Recent News

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 […]

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 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 […]

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

  Web-based Tools Designed for College Students Can Assist All New Yorkers Looking for Help September 2 – Following Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement today of a public awareness campaign to educate students about “Enough is Enough,” the State University of New York has released two new web-based tools to support victims of sexual assault […]

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Avon Foundation for Women, the world’s largest corporate-affiliated philanthropy that focuses on issues that matter most to women, is partnering with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) to grant $500,000 to 25 local domestic violence advocacy programs in cities across the U.S. The grant is part […]

  It seems like every week brings new and horrific stories of sexual harassment and violence on America’s college campuses. Study after study shows that sexual harassment and violence are far too prevalent in institutions of higher education. AAUW, together with outspoken student advocates and survivor groups, has called for universities to do what’s right […]

The seeds for federal cyberstalking laws can be traced to Delaware’s then-junior senator, Joe Biden, drafting the Violence Against Women Act. While cyberstalking was not part of the language used in the original Act of 1994, the legislation laid the groundwork for laws that have evolved to keep up with technology. For example, two years […]