April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What is the Navy doing to support awareness, prevention and response? Quite a lot, according to Cmdr. Hillary Darby from Navy Region Hawaii.
VAWnet News Blog
This area provides access to current and past news coverage on various issues related to gender-based violence that has national reach or impact, a full archive of NRCDV eNewsletters featuring announcements of new resources, initiatives, and events and access to our recent and archived TA questions of the month.
In the News
Thursday, April 28, 2016
In the News
Thursday, April 28, 2016
In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito [Massachusetts] today announced new policies to target human trafficking in the Commonwealth led by the Massachusetts State Police and Department of Children and Families (DCF).
In the News
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Malawi recently passed a law making marriage under the age of 18 illegal, but in many villages, custom supersedes law. The backlash was immediate, with some telling Kachindamoto she had no right to overturn tradition. She’s ignored the death threats, and is instead lobbying the government to increase marriageable age to 21. Read More
In the News
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) today, released the technical assistance guidance, “Responding to the Long-term Needs of Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Exploring the connection to suicide risk,” through their national online resource library VA
In the News
Thursday, April 14, 2016
The Visionary Voice Awards are presented annually by the NSVRC in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a national campaign held each April to raise awareness about preventing sexual violence.
In the News
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Unlike Canada, where indigenous leaders and advocates have pressured the government to begin to confirm the numbers of missing and murdered indigenous women, the U.S. has done little to address the issue.
