Domestic violence

  • Mr. Mom Gets 100 Years in Diaper Neglect Case
    June 26, 2009 | comments: 0
    Staying at home to care for children as a “Mr. Mom” house-husband is a familiar task to an ever-increasing number of men in the current economy where single parents and working mothers are the norm in many households. Some men do a great job as child custodians, and some do... Read More

  • Avon Commits Over $1.75 Million for New Partnerships to End Violence Against Women
    March 4, 2009 | comments: 0
    Award-Winning Actress Reese Witherspoon Launches New Global Mobilization Efforts One in three women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime(1), and in the U.S., a woman is assaulted every nine seconds(2). Around the world, services for victims are often vastly underfunded or... Read More

  • Study Finds Domestic Violence Shelters Are Meeting Needs of Most Victims
    March 2, 2009 | comments: 0
    Becoming homeless. Losing everything, including their children. Doing something desperate. Facing continued, life-threatening abuse. That is what victims of domestic violence who received help from shelters say their fate would have been if those shelters did not exist, according to... Read More