Domestic Violence

Law Enforcement

Governor Cooper announces new funding efforts to reduce gun-related domestic violence

3:27pm October 18, 2024

North Carolina's Governor's Crime Commission announced new federal funds to limit gun-related domestic abuse. Meanwhile other federal funding sources are seeing a steep decline.

Crime

Federal funding for violence intervention programs in NC 'insufficient'

4:32pm September 12, 2024

by David Ford

North Carolina received $3.5 million in federal Victim of Crime Act funds. It's a far cry from it's peak of more than $100 million just a few years ago, and it comes as the violent crime rate in many of North Carolina’s rural areas is on the rise.

The documentary's lead character Amy at home.

Arts

Legal Aid of North Carolina wins award for film on domestic violence

1:12pm May 24, 2024

by David Ford

"Beyond Fear," a new documentary produced by Legal Aid of NC, was created to shine a light on the realities of domestic violence. The film recently won a Silver Award for short-form documentary at the 45th Annual Telly Awards.

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BEAR team members stand in front of an SUV.

Health & Safety

Winston-Salem's Behavioral Evaluation and Response Team receives $700,000 to expand services

3:45pm March 18, 2024

by David Ford

The Behavioral Evaluation and Response Team was designed to alleviate the stress of 911 calls related to mental health counseling, medication and domestic disputes, to name a few. Just under a year in, the pilot program recently received $700,000 to expand its services.

A woman has one eye covered to protest against gender violence, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Women from the "Ni Una Menos" or "Not One Less" movement marched to protest what they say is the negligence of judges when it comes to ta

How #NiUnaMenos grew from the streets of Argentina into a regional women's movement

3:08pm October 15, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Ni Una Menos, or Not One Less, started out in Argentina as a slogan chanted by thousands protesting the murders of young women. It eventually spawned a women's rights movement across Latin America.

A woman known in court papers as Ms. A.B. is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering more than a decade of domestic violence in El Salvador. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating controversial legal decisions his predecessors issued in her case.

National

The Justice Department Overturns Policy That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence

7:24pm June 16, 2021

by Joel Rose

In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions.

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Ms. A.B. had been allowed to stay in the U.S. for years while her case is pending. She requested that NPR identify her only by her initials because she is afraid her ex-husband might find her.

Domestic Abuse Survivors Fear Deportation Under Trump Policy Biden Has Yet To Reverse

5:08am April 30, 2021

by Joel Rose

Immigrant advocates want those asylum protections restored quickly, erasing Trump-era restrictions. "Women, children, families are being sent back to the very dangers that they fled," one lawyer says.

The Fire, The Virus, The Violence: Australia And The Lessons Of Natural Disasters

3:28pm July 07, 2020

Family violence increases in places that have been severely burned in bushfires, Australian research finds. The isolation and financial stress of COVID-19 appear to be exacerbating the problem.

The pandemic and its economic fallout have made it harder for those who experience domestic violence to escape their abuser, say crisis teams, but the National Domestic Violence Hotline is one place to get quick help. Text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474 if spea

Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away

5:54am June 01, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Loosened quarantine restrictions have given some people an opportunity to flee violence at home, but cyberstalking and high unemployment have also made it harder to completely escape after moving out.

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President Trump has not approved FEMA funding for legal help for Americans affected by the coronavirus. Disaster Legal Services are usually available to survivors of disasters.

Science

COVID-19 Has Created A Legal Aid Crisis. FEMA's Usual Response Is Missing

11:16am May 11, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

The agency usually provides funding for legal aid hotlines after disasters. But the White House has not approved such funding for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.