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At Home Rape Kits Removed from Shelves
At Home Rape Kits Removed from Shelves
AVA/NAVAA Joint Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
Save the Date AVA and NAVAA are excited to announce our first-ever joint Peer-to-Peer (P2P) mentoring opportunity!! Please mark your calendars for the following dates and location. AVA/NAVAA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting When: October 9th, 2019 8:30am – 4:30pm October 10th, 2019 8:30am – 2:00pm Where: Charleston, South Carolina This meeting is open to both […]
2019 AVA Election Questionnaire
2019 AVA Election Questionnaire
AVA Annual Meeting – April 30th, Albuquerque
AVA ANNUAL MEETING When: April 30th, 2019 during lunch break Where: Albuquerque Marriott Hotel on the 1stfloor in the Pecos Room Many of you are registered to attend the 2019 STOP Administrator’s Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 28-May 3, 2019. We want to share some information with you about the date and […]
The Connection Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence
As the former NYS VAWA Administrator, my staff members and I held three workshops across the state several years ago on the intersection of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse. We invited prosecutors, law enforcement, DV advocates, animal protective services, DV and animal shelter personnel to attend. We held a workshop in NYC, one in rural […]
Points of Protocol for Agencies Working with Tribes
The following document was created by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It was developed to provide useful guidance about the most respectful things to consider when interacting with Tribal governments or agencies. Points of Protocol for Agencies Working with Tribes
NYPD Commissioner Apologizes To Rape Survivor 24 Years Later: ‘We Were Wrong’
U.S. NEWS 10/29/2018 07:43 am ET NYPD Commissioner Apologizes To Rape Survivor 24 Years Later: ‘We Were Wrong’ James O’Neill said the police department, which publicly doubted the woman’s account in 1994, “let her down in almost every possible way.” By Dominique Mosbergen ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said he was “deeply and […]
NYS Police Forensic Lab goes PURPLE for DV Awareness Month
Woman Rides 10,000 Miles for Domestic Violence Awareness
Hope by Horseback: Woman Rides 10,000 Miles for Domestic Violence Awareness BALTIC, S.D.-A California woman is on a mission to spread hope across all 48 continental states. She calls it the Centauride. It’s a ten thousand mile ride by horseback. She’s already a year and a half into her four year trip. Her route […]
The Washington Post – “Nurses helped make us understand domestic violence as a serious health issue”
By Erin Blakemore, Freelance reporter August 18 at 11:00 AM Even though intimate-partner violence has long been all too common, it hasn’t always been considered a serious health issue. Passionate nurses helped change that. “Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives,” a traveling exhibition produced by the National Library of Medicine, brings their work to life. It’s […]