By Nathan Prewett $9.5 million in grants have been awarded to 25 organizations in Alabama that serve victims of crime, including one that serves sexual Continue Reading »
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Nashville hosts 150 family justice center leaders
By Tyler Hummel Main Street Nashville Nashville has become a leading city in the family justice movement since it opened the Metro Office of Family Continue Reading »
‘A slow dive into utter hell’: A Sonoma Academy sexual abuse survivor tells her story
By KAYLEE TORNAY “I started a slow dive into utter hell. “I could not eat. I spent days crying. I was under 100 lbs. I Continue Reading »
Buncombe Co. Sheriff’s Office holds holiday gift drive for essential items for local youth
By WLOS STAFF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is holding its annual Holiday Gift Drive Dec. 9 and 10. The Continue Reading »
48 states have toughened laws on strangulation, a factor in domestic violence. But not Ohio
By Anne Saker If an intimate partner strangles you, and you survive, you risk brain damage, injury to the spine in your neck and other Continue Reading »
Monroe Police Dept. collects toys to give to children impacted by violence
By: News 12 Staff Local children impacted by domestic and sexual violence will have a better holiday thanks to the efforts of a local police department. Continue Reading »
The Woman on the Bridge Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case. Would it be enough?
By Ellen Barry KITTERY, Maine — At 7:05 on an April evening five years ago, Ryan Sanford, a patrol officer in the port town of Continue Reading »
Murphy: Judge has to answer for soft-on-domestic-violence rulings
By WENDY J. MURPHY Lindsay Smith is in a coma fighting for her life after her ex-boyfriend Richard Lorman shot her in the head last week Continue Reading »
Domestic violence victim’s family uses her death to warn others about relationship red flags
By Jantomi Hall Danny Bolden uses the death of his stepdaughter, Latasha Norman, to warn college students and young adults about the signs of abusive relationships. Continue Reading »
Family Justice Center grant helps Ventura County victims of violence and abuse
By Makena Huey A $1 million grant from the state will help fund an Oxnard branch of the Ventura County Family Justice Center. Officials say Continue Reading »