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OVW Honors Law Enforcement During Police Week

May 14, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
In 1962 President Kennedy declared May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week that surrounds this day as National Police week. During this week we celebrate the contributions of law enforcement from around the country, but this year is unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored law enforcement officers’ courage and unwavering devotion to the communities they swore to serve and protect and put a new focus on one of the most dangerous aspects of their job, responding...
Updated May 14, 2020

Courts, Police and Advocates Use Technology During Pandemic to Help Prevent Domestic Violence

April 21, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
Many victims of domestic abuse are currently left no option than to shelter in place and to stay in their home with their abuser to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. As a result, many communities are implementing creative solutions, often working remotely and incorporating the use of technology, to protect victims and prevent violence.
Updated April 21, 2020

Pandemic Punctuates 19th Annual National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

April 20, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States is having a dire effect on all Americans, but victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are uniquely burdened by this crisis.
Updated April 20, 2020

Increased Risk of Domestic Violence Requires Proper Gun Safety

April 14, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
As citizens across the nation follow public health instructions to shelter in their homes to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease, victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse are facing increased risk to their own personal safety.
Updated April 14, 2020

National African American History Month: Remembering Rosa Parks’ Work to Address Sexual Assault

February 24, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
Rosa Parks is widely known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. Her defiant act was a catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott and Parks became an iconic woman in the civil rights movement. As we celebrate National African American History Month, I want to share another story about Rosa Parks that helped create the foundation of a movement that we are proud to work on at the Office on Violence Against Women. More than a decade...
Updated February 24, 2020

The Violence Against Women Act – An Ongoing Fixture in the Nation’s Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

February 19, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
From the time it was first enacted in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has represented a multifaceted approach to strengthening responses at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. In addition to providing federal grant funding to support communities across the country, VAWA and its subsequent reauthorizations have made many improvements to federal law, from stronger criminal laws to housing protections for...
Updated February 19, 2020

Calling All Governors, Mayors, and County Executives: Your Signature May Help to Prevent Crime, Reduce Suffering, and Save Lives

January 13, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
We need more officers assigned to enforce domestic violence crimes, a prosecution team dedicated solely to sexual assault cases, and more funds to pay overtime to reduce a backlog of cases.
Updated January 13, 2020

Transitional Housing Programs and Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence

November 1, 2019
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, I want to take a moment to highlight the importance of Transitional Housing and wrap around services for victims of domestic violence. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.
Updated November 1, 2019

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