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NDVH News
Below is a list of recent articles of interest to domestic violence prevention advocates, as wella s articles from recent Hotlines newsletters. To view the complete newsletters, click here.
News Items Archives
Decade For Change Report
On the occasion of the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s 10th Anniversary and the recent reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Hotline hosted the DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT, a series of three meetings which were held across the country last year. The goal was to create a unified, national movement in ending domestic violence in America. You can download the final report from these efforts by clicking here.
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October 4, 2007
Decade For Change Report
On the occasion of the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s 10th Anniversary and the recent reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Hotline hosted the DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT, a series of three meetings which were held across the country last year. The goal was to create a unified, national movement in ending domestic violence in America. You can download the final report from these efforts by clicking here.
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September 5, 2007
Women's Radio Interviews Sheryl Cates
Join Pat Lynch, WomensRadio Editor-In-Chief and Host of “Speak Up!” as she interviews Hotline CEOSheryl Cates. Sheryl ‘Speaks Up’ against domestic violence by providing both options and a safety plan to abused women who take the initial step of calling the hotline. Learn how you can be safe yourself and how you can help spread the word to other women.
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February 8, 2007
New National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Liz Claiborne Inc. announced Thursday the launch of loveisrespect.org the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (NTDAH), a 24-hour national web-based and telephone helpline created to help teens (ages 13-18) experiencing dating abuse during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC.
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February 2, 2007
Corporate, Entertainment and Social Justice Leaders Announce Unprecedented National Platform to End Domestic Violence
Leaders from across the
country are convening to change the face of domestic violence in America.
Based on outcomes of the historic Decade for Change Summit, the National
Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) today announced preliminary action steps
designed to end domestic violence in America by 2017.
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September 28, 2006
Verizon Wireless Offers Direct Connection To National Domestic Violence Hotline Through The #Hope Initiative
In times of danger, domestic violence victims need access to resources that will provide assistance, and are easily accessible and secure. Verizon Wireless encourages any victim or anyone looking for information on the issue to dial #HOPE from any Verizon Wireless phone. Callers will be instantly connected to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for professional and confidential help. The call is toll and airtime free.
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June 26, 2006
Harris Poll Proves Many Adults Feel Domestic Violence Is a Serious Problem and Services are Needed for Victims
A recent Harris Poll released
June 15 paints a clear picture of the attitudes toward domestic violence in
this country, showing that the majority of Americans view this issue to be
a serious problem. The poll, conceived and developed by Harris Interactive,
was conducted online and surveyed 2,377 adults over the age of 18 between
April 11 and 17, 2006.
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June 20, 2006
Supreme Court Decision Favors Domestic Violence Victims and Children
A crime victim's emergency call to 911 can be introduced as evidence at trial even if the victim is not present for cross-examination, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday.
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May 9, 2006
10 Murder-Suicides Occur Each Week in America New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals
WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 10 murder-suicides, almost all by gun, occur each week in the United States, according to American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States, (http://www.vpc.org/studies/amroul2006.pdf) a new study by the Violence Policy Center (VPC).
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April 19, 2006
Don't let your abuser catch you reading this story
By Eileen Curtis
For the Times Herald-Record
Why didn't she just leave?
It's what we ask when a woman is hurt or killed by her husband or boyfriend.
"It's the wrong question," says Michele McKeon,
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April 5, 2006
Violence Against Women an Important Issue in Mid-Term Elections
New Lifetime Pulse Poll, Conducted By Roper Poll, Reveals Violence Against Women Emerging as Important 2006 Election Issue For Both Women and Men
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March 21, 2006
Life-saving technology unveiled
“I have no doubt [the Hotline] has made our streets and homes safer,” said Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., when he visited the National Domestic Violence Hotline on February 23, 2006. He came to kick off a year-long recognition of the Hotline’s 10th anniversary and to personally unveil new technology that resulted from the Connections Campaign, a $3 million initiative launched in March 2004.
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February 27, 2006
Hotline Launches New Caller Application
The National Domestic Violence Hotline launched its brand new caller application to better assist victims of domestic violence on February 1, 2006. The application is designed to adapt to the changing needs of the agency, callers and future technology.
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February 23, 2006
Excerpts from Sen.Biden's interview with FOX News- FOX and Friends
This year, the National Domestic Hotline celebrates its 10th year
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February 23, 2006
Biden: For 10 years, a hotline has given victims hope
One-and-a-half million phone calls. That is how many abused and battered women have called a nationwide hot line, located here in Austin, that took its first call 10 years ago this week.
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February 21, 2006
WOMAN REGRETS NOT REPORTING HER SISTER'S ABUSIVE HUSBAND
DEAR ABBY: Your recent references to the National Domestic Violence Hotline moved me very much. I have read Dear Abby for many years, and have seen many letters from women who say they can't leave their husbands or go to the police.
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February 13, 2006
DOMESTIC ASSAULTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LOVE
DEAR ABBY: Thank you for your continued support of victims of domestic and dating violence. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a day filled with romance for many couples. Unfortunately, for some, it is like any other day -- filled with fear, anxiety and violence.
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January 12, 2006
Husband's bullying behavior has woman at end of her rope
DEAR ABBY: I am 30 years old, married seven years, the mother of three children, and I'm at the end of my rope. My husband has quit or been fired from numerous jobs because of his ``poor attitude.'' He blames everyone else for his problems. He's addicted to weed and alcohol, and gets extremely upset if I don't partake of these things with him.
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January 3, 2006
DISH Unilaterally Denies Nearly 12 Million Customers the #1 and #2 Women's Networks - Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy New Year, unless you're one of 12 million DISH subscribers who, at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, were deprived by their satellite company of Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network -- the two most popular and highest-valued networks for women.
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December 20, 2005
God gives mother peace despite tragedy of shooting deaths
CRANFILLS GAP – Ask Kate Booker where her parents are and she clamps a better grip on her purple Barney doll, looks coyly at the floor and says, "Heaven."
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July 14, 2005
Mother Jones Features Special Report on Domestic Violence
Mother Jones, an independent nonprofit magazine committed to social justice, published a special report about domestic violence related issues, including underfunded shelters, unenforced restraining orders and the grave need for reauthorization of the Vio
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