The pandemic has led to a substantial jump in the incidence of violence against women and girls, but intimate partner violence against women was already highly prevalent globally before COVID-19, ...

Intimate partner sexual abuse is hard to discuss. Some victim-survivors believe their unhappiness with sex is their own fault. Learn definitions and ways to recover.

One in 20 women reported intimate partner violence (IPV) while pregnant, according to a new report released on Dec. 5 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). A study conducted from 2016 to 2022 found ...

One in every 50 men in California has been violent against an intimate partner in the past year. Just under two percent of California men—the equivalent of some 280,000 individuals—self-reported ...

One in five women who become homeless in California flee their homes to escape violence and escalating abuse by an intimate partner, a new analysis of a statewide survey has reported. The study by the ...

Take a moment and let the title of this article sink in: “Partner violence is common.” For this article, the title is the main point. It is the crucible. So why did I choose to make the title the ...

Intimate partner violence is a pervasive issue in the U.S. and it can be difficult to know what to do and how to get help if you or a loved one is experiencing it. Family and domestic violence affects ...

According the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, domestic violence cases increased by 25-33 percent globally in 2020. At the local level, domestic violence calls in Jefferson County increased by ...

Kendra Nixon receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and research support from community partner, the Family Violence Prevention Program (Government of Manitoba).

Losing a loved one is hard in the best of circumstances, but to lose a loved one due to homicide can be especially traumatic. According to Violence Free Minnesota, in 2024 there were at least 24 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Center for Women and Families hosted its annual Speak Their Names event on Tuesday. It honors people in Jefferson County and Southern Indiana who lost their lives to ...