BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — Virginia Tech is heading a new study to find a preventative solution for intimate partner violence. Experts said alcohol has a direct impact on the issue. The study includes ...

Experiencing a violent encounter even once with an intimate partner or family member may increase a young adult's risk of having a heart attack, stroke or a heart failure hospitalization years later, ...

Experts say financial pressures, alcohol consumption, and the stress of social obligations are all factors that contribute to ...

Over the last four decades, the United States has built a web of federal policies and funding to address domestic and intimate partner violence, a pervasive health and safety crisis. In just 130 days, ...

More than half of adults in Louisiana have experienced physical violence during their lifetime but what those acts look like ...

Laurie M. Graham, Venita Embry, Belinda-Rose Young, Rebecca J. Macy, Kathryn E. Moracco, Heather Luz McNaughton Reyes and Sandra L. Martin Among violence prevention educators and researchers, there is ...

TODAY ABOUT EFFORTS TO PROTECT VICTIMS. THIS IS A LIST OF NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIFE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN KENTUCKY IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, ONE OF THE NAMES ON THIS LIST, ERICA ...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem affecting millions worldwide regardless of race, age, and socioeconomic status. IPV includes a progressive pattern of abusive behavior that can ...

Take a moment and let the title of this article sink in: “Partner violence is common.” For this article, the title is the main point. It is the crucible. So why did I choose to make the title the ...

Smadar Samson met a group of women who had become homeless after leaving abusive relationships, while she was doing volunteer work in homelessness outreach. Some had children in tow, others had ...