please check out the Draft Agenda. AVA welcomes your comments and/or suggestions on the agenda. Please send them to Dorene Whitworth by January 14, 2016.
New PA Law Strengthens Protection from Harrassment
Updated: NOVEMBER 29, 2015 — 1:08 AM EST CLEM MURRAY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan on Nov. 12, 2015, discusses a sexting case uncovered in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District. by Michaelle Bond, Inquirer Staff Writer. After three boys harassed and distributed explicit photos of a 13-year-old classmate, her life as a freshman at […]
Settlement in New York Domestic Violence Case May Set Broader Precedent
Settlement in New York Domestic Violence Case May Set Broader Precedent By NOAM SCHEIBERNOV. 18, 2015 Photo Jodi Porter was sent home from work as a saleswoman at Bon-Ton and told not to return until she had a protective order against her husband. CreditBrendan Bannon for The New York Times The New York State attorney general has […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – October 2015
Below are photographs and news stories submitted from Administrators around the country celebrating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Send us your photos – we want to include them! Arizona The University of Phoenix Stadium goes Purple Kentucky Safe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky will hold its annual Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5 […]
National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) Surveys on Law Enforcement Response
Recently the National Domestic Violence Hotline conducted a survey about law enforcement responses to partner abuse with survivors who used the Hotline’s chat services. They surveyed 637 victims, 328 of whom had not yet interacted with law enforcement and 309 who had. Both the women who had called the police and the women who hadn’t […]
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life – Update
To recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2015 and honor older survivors of domestic violence, NCALL plans to participate in a number of events throughout the month
Sexual Assault Justice Initiative
SEXUAL ASSAULT JUSTICE INITIATIVE The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women recently announced the Sexual Assault Justice Initiative (SAJI), an initiative that involves the development and implementation of performance measures that look beyond conviction rates and reflect promising practices for prosecuting sexual assault. SAJI is intended to support enhanced community responses to […]
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Awards $38 million in Grants to Help 32 Jurisdictions in 20 States Test Backlogged Rape Kits
More Than 56,000 Rape Kits To Be Tested Through Manhattan District Attorney’s Initiative With Complementary $41 Million In Federal Funding Announced – Nearly $80 Million Being Dedicated To Address National Rape Kit Backlog