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Intimate Partner Abuse on the Rise

A recent report by the US Department of Justice identified an increase in domestic violence since 2020.

Are You a Survivor of Intimate Partner Violence? Here are Some of Your Remedies

If you are a victim of IPV, here are some of the legal...

Federal government strengthen laws surround strangulation and intimate partner violence

WARNING: This story contains graphic content related to intimate partner violence, and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know may be a victim of intimate par...

Victim of intimate partner violence calls abuser’s sentence a ‘slap in the face’

A Nova Scotian woman says the justice system has failed after she was the victim of intimate partner violence. She's speaking out again on her abuser's sentence as well.

Canada high court recognizes new civil wrong of intimate partner violence

The Supreme Court of Canada recognized intimate partner violence as a new civil wrong on Friday. The majority said it is a “pernicious social ill” that the law must address. Six ju...

Intimate partner violence will soon have tougher penalties under new law

The Conservative bill essentially leapfrogged the Liberal government's own intimate partner violence bill that includes many of the same measures as 'Bailey's Law.'

Conservative MP’s bill on intimate partner violence becomes law

OTTAWA — Canada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP’s private member’s bill became law Wednesday. The Criminal Code will soon be updated...

The Myths That Silence Male Victims of Family Violence

Men experience intimate partner violence at rates that would shock most people. The post The Myths That Silence Male Victims of Family Violence appeared first on The Good Men Proj...

Domestic violence reports jump by a third as Women’s Aid says one in three women abused by a partner

CEO Sarah Benson calls volume and severity of disclosures ‘utterly appalling’

How Childhood Maltreatment Elevates the Risk of Experiencing Domestic Abuse Later in Life

A groundbreaking study led by University College London (UCL) researchers has unveiled profound insights into how childhood maltreatment imprints psychological vulnerabilities that...

Domestic violence victims rise by 20% in Finland last year

There were 15,500 victims in the domestic and intimate partner violence offences reported to the authorities in 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number is 20.2 per cent...

Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year

The vast majority of people who contacted Women’s Aid in 2025 were abused by a current or former partner.

MORE THAN A CRIME

The author became engaged to a man named Sam at 17 years old with her “mother’s full support,” she recalls. When she tried to cut ties, Sam’s first manipulative suicide attempt con...

Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government is declaring gender-based violence an…

N.L. declares gender-based violence an epidemic | CBC NewsNewfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government is declaring gender-based violence an epidemic.Lela Evans, minister of w...

We tend to assume abusive relationships are abusive all the time, but psychologist Lenore Walker’s 1979 cycle of violenc...

A common assumption about abusive relationships is that if things aren’t bad constantly, the relationship can’t really be that bad. People outside the relationship ask why someone...

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The Social Pressure to Stay in Abusive Relationships

We often ask survivors of domestic violence, "Why didn't you leave?" But we rarely ask a more important question: Who told them to stay?

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Domestic violence programs turning victims away due to federal funding shortfall

Cuts to federal funding are leaving domestic violence victims without access to critical services, such as legal help, protective orders, and housing, due to a two-decade low in VO...

'It's heartbreaking': Domestic violence programs turning victims away due to federal funding shortfall

The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence says that in fiscal year 2025, 68% of survivors were denied services.

AI can identify intimate partner violence years before people disclose it, but is that safe?

Researchers at MIT and Mass General Brigham have built an AI model that can flag intimate partner violence risk in patients from their medical records.

Persistent High Rates of Violence Against Women, Especially Among Marginalized Groups

A comprehensive new study conducted by researchers at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health has revealed stark and persistent racial disparities in rates of assault injuries among...

When Survival Becomes a Crime: The Women Punished for Escaping Abuse

When I first began reporting on incarcerated women, I was fascinated by studies that showed that showed that upwards of 70 percent of women in jails and prisons were subjected to i...

How Punjabi Sikh Advocates Reimagined Domestic Violence Risk Assessment

As another domestic violence homicide-by-strangulation in the Punjabi Sikh community went largely unreported outside the community itself, we are reminded of how often opportunitie...

One in five people arrested over 2024 riots have since been reported for domestic abuse

Exclusive: Police data shows 21% of the 949 people detained in England and Northern Ireland were later accused of violence against intimate partnerOne out of every five people arre...