Awareness

By Keeli Sorensen, Vice President of Victim Services at RAINN Every 73 seconds, someone is sexually assaulted in the U.S., which means it’s likely that you or someone you know has experienced [...]

By Laura Palumbo, Communications Director at NSVRC Each of us has a survivor of sexual assault, harassment, or abuse in our lives. In some cases, we know someone identifies as a survivor because [...]

At the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we asked you to share stories about how you are creating community connectedness. We know that connected communities have the power to [...]

One of the core beliefs that guides all of the work we do at ICADV is that connected communities have the power to prevent violence.   This comes directly from the Centers for Disease Control and [...]

This International Women’s Day, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence celebrates those who have fought for gender equality and for the rights of women and girls around the world. Today, [...]

I just feel like there needs to be so much more education about it and there’s a lot of blame that people still put on the victim. ‘Well, if you didn’t like it, you should have left’ [...]

Finding help in a domestic violence situation. There is not a right or wrong way to feel when you have experienced domestic violence. Nor is there one set of services that work for every [...]

We have often used Domestic Violence Awareness Month as a time to share statistics and imagery to illustrate that domestic violence is a serious problem. This played an important role in the [...]

by Lindsey Balensiefer Trigger warnings: sexual and intimate partner violence Names have been changed.   “Jason,” the marriage counselor said, “your wife is allowed to tell you no.” Jason [...]

Communities across the world are gearing up to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) this Thursday, June 15th. Because of this, the National Clearinghouse for Abuse in Later Life [...]