Indigenous Communities & Domestic Violence
Teaching Kids About Power & Control
What is Your Promise?
Domestic Violence: The Biggest Issue Facing Women
By Sunny Lim One of the biggest threats to women internationally and domestically isn’t in a combat zone nor an operating room. The biggest issue is inside homes–domestic violence. Last year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released a booklet about a global study regarding statistics about women and girls who were killed […]
Nonprofit Aims to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Colorado Springs
By Jamey Sheesley On February 22, Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence (BTS) opened their doors to the Colorado Springs community. BTSADV CEO and Founder Kristen Faith officially cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony. This is a sign of a positive change in Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to The Gazette, Colorado Springs police […]
Violating a Protective Order
By Rebecca Lynn According to DomesticShelters.org, approximately half of protective orders (POs) domestic violence survivors obtain against their abusers who physically assaulted are were violated. Two-thirds of the protective orders for victims of rape or stalking are not followed by the abuser. These statistics, like most about domestic violence, are a little daunting, but by […]
