Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Safelight, a nonprofit agency that provides support for survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse, has ...

Adanna Springer is a domestic violence survivor. The 30-year-old Connecticut resident said she spent most of her 20s in an abusive relationship before a program used by police to assess the danger of ...

With domestic violence rates soaring higher and higher in Connecticut and across the nation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that protect victims and provide them with a pipeline to ...

Officers at the University of Colorado Police Department (CUPD) now approach potential domestic violence calls using a coordinated community response model, asking a series of questions to screen ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A collaborative effort looks to help people who are seeking help in a domestic violence incident. The effort is between the Family Support Center, Chippewa Falls Police ...

Advocates hosted a summit Thursday morning focused on implementing specialized tools to prevent domestic violence homicides ...

ENDICOTT (WBNG) -- Endicott Police, Johnson City Police and Vestal Police have partnered with the organization “R.I.S.E.” to introduce a lethality assessment program for domestic violence incidents.

The Lethality Assessment Program, a tool to identify those at risk of domestic violence and connect them to help, should be implemented statewide. Credit: Getty Images. For too long, communities ...

<P> The Center for Abused Persons recently announced that it started the Lethality Assessment Program on Oct. 1, thanks to the coordination and cooperation of several vital agencies.<P> Charles County ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A bill that would create a statewide law enforcement standard when it comes to how officers assess domestic violence situations was approved unanimously by the Utah Senate ...

“We are working to link survivors to our supportive resources even faster with our local law enforcement including Fletcher Police Department, Hendersonville Police Department, Laurel Park Police ...