Oprah Winfrey keeps singer BeBe Winans off show until domestic charges against him are resolved Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even if the obvious signs of domestic violence can be hidden, women who are abused may be at ...
In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 photo, Nineteen-year-old Arazo, left, who fled from an abusive husband and father-in-law, leaving her two-year-old son behind, stands for a picture with her friend Tabasum, 20, right, in Kabul. Afghanistan is poised to enact legislation that ...
Afghanistan poised to outlaw spousal abuse and child marriage _ but will it make a difference? The young Afghan woman got her first inkling of a life beyond her abusive husband when friends mentioned a government ministry dedicated to defending women. Then ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic medical records might help doctors identify men and women most likely to be victims of domestic abuse, and perhaps some day other medical conditions, too, researchers said on Tuesday. Their report, published in the British Medical Journal, found ...
Biden, women's groups observe 15th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act Women's groups gathered at Vice President Joe Biden's home Tuesday night to toast the 15th anniversary of landmark legislation aimed at eliminating violence against women. "You've helped so many women step ...
In this Sept. 23, 2009 photo, Cindy Lyons, an advocate for the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis, faces a stack of police reports of domestic abuse to follow up on at her office across from an American Indian housing project. Lyons' job ...
A glance at crime victim programs in the stimulus The federal stimulus includes $225 million to combat violence against women and $100 million for crime victims. Some victim services programs are also tapping other categories of law enforcement money. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ...
Federal stimulus provides money for crime victims, domestic abuse programs around the US The government's economic stimulus money isn't just for hard hats, contractors and teachers. It's also keeping battered women's advocates on the job and compensating crime victims for lost wages ...
