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The nonprofit organization Long Island Against Domestic Violence saw an increase of almost 1,000 calls to its crisis hotline last year.
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U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation to keep domestic abusers from buying and possessing guns in Connecticut and nationwide.
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During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Connecticut advocates and lawmakers gathered in New Haven to highlight state resources and urge the federal government to continue funding the cause.
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The Safe Center in Bethpage is one of five domestic abuse agencies in the state — and the only one on Long Island — that will study the barriers that members of the LGBTQ community face when they need help in an abusive relationship.
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Senate Bill 5 would prohibit abusers from collecting alimony from their victims, expand Connecticut's domestic violence offender electronic monitoring system and provide funding for victim services.
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Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is calling for new gun safety measures to curb domestic violence. The legislation would keep anyone with a domestic abuse record from getting a pistol permit.
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Alyssiah Wiley was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2013 when she was a student at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is being remembered by the campus during Domestic Violence Awareness month this October.
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Services that support survivors of domestic violence in Connecticut and the rest of the U.S. will be strengthened because of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed into law last weekend.
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Social distancing and stay-at-home orders in New York have helped slow the spread of the coronavirus. But, they’ve created a different kind of danger for…
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Federal data show over 20% of child abuse and neglect cases are reported to officials by someone at school, like a teacher or social worker. Kids spend so…