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In its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024, the Biden/Harris …

It’s Women’s History Month, a time to mark the …

When I worked as a counselor for children exposed to …

This week, we honor the life of the Reverend Doctor …

News reports on the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi, husband …

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed each October, brings a renewed …

A Q&A with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and

In the Persian language, there is a word for rooms …

#WorkingWednesdays 

In the United States, over the course of their …

One Fair Wage’s Analysis of How Sexual Harassment and Wage …

Cross-posted with permission from the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.

In recognition of the 2022 National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence hosted by FUTURES and the National …

I have an ACES score of 9. That means I grew up with 9 of the 10 categories of Adverse Childhood Experiences that Drs. Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda found to be highly correlated with health risk …

Did you know that when survivors seek health care for an injury caused by domestic violence in California, health providers are required to make a report to law enforcement – even if it goes against the wishes of the survivor? …

Crossposted with permission from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Blog

Content Warning: The interview below discusses the subject of domestic violence.

It’s been called a pandemic within the pandemic. Reports of domestic violence surged during the COVID-19 lockdowns …

“As a trans woman of color, I feel that Trans …

On October 11^th the world celebrated the International Day …

On October 11^th the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl.  And this year, we at FUTURES, tip our hat off to a program that, through working with men and boys, makes it possible for girls to live …

By: Elizabeth Clendenen, MSW Intern

This March, for brain injury …

In December of 2019 I had the honor to travel …

You’ve heard it before. Someone casually mentions that they’re “stalking” …

One in ten older adults report being abused, neglected or …

This week (November 13^th-19^th) marks Trans Awareness week, an annually recognized week to highlight issues specific to the Transgender and Gender Non-conforming (Trans/GNC) communities. It is a week that culminates on November 20^th, which …

Only a generation ago, survivors of domestic violence had little …

I was cat-called for the first time when I was …

by: Heather Gehlert
original post on Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Gabriel Fernandez. Anthony Avalos. Zymere Perkins. Those are the names that immediately come to mind when I think about how the news media cover the child welfare system. All three …

An estimated 21 million people are trafficked globally at any …

As individuals committed to advancing the safety, well-being, and economic security for survivors of gender-based violence, 2018 was a roller coaster ride filled with highs and lows. From accountability for perpetrators of workplace sexual harassment, to survivors finally being heard …

When I was in third grade, my best friend – …

Our preliminary findings from a recent project are clear: partnerships …

Inevitably, when I share with an acquaintance that I work …

Last month, Futures Without Violence put out a call for …

As the #MeToo movement coincides with allegations of sexual violence …

When I first looked at the Futures Without Violence website, …

In the months following the resurgence of #MeToo, and the …

This is the fourth in a guest post series for …

This is the third in a guest post series for …

This is the second in a guest post series for …

Can we have a future without violence? Is that even …

This is the first in a guest post series for …

“She’s withdrawn and doesn’t listen.”

“He’s been a discipline problem …

We were surrounded.

As the Millennials among the FUTURES board …

There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul

The FBI had collected and shared evidence about senior White …

As you may know, February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness …

Millions of people have enrolled in health insurance for 2018 …