According to the Harvard Gazette, "Violence against women increased to record levels worldwide following lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The United Nations called the situation ...

As survivors have struggled with deteriorating situations at home under lockdown, UK-based charity Women’s Aid has provided another way for them to reach out and get help. On 29 April, the UK’s ...

October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a moment to focus national attention on a problem that touches every community in the United States. Domestic violence, however, is a daunting challenge ...

A first-of-its-kind programme to provide nursing students specialist training on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls ...

ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Police in Southern California are crediting a convenience store worker for recognizing a signal for help from a domestic abuse victim and quick thinking that potentially saved the ...

Support for survivors of domestic violence is important, but to end domestic violence once and for all, society needs to understand the people who perpetrate it and how to successfully intervene.

Despite hopes that a post-pandemic life would be all sunshine and rainbows, there's no denying that 2023 has been difficult for many, especially with the tough financial times we find ourselves in. It ...

A full house gathered on Thursday night at Tinakilly Country House Hotel in Rathnew for a powerful and thought-provoking evening with former state pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy in support of Women’s ...

Recognising the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in preventing abuse, the Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to empower bystanders to help combat violence against ...

AMSTERDAM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A European expert group has urged the Netherlands to ensure its policies reflect that domestic violence "disproportionately affects women", and said its gender-neutral ...