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…
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…
Self-care. It’s a term that has been tossed around a lot in the 13 years I’ve been working in the DV movement, and I’m sure for the decades previous as…
So, this post has been making it’s way around my Facebook circle, so I read it. It’s an open letter by an executive director of a small non profit to…
From the CNN website is a roundup of background information and stats on domestic violence: Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence Fast Facts
This week’s post brought to you by guest blogger Sarah Foley, Associate Director of Counseling and Outreach at the YWCA Alternatives to Domestic Violence Program in Spokane, WA. There is never enough…
The way you define a “mass shooting” makes a big difference in the number. Some counts exclude all domestic violence homicides from their definitions. This article from Huffington Post is…
Ahhhh, retirement. Visions of schedule-free days, travel with loved ones, working through your bucket list that you’ve carefully crafted over the years. Wouldn’t that be nice? Unfortunately, it’s a word…
From the journal Nature, a good quick reference to help non-scientists separate good evidence from junk science. Twenty Tips for Evaluating Scientific Claims
This infographic from UltraViolet pulls together recent data on background checks for gun sales and domestic violence murders.