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  • New Haven police's approach aids children of violence

    February 27, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricken households, a more comprehensive approach.

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  • It Takes A Village to Not Marry A Girl

    February 25, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    Some communities in Malawi are beginning to fight child marriage their own way—with music, dance, and a few tears, using theater to motivate cultural change.

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  • When Women Must Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

    January 14, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New Destiny Housing — the only nonprofit in New York City providing low-income rental housing specifically for domestic violence survivors is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners.

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  • No Visible Bruises: Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury

    December 30, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    There is an emergency-room screening tool that aims to identify victims of domestic violence with a potential traumatic brain injury called HELPPS, but its use is neither widespread nor standardized.

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  • On embassy row, a fraying veil of immunity

    December 21, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Domestic abuse of the staff in the households of the 1% is often overlooked or ignored. But foreign missions in the US that abuse their domestic staff are finally being held accountable.

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  • Murder in the Magic City: The Crime Fighters

    December 17, 2015 |

    Weld for Birgmingham |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Authorities have found a strategy to curb the homicide rate, The Violence Reduction Initiative, which has been scaled in other cities. This initiative calls in likely offenders and has them meet with the police face-to-face.

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  • India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

    December 14, 2015 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: India, Dombivli

    A social enterprise in India addresses the root causes of the country's maternal health care crisis, studying social and economic factors that contribute to infant deaths, domestic violence, and improper maternal health care practices. The enterprise, SNEHA, builds relationships with mothers to learn about their health and domestic violence history, and offers financial and health care support.

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  • Forum homes in on local action

    October 24, 2015 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Caller-Times Saturday’s biannual Coastal Bend Social Forum hosted by Del Mar College gathered an array of experts to delve into the issues of domestic violence, labor rights, immigrant rights and homelessness, among other topics, to ignite a new tide of change in the Coastal Bend.

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  • In El Paso, a path to change domestic violence

    October 24, 2015 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In El Paso domestic violence cases are processed more effectively by having social workers, prosecutors, and law enforcement work together to get immediate support to the victims and hold the aggressor accountable.

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  • Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

    September 15, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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