The Evidence Hour: Housing Stress and Child Maltreatment looks at the results of a recent systematic review of studies on this topic, revealing what we know about this connection and where more research is needed. This information is important to all who are working for systemic change to prevent family violence as well as those […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an annual campaign in April to raise awareness about sexual assault and promote prevention efforts.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, to improve children's well-being and safety.
April 2021 marks ten years since EVAWI first launched the Start by Believing campaign. Over the past decade, 554 US communities have launched campaigns, seeking to improve the way we respond to sexual and domestic violence, and thousands of people have made the pledge to Start by Believing. Campaigns have been launched in approximately 23 […]
April 6-8, 2021 " annual conferences focus on sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking and elder abuse. We consistently bring together law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, health care professionals, faith community members, educators, researchers and others in this three-day conference highlighting promising practices and […]
Join graduate criminology/criminal justice and sociology student panelists and faculty moderators to discuss the examples of anti-Asian violence across the country. All are invited and welcome to ask questions and continue the conversation. Featured Panelists: NTASHA BHARDWAJ, Doctoral Candidate, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University-Newark CHRIS JODIS, Doctoral Student, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, […]
April 18 - 24, 2021 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW).
The 18th Annual Hawai`i International Virtual Summit is a multidisciplinary gathering of professionals working together to tackle the major issues in fields dealing with violence, abuse, and trauma. International and local speakers come together to share their findings on causation, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation at both the global level and at smaller, community-based levels. Summit […]
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