AZ: Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
Haaland Prioritizes Cases of Missing, Murdered Native Americans
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has created a new law enforcement unit to put renewed focus on resolving the cases of Native …
Advocates: More Can Be Done for Missing, Murdered Native Women
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Saturday is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Advocates say much more could be …
CDC Gives AZ $1.25 Million to Prevent Violence, Injuries
PHOENIX - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Arizona a five-year, 1.25 million grant to prevent critical injuries and …
Arizona Names Task Force to Identify Untested Rape Kits
PHOENIX - Gov. Doug Ducey has named a task force to identify the number of untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits, also known as rape kits, sitting …
Stories of Immigration and Deportation – Leticia
PHOENIX – Behind all the immigration debates and statistics are real people, including men and women who stay in abusive relationships because …
Infant Stress Linked to Behavior Problems Later in Life
PHOENIX - New research makes clear a direct link between stress experienced by people as infants and behavioral problems as they grow older. Recent …
National Symposium on Child Abuse: New Research, More Teamwork
PHOENIX - Professionals in child abuse investigation and treatment, including some from Arizona, are meeting this week in Huntsville, Alabama…
AZ Takes Part in Global Effort to End Violence Against Women
PHOENIX - Arizona will be a part of a global event taking place in 189 countries and aimed at ending violence against women everywhere. One Billion …
“Know it. Name it. Stop it.” Stalking Awareness Month in AZ
PHOENIX - January is Stalking Awareness Month in Arizona, and a national campaign is under way to "Know it. Name it. Stop it." State law lists …
Spending Time in "The Waiting Room"
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Think "E.R." - but in real life. That's what audiences experience when viewing the film "The Waiting Room." The Academy-Award-…
Study: Housing Woes Connected to Child Abuse
PHOENIX - Housing woes appear to open the door to child abuse, according to a new study based on data from children's hospitals and the real estate …
Healthcare Reform to Increase Domestic Violence Screenings
PHOENIX - Screening for domestic violence is one of the eight preventive-care tests patients can get at no cost under the part of health-care reform t…