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Press Releases and Statements

2023

• FUTURES Applauds Introduction of Lifesaving ‘Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023’
• A Day for Resolve and Action: On What Would Have Been 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Let’s Recommit to Undoing the Harm the Dobbs Ruling Caused to Survivors of Violence and Abuse

2022

• New Resource: Few States Provide Essential Workplace Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
• More Than $1 Million in New Grants Will Help Organizations in 11 States Support Victims of Hate-Crimes, Strengthen Communities
• Bipartisan Safer Communities Act a Step Forward, But Not Nearly Enough – and Congress Must Finish the Work to Fully Close the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Now
• Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs Case Will Cause Real Harm to Those Facing Violence and Abuse, Undermine Work to Make Families, Communities Safer and Healthier
• Domestic Violence Expert Lauds Inclusion of ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Fix in Bipartisan Senate Gun Safety Framework, But Says Nation Needs More Progress
• Shootings in Uvalde Underscore Need for Gun Safety Laws, Prevention
• Taliban’s Broken Promise to Educate Girls Is Cruel and Heartbreaking for Girls, Families, and for Afghanistan’s Future
• A Good Day for the Country, As President Biden Signs the Violence Against Women Act Into Law
• Violence Prevention Leader Calls Biden Administration’s Proposed Investment in Advancing Gender Equity Worldwide a ‘Meaningful, Momentous Move’
• Leading Violence Prevention Group Condemns Texas Move to Mis-Classify Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth as Child Abuse, Calling It Hate-Mongering Disguised as Child Protection
• Country Needs U.S. Senate to Quickly Pass Violence Against Women Act, Introduced Today

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FUTURES in the News

• Lightfoot signs executive order enacting pay equity audit, Fox 32, March 13, 2023
• Lightfoot orders audit to narrow gender, racial pay gap among city workers, Chicago Sun-Times, March 13, 2023
• Survivors of trauma share stories for an exhibit at a future Courage Museum in San Francisco, KTVU, March 2, 2023
• Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing Violence, Ms. Magazine, February 3, 2023
• Hi-Liners and CHI ND Violence Prevention Program team up, Valley City Times Record, January 25, 2023
• ‘Anger, revenge, resentment’: A deeper look at what drives some husbands to kill their wives, ABC News, January 21, 2023
• A Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Coercion, DomesticShelters.org, January 4, 2023
• Report: Nevada one of 7 states with robust employment protections for domestic violence survivors, Nevada Current, December 23, 2022
• ‘I don’t just want to survive — I want to thrive’: I’m 29, work part-time and left an abusive relationship. How do I get back on my feet?, MarketWatch, December 15, 2022
• Medicaid Can Play A Role In Preventing Intimate Partner Violence, Health Affairs, November 28,2022
• Medi-Cal can play active role in preventing domestic violence, Capitol Weekly, November 11, 2022
• TAP youth mentoring programs teach life skills, WDBJ, November 4, 2022
• Colorado Springs nonprofit receives $125,000 to address, prevent hate crimes, Colorado Springs Gazette, November 1, 2022
• La Crosse group among 11 receiving grants to support hate crime victims, La Crosse Tribune, November 1, 2022
• Voces Unidas for Justice wins grant to support victims of hate crimes, Colorado Springs Business Journal, November 1, 2022
• Virtual Briefing: The Intersection of Reproductive Care & Violence Prevention, ValorUS, October 31, 2022
• Intermountain Healthcare teams up with SafeNest to stop domestic violence, 8 News Now, October 27, 2022
• How local sports program coaches kids to positive paths, WRDW, October 25, 2022
• Cape Assist hosts Coaching Boys Into Men program, The Press of Atlantic City, October 15, 2022
• Incidents call attention to violence against women in military, NewsNation, September 15, 2022
• A New Approach to Domestic Violence, Politico, September 14, 2022
• Futures In The Balance: Taking Action To Ensure Afghan Women’s & Girls’ Rights Under Taliban Rule, Human Rights Watch, August 17, 2022
• Gabby Petito’s family announces $100K donation to domestic violence hotline, ABC News, August 4, 2022
• An Arbitrator Left Deshaun Watson’s Fate to the N.F.L. Commissioner, New York Times, August 2, 2022
• Engaging men, boys in sexual violence prevention, Fairfax County Times, July 15, 2022
• N.F.L. Players Pay a Small Price When Accused of Violence Against Women, New York Times, July 13, 2022
• Employees from 34th and Lawndale Streets and Sanitation Yard allege harassment, discrimination according to public records, CBS Chicago, June 8, 2022
• Biden’s policies aren’t the only possible solutions to America’s gun violence epidemic, CapitalB, June 1, 2022
• A 21-strikeout game, a few solid victories and some life lessons for the Civic Leadership baseball team, Hartford Courant, May 28, 2022
• Indigenous leaders: ‘It’s okay to free yourself’ from violence, The News Reporter, May 24, 2022
• Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and who we choose to believe, USA Today, May 23, 2022
• Harry’s Helps Set Up Mental Health Network for Men and Boys, Yahoo!, April 29, 2022
• Why experts worry the nationwide surge in violence could lead to a dangerous summer, Denver ABC 7, April 6, 2022
• Tennessee requires domestic violence training for cosmetologists. This hairdresser made it happen, Washington Post, March 10, 2022
• Solutions For the Most Dangerous Part of Pregnancy: Violence in the Home, California Health Report, March 9, 2022
• How Violence Impacts Children, Tennessee Tribune, March 7, 2022
• How to Talk to Your Teen About Dating Violence, Parents.com, February 23, 2022
• Promised a New Culture, Women Say the N.F.L. Instead Pushed Them Aside, New York Times, February 8, 2022
• SHS swim team completes Coaching Boys Into Men program, Shelbyville News, January 31, 2022

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Courage Museum

• In rare appearances, prominent survivors of assault, violence gather in a call for action, www.sfchronicle.com, Feb. 12, 2020
• Christine Blasey Ford: I Expected Attacks But Felt Compelled to Share Kavanaugh Story, www.kqed.org, Feb 11, 2020