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2 July 2020
England
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1500-3000 Words
Ignoring the pleas of victim-aid groups and the examples set by other countries, the British government and courts failed to protect domestic violence victims during the pandemic. Italy, Spain, Germany, and New Zealan...
Ventures Africa
Hadassah Egbedi
18 May 2020
Nigeria
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Over 3000 Words
Stand To End Rape (STER) is a youth-led Nigerian NGO that works with sexual and gender abuse survivors by providing services, including psychosocial support and advocacy to address cultural norms of victim-blaming, sh...
6 April 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Under 800 Words
Stay-at-home orders keep us safe against the risk of infection, but for those suffering from domestic abuse they are no safe haven. The city of Philadelphia is working to let people know that services are still avail...
31 March 2020
Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
When Henrico County Fire Department began to respond to calls for people exhibiting signs of coronavirus, they began utilizing recommendations of how best to stay safe. Although restrictive, this new playbook helps em...
7 December 2019
New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
For a variety of reasons, women are less likely than men to receive CPR by a stranger, but an attachment for CPR dummies that gives the maniken silicone breasts is helping to break barriers. This phenomenon is seen wo...
24 October 2019
New York, New York, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Prosecutors in Brooklyn and Bronx divert some violent crime cases away from traditional courts to a program called Common Justice, which gives victims a greater say in the outcome – an outcome chosen by 9 out of 10 vi...
FreshWater Cleveland
Christopher Johnston
10 October 2019
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center spent months deeply listening to their community before opening a new location in Shaker Square. The new location was decided upon as a direct response to the stated needs of the Afric...
10 September 2019
Battambang, Cambodia
Broadcast TV News
800-1500 Words
Cambodia is littered with unexploded land mines, posing a huge threat to people even decades after the conflict. In order to help locate and remove mines, a unique organization named Apopo trains rats to sniff them ou...
The New York Times
Joseph Darius Jaafari
27 August 2019
Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa
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800-1500 Words
In Diepsloot, South Africa, a small office called Lawyers Against Abuse offers legal support for sexual assault cases in a violent city that traditionally does little to address the issue. The organization offers lawy...
19 June 2019
Miami, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Miami is home to a special type of child welfare program called CHANCE (Citrus Helping Adolescents Negatively Impacted by Commercial Exploitation) that is designed specifically for youth in foster care that have been ...
2 April 2019
Findlay, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Truckers Against Trafficking are making an impact in reducing sex trafficking in the US by educating truckers, their companies, and the law enforcement that intersect with commercial drivers on how to spot sex traffic...
Nigeria Health Watch
Bashar Abubakar
25 March 2019
Minna, Niger, Nigeria
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800-1500 Words
Raising awareness about sexual abuse helps create space for the support and healing of victims. Using the #ArewaMeToo campaign as a platform, women in Nigeria are drawing attention to the shortcomings of Nigeria’s sex...
14 March 2019
Alabama, United States
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800-1500 Words
Comfort kits provide children with a therapeutic outlet during times of disaster recovery. With disaster relief often centered on adult needs, the kits of Play-Doh, books and various toys distributed in the aftermath ...
7 March 2019
Miami, Florida, United States
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800-1500 Words
Human trafficking has become an increasingly prevalent problem, especially in states such as Florida that host a large tourist population. To better serve the victims, Miami-Dade County has created a trauma-focused co...
The Christian Science Monitor
Leslie Roberts
8 February 2019
Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Over 3000 Words
The Neem Foundation brings intensive counseling and 1-on-1 therapy to survivors who escaped the horrific violence of Boko Haram, a terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria. With months of aid and tough conversations, t...
19 November 2018
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 800 Words
A Kansas City non-profit called Healing Pathway Victim Service Agency aids children, or the "smallest co-victims" as they call them, of crimes and homicides through case management, education, victim advocacy and trau...
25 October 2018
Nepal
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1500-3000 Words
Health providers are well-positioned to identify and help those who have experienced domestic violence. Nepal is one of several countries training medical workers to identify abused patients and refer them to in-hospi...
1 October 2018
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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1500-3000 Words
School-sponsored instruction on affirmative consent and increased resources for victims of sexual violence on campus have brought colleges closer to meeting Title IX requirements. Across the United States, schools lik...
27 June 2018
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Partnering police agencies and advocates for survivors of sexual assault in cities like Philadelphia and New York City has helped to solve some of the difficulties investigators have faced in cases of sexual assault w...
6 June 2018
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Lethality assessments have proven effective at avoiding domestic violence homicides and such a tool might have saved a Vermont woman who was murdered. The 11 questions help victims understand the danger they are in an...
The Trace
Elizabeth Van Brocklin
11 April 2018
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Every state in the U.S. has a compensation fund to help those who experience crime with expenses like medical and dental bills and counseling. However many of the funds go untapped because victims don't know about the...
3 March 2018
Nigeria
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1500-3000 Words
Even after escaping Boko Haram, kidnapped girls and women face social exclusion. They are often viewed as potential insurgents or as guilty of inviting sexual abuse on themselves. Mobile teams coordinated by Plan Inte...
The Trace
Elizabeth Van Brocklin
12 February 2018
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
States and the U.S. Congress have set aside billions to compensate victims of crime to help with things like medical bills, relocation costs and counseling, but because of the numerous restrictions on applying for the...
Bustle
Meera Vijayann
25 September 2017
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As sexual assaults, especially on university campuses, continue to go on and programs and measures aimed to help the victims of assault are receiving less support, new solutions are involving bars. 'Raise the bar' is ...
The Christian Science Monitor
Christopher Johnston
9 July 2017
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Largely unbeknownst to the public eye, Cleveland has been battling human trafficking in various forms for many years. Recently, the city has become a leader in trying to eradicate this longstanding problem. Thanks to ...
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