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The coronavirus outbreak has coincided with a surge in domestic violence calls, launching what some have called a “shadow pandemic” of gender-based…
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Years after she left her abusive husband, Jasmine was completely out of options. She had tried to create a new life with her kids, but she’d left the…
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The last time Stacey’s boyfriend strangled her, she nearly died.“I woke up, I just felt numb. My whole body was just like, am I here? Am I dead?” she…
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The Dallas Police Department is seeing an increase in cases of domestic violence.In February, Dallas police received about 900 reports of domestic…
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Calls and requests for lifesaving shelter are through the roof at one women’s shelter in North Texas. Others are out of space. Most are out of cleaning…
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The Department of Justice has been in a years-long fight to decrease violent gun crimes. And now, it’s targeting domestic violence abusers.Inside the…
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An advocate for survivors of family violence praised a partnership between the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the San Antonio Police Department to...
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The people who live in the unincorporated Dallas County community of Sandbranch don't have running water. Pastor Eugene Keahey was working to change that,…
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An average of four women are killed by their partners every day in America. Crisis center CEO Suzanne Dubus and writer Rachel Louise Snyder talk about how to help women leave abusive relationships.
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A study finds that about 7 percent of all teen homicides between 2003 and 2016 were committed by a romantic partner. The majority of victims were teen girls.
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Most House Republicans opposed the renewal of the 1994 law, in part because it would restrict gun rights for individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse and stalking charges.
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Survivors of domestic violence often face financial exploitation — and that can make it more difficult to leave their partners. A bill introduced in the…