October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). To
recognize DVAM, we are sending a recap of some recent stories we have been
following related to domestic violence:
- An article on the rate of women murdered by men
according to the Washington, DC - based Violence Policy Council, which
ranks states based on crime data submitted to the FBI.
- An article out of New
Zealand, where a battered woman used her car to run over a man who had
an extensive history of abusing her.
- An article, also covered extensively on
local news outlets, detailing a tragic murder-suicide
in Sacramento, CA.
- An appearance on the new Katie
Couric show by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell who discussed
the issues of dating violence along with Sharon and Lexie Love -- the mother
and sister of Yeardley Love, the college student who was murdered by her
ex-boyfriend.
We’ve also been closely following the heroic efforts to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act. Last
month, VAWA celebrated its 18th
anniversary. We were pleased with the statement released by Vice
President Biden commemorating the anniversary and highlighting the
importance of passing a strengthened VAWA as soon as possible.
We are also pleased to see the many events currently being promoted on
Facebook and Twitter to recognize DVAM. But
we would like to hear from you. What are
you planning in your local community to raise awareness about domestic
violence?
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