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During the holidays or other times of celebration, it can be tempting to do whatever it takes to provide a nice experience for your children and other family members. But for many women, that includes enduring physical abuse or...

Our increasingly wired world makes it easier to locate and track people, including via their cars. For domestic violence victims, this creates one more avenue by which they can be followed and denied their right to go about their...

SafeNet, a domestic violence agency that provides emergency shelter for abuse victims in Erie, PA, recently noted that it saw an increase in men and families using their shelter to escape abusive relationships in 2022-2023. Men...

In 2018, Washington State voted to prohibit licensed therapists from the use of Conversion Therapy on patients under the age of 18. In 2021, a Washington state therapist and advocate of conversion therapy, Brian Tingley, filed a...

The melodrama involving famed sax player Kenneth Gorelick, better known as “Kenny G,” and his former spouse, Lyndie Benson, has been surfacing for air in tabloids since they split in 2023. The latest chapter, as...

In late November, Chester County Authorities continued their ongoing roundtable series addressing domestic violence reporting within the Latinx community. Participants included representatives from the local domestic violence...

As reported by Men’s Journal in October 2023, Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson made news after he fled to social media to post a “scathing” 12-minute-long video discussing the intimate details of the divorce...

On November 14th, a new renters law protecting DV victims was unanimously approved by Pittsburgh’s City Council. Triblive.com reported on the legislation, explaining that it allows DV victims to exit leases early without...

Last month, Washington County (Maryland) Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot to death in the driveway of his family home by alleged suspect Pedro Argote. Hours before, Judge Wilkinson ruled in divorce hearings that...

In early November, multiple news outlets, including ABC 27, reported on a domestic violence case that resulted in a husband and father receiving 11 to 24 years in state prison due to numerous domestic violence cases, including the...

In September 2023, CBS local news reported that a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper had been arrested for false imprisonment, assault, and strangulation. The state trooper, who was married then, solicited his colleagues to...

The death of a child is tragic, no matter what the circumstances. The death of a child at the hands of their own parents, however, is so heartbreaking, so devastating, that most people can’t even manage to wrap their minds...

Between 2011 and 2021, the divorce rate in the United States experienced a fairly substantial decline. According to the United States Census Bureau, there were 9.7 divorces per 1000 people in 2011. A decade later, that rate had...

There is no more devastating accusation than child abuse. The accusation, whether true or false, can tear families apart. Authorities have to take allegations seriously, as do parents and guardians. The health and welfare of...

Nearly everyone knows Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner, the star of the blockbuster movie “Dances with Wolves” and the hit television show “Yellowstone.” But lately, Costner received more publicity for his acrimonious...

Would it surprise you to learn that the divorce rate in the United States is dropping? In the year 2000, 944,000 Americans untied the knot—a rate of approximately four per 1,000 people. By 2021, however, that number had...

Over the past decade or so, issues related to gender-based self-identification have been more broadly explored by the media and popular culture. As a result, these issues have become increasingly addressed in a variety of ways in...

The economy is constantly evolving. Employment positions that were considered solid one day may be downsized the next for any number of reasons. As a result, there is little guaranteed employment stability afforded to most adults...

While October may be best known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the month is also Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. The two causes may seem different, but they’re similar in that while they predominantly...

Every year, the parents of school-age children and teens are sent a list of school supplies that their students need to bring to class when summer ends and the academic year gets underway. When parents shop for school supplies,...