This guest essay reflects the views of Wendy Linsalata, executive director of L.I. Against Domestic Violence, and Catherine Trapani, assistant vice president of public policy at Volunteers of ...

Say this about President Donald Trump: When he dismissed the severity of domestic violence during a speech this week, he echoed a sentiment shared by plenty of Americans. Far too many are willing to ...

A rise in misogyny and an increase in forced and violent sex for girls is worsening the teen mental health epidemic, writes A.S. King.

This guest essay reflects the views of Joshua Hanson, executive director of The Safe Center, which is based in Bethpage. Ten million people in the United States are physically abused by an intimate ...

Domestic violence is often an unseen crisis that occurs behind closed doors. In the United States, more than 35.6 % of women and roughly 28.5 % of men are affected by DV. Under the Violence Against ...

SAN FRANCISCO - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a newly released study from Stanford surveyed women incarcerated for killing their abusers. The head researcher says the findings help ...

October was declared Domestic Violence Awareness Month by Congress in 1989 to spread awareness about the impact of domestic violence and provide support to survivors who experience it. Domestic ...

The need for Women Aware's services continues to rise. As the state-designated lead domestic violence agency for Middlesex County, Women Aware moves survivors beyond abuse. Founded in the 1970s, Women ...

One in 20 women reported intimate partner violence (IPV) while pregnant, according to a new report released on Dec. 5 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). A study conducted from 2016 to 2022 found ...

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NEW BEDFORD — Some of their clients are victims of domestic violence by a partner. Some are victims of domestic violence by a parent. Others may also be a close relative such as an uncle or an older ...