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The Articles page showcases a set of topical articles related to domestic violence. Visit this page often to read articles of interest.
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Domestic Violence and
the Military
"Domestic violence is an offense against the institutional values of the Military Services of the United States of America. It is an affront to human dignity, degrades the overall readiness of our armed forces, and will not be tolerated in the Department of Defense," begins a report issued this month by...(read more) DV Millennium Action Alert Congress adjourned for the August recess without passing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bills. VAWA was adopted by Congress six years ago,...(read more) Living with Him: Living with Violence Single women have many options when it comes to living arrangements. Some choose to live with their parents, some choose to live with roommates, and still others choose to live with their boyfriends. Exercise caution... (read more) The
“Real” Cycle of Violence Imagine that every woman who is hit or beaten reports the incident to the police, the batterer receives effective treatment, and the abuse ends. Unfortunately...(read more) Signs
of Danger Many experts in the field of domestic violence agree that there is no generic profile of an abuser. Domestic violence knows no boundaries. There isn’t a line drawn...(read more) Calling
Out for Help Some victims of domestic violence can not call out for help—literally. In a world of advanced telecommunications, high-speed Internet, and global paging, many Native Americans find themselves...(read more) New Agenda To Be Set On Domestic Violence & The Workplace Business, government and labor leaders, and domestic violence experts from 17 states met in Boston Friday and Saturday to develop an action plan to engage more of the nation's employers in efforts to stop domestic violence and help victims of abuse. (read more) New Domestic Violence Posters for Workplace At the conference, Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl unveiled powerful new posters that drive home the impact domestic violence has on women and their employers. The posters, which feature black and white photos of women...(read more) In the News National - Last year the country's violent crime rate dropped 10.4 percent to its lowest level since the government began measuring it in 1973, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The figures, which are from the Bureau's National Crime Victimization Survey and exclude homicide statistics,...(read more) ADVOCATES URGE RENO TO REVERSE IMMIGRATION RULING A year ago, battered women's advocates began urging Attorney General Janet Reno to take action to save the life of Rodi Adali Alvarado Pe a, who came to the U.S. in 1995 to escape brutal domestic violence that nearly claimed her life in her native Guatemala. Because the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)...(read more) Global Violence Against Women Violence against women "cuts across social and economic situations and is deeply embedded in cultures around the world so much so that millions of women consider it a way of life," according to a new report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The State of the World Population Report 2000...(read more) Resources Available HIPAA Law Helps Battered Women Keep Their Health Insurance The National Partnership for Women & Families is making its Guide to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) available to battered women's programs and shelters free of charge....(read more) |
