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Funding cuts and the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will have “dire consequences” for victims of domestic and sexual violence, charities have warned. On Monday, a ...
Over the past five years, U.S. groups have received less money, including the Upstate's First Light, Project R.E.S.T., and Julie Valentine Center
Sep. 23—At a time when reports of domestic violence have reached a record number, local victim advocates are short on funding. More than 27,000 incidents — murder, sex crimes, threats and ...
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is a United States law, first authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL 98–457), that provides federal funding to help victims of domestic violence and their dependent children by providing shelter and related help, offering violence prevention programs, and improving how service agencies work together in communities.
Amy's Law (House Bill 29) is an Ohio law that toughened requirements for granting bail or bond to persons accused of domestic assault in Ohio. [1] The bill was sponsored by State Representative James Raussen (OH-28), It was signed into law by Governor Bob Taft on May 25, 2005, after domestic violence survivor Amy Rezos pushed for stronger penalties for domestic abusers in the state.
The cuts shut down programs that provide income, medical care, food, transportation, domestic violence protection, and foster care to communities, resulting in a sense of fear among many people who rely on these services. Some tribes were able to continue funding programs temporarily themselves, but others had to suspend programs immediately.
The head of a charity that helps women flee domestic violence says she fears "lives could be lost" if government funding is cut. Peterborough Women's Aid runs The Dahlia Project, which supports ...
In the aftermath of the 2014 Killing of Tamir Rice, [1] the 2015 United States Department of Justice consent decree showed a Cleveland Division of Police pattern of excessive use of force, [2] established the Community Police Commission, [1] and required a community policing model [3] department wide rather than a designated unit. [4] In 2021 ...