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Activists urge Facebook to address pages glorifying violence against women
Facebook announced this week that it will address the existence of pages on its site that glorify gender-based violence. In this New York Times article from Tuesday, Facebook acknowledged that “its...
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Raising awareness in recognition of World Elder Abuse Day
The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse has just released the Elder Abuse Awareness Community Guide Tool Kit in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which was observed...
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Lesson plan addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and social media
Katherine Schulten The New York Times recently published a lesson plan for teachers of high school students called, “Crossing the Line Online: Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Age of Social...
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Rising and dancing to end sexual and domestic violence
PreventConnect staff answered the call to end violence against women and danced during One Billion Rising at the Capitol in Sacramento yesterday. Created by Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues,...
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New study details scope of teen dating abuse in digital age
Image from The Urban Institute The Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center has released a study (published in the Journal of Youth & Adolescence) that shows the prevalence of teen dating abuse...
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