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GPS monitoring servings its purpose in Minnesota

Beatriz Alvarado

March 20, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Ramsey, Minnesota

Project Remand, a private nonprofit, was established in 1973 to identify high-risk offenders. Late in 2012, the nonprofit launched a pilot program for GPS monitoring of domestic violence defendants.

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Officials: ‘Woman's state' curbs domestic violence

Beatriz Alvarado

March 19, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

In St. Paul, one of Minnesota’s collective approaches to solutions in action — dubbed The Blueprint for Safety — is a foundation of laws that adapt to the proliferation of domestic violence in the state and successful efforts of marrying the advocate community with the criminal justice system.

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Pivotal actions in Minnesota and St. Paul

Beatriz Alvarado

March 19, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota, was the first in the nation to establish a shelter for battered women. Women’s Advocates was founded in 1974. In 1980, Minnesota also became the first state to implement a sentencing guidelines structure.

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Speaking Out: Roxanne Morales

Rachel Denny Clow

March 19, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Robstown, Texas

Roxanne Morales sees hope in the children of Robstown. As a community educator for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas, she has worked in the community for the past year in a pilot program that is about creating safe communities.

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How a Wife's Tiny Food Shop Brought Financial Freedom and Escape from Domestic Violence

Sonia Narang

March 08, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

In Indonesia, a country where cases of domestic violence have increased recently, efforts are made to give women business training and financial help to encourage them to leave bad situations at home.

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How High Point, N.C., Solved Its Domestic Violence Problem

John Buntin

March 01, 2016 |

Governing |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, High Point, North Carolina

High Point, North Carolina, had the highest rates of domestic abuse in the state. The county decided to take a more comprehensive approach to the standard methods of the criminal justice system by adding in better collaboration with advocacy groups and social services and focusing on deterrence strategy. Their model has been largely successful in reducing domestic violence and is now being emulated in other regions.

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New Haven police's approach aids children of violence

Krista M. Torralva

February 27, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricken households, a more comprehensive approach.

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It Takes A Village to Not Marry A Girl

Didem Tali

February 25, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

Some communities in Malawi are beginning to fight child marriage their own way—with music, dance, and a few tears, using theater to motivate cultural change.

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When Women Must Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

Melissa Jeltsen

January 14, 2016 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New Destiny Housing — the only nonprofit in New York City providing low-income rental housing specifically for domestic violence survivors is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners.

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No Visible Bruises: Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury

Rachel Louise Snyder

December 30, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

There is an emergency-room screening tool that aims to identify victims of domestic violence with a potential traumatic brain injury called HELPPS, but its use is neither widespread nor standardized.

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