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White House roundtable on Stalking Awareness Month brings increased attention to issue

January 31, 2012

posted in: CALCASA

Last week, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal held a roundtable to address the issue of stalking in the United States and Stalking Awareness Month. You can read President Obama’s proclamation of Stalking Awareness Month here.  In her recent blog, Ms. Rosenthal, “discusses the fears, threats, and intimidation endured by victims of stalking, and steps

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Look how easy it is to be a bystander!

January 31, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the concept of bystander intervention. There are so many ways to intervene but when the time comes will I know which one to use? Will I need to go get another friend? Will it be so obvious that I am trying to intervene that it will actually make the problem

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AG Kamala D. Harris announces end to backlog that slowed DNA analysis

January 27, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

On Wed., California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced the end to the rape kit backlog that had previously delayed the analysis of evidence collected through forensic examinations. AG Harris has made the issue of the rape kit backlog one of her priorities. In her statement, Harris stated that the California Department of Justice will

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Defriending My Rapist – social media and connecting with the unexpected

January 23, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

I love going on facebook. As much as I try to deny it, I love it. It is the way I connect with friends who I can’t see everyday, share important news pieces, learn about social events, it is the way that I feel connected to the world around me. But facebook and I have

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New study explores gang involvement, exposure to violence, and Latina reproductive health outcomes

January 23, 2012

posted in: CALCASA

Recently published in the Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, “Exposure to Partner, Family, and Community Violence: Gang-Affiliated Latina Women and Risk of Unintended Pregnancy” examines the relationship “between gang involvement and reproductive health, and the pathways through which childhood, family, and relationship violence exposure may lead to unintended pregnancy”. The

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“We recommit to bringing an end to this inexcusable human rights abuse”

January 4, 2012

President Obama recently proclaimed January 2012 to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In Obama’s proclamation, he stated: “Our Nation was founded on the enduring principles of equality and freedom for all.  As Americans, it is our solemn responsibility to honor and uphold this legacy.  Yet, around the world and even within the United

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