Raising Awareness: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2013
“It was just constant degrading. ‘You are stupid.’ He controlled all the finances and he controlled my whole life.” (Walk in Our Shoes: Working with Older Survivors of Abuse) Patsy was raped and abused...
View ArticleJoint Statement of The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, The...
Over the last few decades, the United States has increasingly recognized that domestic and sexual violence are serious crimes that should be treated as such by law enforcement. The Violence Against...
View ArticleProviding a Victim-Centered Response to Sexual Assault in Confinement Facilities
In an effort to help improve victim-centered responses to sexual assault in correctional environments, I am excited to announce the release of a companion to the National Protocol for Sexual Assault...
View ArticleShare Your Ideas with OVW: Participate in a VAWA Conferral Session
The Office on Violence Against Women is beginning its first-ever biennial conferral with stakeholders, and we want you to be part of it. The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013...
View ArticleEnsuring Access for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating...
Tomorrow, October 1, the grant-related provisions of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 take effect. OVW is looking forward to implementing these provisions during the FY 2014...
View ArticleNational Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This October, as we recognize National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Office on Violence Against Women joins communities across our country in celebrating the tremendous progress we have made...
View ArticleVice President Biden’s Visit to the National Domestic Violence Hotline
Last Wednesday I joined Vice President Joe Biden, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal, Director of Family Violence Prevention and Services Program Marylouise Kelley, and...
View ArticleSupporting Workplaces in Providing an Effective Response to Domestic...
It is with great pride that I share the announcement of the new DOJ policy on addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the workplace. Given the seriousness of these crimes and...
View ArticleFY 14 Grant Solicitation Announcement: A Message to Our Stakeholders
OVW’s top priority is to save lives by ensuring that victims receive the services and protection they need. OVW’s small, dedicated team cares profoundly about these issues and about seeing the dollars...
View ArticleCommemorating a Decade of Progress: The Tenth Anniversary of National...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is proud to stand with the Obama Administration in renewing our commitment to increase support services for victims of stalking and to strengthen...
View ArticleWhite House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault Invites...
Dear Students, Advocates, University Leaders, Law Enforcement Professionals, VAWA Grantees and Colleagues: The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault is pleased to announce...
View ArticleVAWA 2013 Nondiscrimination Provision: Making Programs Accessible to all...
Last year, we worked together in passing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013). New provisions in VAWA 2013 include measures that will strengthen our national response to...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decision Limits Batterers’ Access to Guns
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is pleased to share important news about a recent Supreme Court decision that will enhance the ability of federal prosecutors to keep guns out of the hands of...
View ArticleMaking Campus Safe by Addressing Sexual Assault
As part of the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) year of programming to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, administration officials from the Departments of Justice...
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