After her abuser served 3 months behind bars, Agnes Brackett is questioning the justice system she thought would protect her ...

Domestic violence crosses all social and ... Women who leave relationships often have to opt for living in poverty. That's a very difficult choice to make. There are many social, cultural factors ...

As women gain more in status and income in the economy, men in general feel increasingly threatened, and too many resort to ...

Advocates told KDKA-TV that this legislation could help human and animal victims of domestic violence break free from ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Today, we focus on predatory relationships and how they ...

South Asian domestic violence is influenced by many factors—including immigration ... and mental health advocate specializing ...

Officers work to get to know residents and develop relationships ... are also trying to determine if there was a history of domestic violence. The issue has been a focus of police, prosecutors ...

"We urge anyone whose relationship scares them to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) at (800) 799-SAFE (7233) or the TTY line for the deaf: (800) 787-3224. The Hotline is staffed ...

In her memoir, Whose Life is it Anyway? Recognising and Surviving Domestic Violence, Thomson details chilling encounters of ...

SAN FRANCISCO - October is Domestic Violence ... in graduate school and living on her own for the first time in her life. "I was in a very toxic, abusive relationship. It’s something I didn ...

The 2023 fatalities included two cases involving pregnant women, and the board said more help is needed for pregnant women in relationships where domestic violence is present. One case involved a ...

The United States Department of Justice defines domestic violence as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another ...