Tag Archives: Sexual assault

Sep 16 2011

The Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

Posted by Susan B. Carbon on September 13, 2011 at 03:50 PM EDT

Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the <a href="http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1575″>Department of Justice blog. Learn how you can take action to stop violence against women at WhiteHouse.gov/1is2many.

Marking the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) helps us both appreciate the great strides that have been made in addressing all types of violence against women and recognize the fact that more needs to be done to create a society free from domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) remains committed to addressing these crimes in a broad and comprehensive manner.

The concept of a coordinated community response is one of the most critical and visible achievements of VAWA.   In the years since VAWA’s enactment by Congress in 1994, we have witnessed a sea-change Continue reading →

Jul 22 2011

Apps Against Abuse

The White House Blog

“Apps Against Abuse” Challenge to Help Address Sexual Assault and Dating Violence

Posted by Kathleen Sebelius on July 13, 2011 at 05:08 PM EDT

Today, we are taking a new approach in our effort to address dating violence and sexual assault.

Working  together with my colleagues in the Office of the Vice President and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, we launched the“Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge – a national competition to develop an innovative software application, or “app,” that provides young adults with tools to help prevent sexual assault and dating violence. I had a chance to discuss the challenge, along with other ways agencies can attack this problem, during a meeting hosted by Vice President Biden at the White House earlier today. Continue reading →

Apr 23 2011

Brave Women

Thousands of patriotic Americans have already stood up to support survivors of sexual assault in the military by signing the petition Senator Klobuchar and I started. We’re making one last push to get momentum behind helping these survivors find justice … Continue reading →