Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face additional challenges.
Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.
Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.
The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence ... found to be common among women surveyed in Pacific Northwest homeless shelters. The 150 surveys were conducted ...
Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.
El Paso-area woman killed in stabbing had "beautiful soul." Murder suspect jailed on million-dollar bond in domestic violence murder case.
The Parsons Police Department continues to help victims and survivors of domestic violence. “According to KBI statistics, we are number one in the state per capita for
A new mental health program in Spokane hopes to address the shortage of bilingual mental health professionals in the area.
In Western Australia, Labor is promising to make it easier for victim-survivors to get family violence restraining orders if they win the next election. It's a move welcomed by the sector, but criticised by the Liberals,
Using leftover funds from a legislative committee he formed last year, Sen. Jason Ellsworth signed a $170,100 contract on Dec. 31 for a company called Agile Analytics to research certain legislation following the 2025 Legislature, and did so after the idea had been dismissed by his fellow committee members.
A classic depiction of a stalker may be an obsessive stranger lurking in bushes at night, watching from afar. However, when dealing with real people and real situations, the reality