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A Bay Area City Is Cracking Down on Homelessness, Domestic Violence Victims Are Paying the Price

Viji Sundaram -
DV advocates say given the overlap between domestic violence and homelessness, a new law criminalizing the latter will impact women fleeing abusers.
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Tribal Leaders, Law Enforcement Discuss Implementation of Feather Alert System

Giulia Iaconi-Stewart -
The new system would alert California residents about missing and endangered Indigenous persons in the state.
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Domestic Violence is ‘Healable and Preventable’

Peter White -
And while there has been encouraging progress, advocates say much more needs to be done to prevent abuse.
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‘I Was Not Allowed to Have My Own Thoughts’: California Courts Start Penalizing Domestic Abuse

Viji Sundaram -
A judge in Southern California embraced a new state law designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody and restraining orders.
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How California’s Coercive Control Law Could Help Women Manipulated by Partners

Viji Sundaram -
Blanca suffered decades of psychological abuse from her husband, whose behaviors fall under a category of abuse experts call coercive control.
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Funding for Domestic Violence Prevention Programs at Risk in New California Budget

Sunita Sohrabji -
Domestic violence organizations in California are advocating to continue $15 million for domestic violence prevention left out of the proposed budget.
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How Children Experience and Recover From Domestic Violence

Jenny Manrique -
Experts say anxiety, depression, anger, and low self esteem are among the range of mental health impacts on children who experience domestic violence. 
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Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Still Struggle to Get Asylum

Jenny Manrique -
Despite Trump’s era policies being reversed, the likelihood of finding protection in the US is lower than ever.
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Activists: Access to Guns and Domestic Violence Are a Deadly Mix

Jenny Manrique -
4.5 million women in the US have been threatened with a gun by their domestic partner, 1 million have been shot during a domestic dispute.
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Korean Americans to Legislators — Domestic Violence Survivors Need Permanent Funding Stream

Ethnic Media Services -
Korean Americans are overrepresented among Asian Americans who experience domestic violence and their stories underscore the need for services that address the linguistic and cultural silos.
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Restorative Justice Seeks to Heal Families Facing Domestic Violence

Jenny Manrique -
Cases of abuse skyrocketed during the pandemic. According to experts, prevention and reconciliation programs should engage abusers as well as survivors.
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Combating Domestic Violence Requires a Decriminalized, Healing-Centered Approach

Sunita Sohrabji -
Women of color want to stay with their partners and want agencies to help the abusive partner break out of their cycle of violence.
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Study Sheds New Light on Domestic Violence in Asian Immigrant Communities

Mark Hedin -
Domestic violence in the United States is pervasive but little understood, particularly in non-English speaking communities. In a groundbreaking new report, the Asian Pacific...
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