During Domestic Violence Awareness Month each October, I often speak about intimate partner violence (IPV). When we think about IPV, most of us think of physical abuse. And that is definitely a huge ...

Losing a loved one is hard in the best of circumstances, but to lose a loved one due to homicide can be especially traumatic. According to Violence Free Minnesota, in 2024 there were at least 24 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Bellamy Gamboa, a mother of four from Virginia Beach, disappeared in 2018. Her sister, Charisse Gamboa, said volunteers, friends and family spent weeks searching for her, but it was ...

Spanking is more common among parents who report using many types of discipline with children and in families where there is intimate partner violence, according to new research. Spanking is more ...

Nicola Dell, a computer scientist studying the role of technology in intimate partner violence, cofounded the Center to End ...

October is Domestic Violence Month—and a good time to be reminded that women are not the only victims. Men are victims too. As a society, with gender stereotypes and a long history of male violence ...

Experiencing a violent encounter even once with an intimate partner or family member may increase a young adult's risk of having a heart attack, stroke or a heart failure hospitalization years later, ...

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is a representative survey of 10,000 women and men conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), generating what is ...

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Within a few months, Texans will be able to access a database of repeat family violence offenders, a first of its kind tool that could help you better know who you're ...