Domestic violence doesn’t have to be a part of the human experience. It is possible to prevent abusive relationships in the first place when we organize toward a common goal: ensuring that everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive.
Preventing domestic violence is core to our organization’s work.
By Timothy S. Ruise On May 5, as buildings across California glowed red for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) …
How Journalists Can Cover Domestic Violence with Respect In articles about domestic violence, we’ve read more descriptions of physical violence …
I started providing healthy relationship education to students in middle and high schools over 20 years ago. I talked to …
As a survivor of sexual and intimate partner violence, I know that crisis services aren’t a luxury; they’re essential for …
For the past several years, the anti-violence movement has questioned its reliance on law enforcement and policing as a pathway …
I didn’t understand how gender-based violence plagued my family until after I joined the movement. I have seen with my …
A while back my mother gave me a box of things from my childhood. It was filled to the brim …
My name is Dominique Waltower and I am a motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. My presentation is from a very different …
As I strive to be an anti-racist, I keep reminding myself of something Brené Brown said: “I’m here to get it …
Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1992. I was 17 when I met him. In the rooms of a 12-step program. Scared. …
Domestic violence affects everyone, across racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender expression, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic levels. That being said, domestic violence …
There is a right of passage Black women go through before reaching adulthood – we realize that people may treat …
I wish I could say I am the first person in my family to be affected by domestic violence, but …
What is Positive Solutions? While the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges to the way we at Monarch Services traditionally run our programs and …
I love what I do. Leading the Partnership’s policy team, I get to work closely with our entire membership, our …
I worked at a state sexual violence coalition in the northeastern part of the United States for two years. I …
I’m Christine Smith. I’m an enrolled member of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, and descended from the Kashia Band …
Intent is different than impact. And both are important. Working to become a white ally is not a task to be taken lightly. You …
Domestic violence has been defined as a pattern of coercive, aggressive, and violent behavior and California laws make it a …
