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domestic violence

CA Safe at Home Program continues to grow

August 4, 2010

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

The California Safe at Home Program continues to expand and service more victims each year, according to the quarterly newsletter distributed by the Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office, who is responsible for administering the confidential address program. “Since 1999, Safe at Home has helped shield the home addresses of more than 5,000 survivors of

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Violence in same-sex relationship misrepresented by media

August 4, 2010

posted in: Campus,Education

Lesbian relationships, like those that do not appear to adhere to the white heterosexual middle-class norms, have been misrepresented by the mainstream in the United States for decades.  Similarly, sexual violence has also been grossly misrepresented by the media.  Violence within lesbian communities more so.

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Sin by Silence – a documentary on domestic violence

July 2, 2010

posted in: Prevention

PreventConnect.org (13 min) From behind prison walls, SIN BY SILENCE reveals the lives of extraordinary women who advocate for a future free from domestic violence. Inside California’s oldest women’s prison, the first inmate-initiated and led group in the U.S. prison system was created by inmate Brenda Clubine to help abused women speak out and realize

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Accessing compensation for victims of crime

April 15, 2010

posted in: Education

I had a recent opportunity to join a web conference, hosted by the Family Justice Center Alliance,  related to California’s Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP). The web conference was facilitated by JoAnn Goodwin, the Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, and Christy Munson, Manager County Liaison and Support Section of CalVCP. The Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) provides financial

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Examining the health care reform and it’s effects on women and Latin@s

April 9, 2010

posted in: Education

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) and National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) hosted a teleconference and web conference on April 7, 2010 and April 8, 2010 focusing on the effects of the new health care reform on women. Both organizations did a really great job outlining both the positive and not-so-positive provisions in

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What the health care reform means for women

April 2, 2010

posted in: Education

As the newly signed Health Care Reform begins to settle into people’s minds, many are asking, “How will this affect me?”  For many survivors of sexual assault, many women have experienced barriers to accessing health care because, for many health care agencies, suffering from PTSD after an assault has been considered a “pre-existing condition” (see

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