Women with disabilities who are exposed to intimate partner violence are doubly affected—both by abuse and by the inadequacy of society's support system. This is shown in a new thesis at Umeå ...

Senior Nova Scotia government officials are responding to concerns that they are falling short on a commitment to treat ...

In a few days, Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins. Across October, awareness-raising activities will roll out, offering an opportunity to counter the common misconception that intimate violence ...

We study the large-scale implementation of a system of specialized domestic violence courts (SDVCs), an innovation in access to justice programs for potential victims of intimate partner violence (IPV ...

Intimate partner violence is pervasive in humanitarian settings and its impacts are far-reaching, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. We demonstrated that ...

The study found men and women who experienced violence were more likely to be hospitalised for a range of reasons - including cancer, respiratory illness, and nervous system and digestive disorders.

Advocates are raising awareness for domestic violence prevention following the tragic deaths of a woman and her teenage ...

A house fire in Windsor's west end that hospitalized four people was a case of intimate partner violence, according to a person close to one of the victims.