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New From CDC: 2011 National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey
“Because a substantial proportion of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence is experienced at a young age, primary prevention of these forms of violence must begin early.” The CDC…
Does Marriage Make Women Safer?
Does being married make women less vulnerable to abuse? Does marriage make it harder to get away from a violent partner? The relationships between marriage, violence, economic and legal ties are…
Creatures of the Night: Changing After-Hours Staffing
This month’s Good Jobs blog post is by Emilie McLarnan, Assistant Director at Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse. After-hours crisis response is a crucial service we provide to the…
Women Under The Gun: How Gun Violence Affects Women And 4 Policy Solutions To Better Protect Them
Women Under the Gun: How gun violence affects women and 4 policy solutions to better protect them A new report from the Center for American Progress points to gaps in…
Survey Says!?…
Did you know that WSCADV administered a Wages & Benefits Survey in 2011? I know, I know. Many of you have already seen it. But I often hear from folks…
Negotiation: A Magical Solution?
This month’s Good Jobs blog post is by Megan Dorwin, an MSW student at the University of Washington and an intern at WSCADV. I recently attended an event for social…
New Findings From The National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey
New findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey The CDC has released new analysis of the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). The NISVS…
Hiking the Minimum Wage (and Living To Tell About It)
This month’s post is written by a staff member at a local DV/SA agency who wishes to remain anonymous. My goal in writing is to urge us to critically…