The hardships imposed by COVID-19 are numerous, impacting advocates as individuals and their ability to provide advocacy, resources and shelter to domestic violence survivors. Read More ››
The document is about the link between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence, discussing the potential for women who are abused to suffer from TBI and the symptoms and challenges associated with it. Read More ››
This document is about the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the findings from a national summit addressing system-level changes to better support women survivors. Read More ››
Join NIWRC in thanking the leadership in the House of Representatives and Senate for the introduction of an enhanced bi-partisan reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. Read More ››
Efforts to enact and reauthorize VAWA included Native women who organized to engage tribal, state, and federal systems to hold governments accountable for violence against Native women. Read More ››
The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed that the federal firearm prohibition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), prohibits an individual convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a Read More ››
Today, the United States House of Representatives voted 228 to 200 to pass the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA) of 2021 (H.R. 2119)Read More ››
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