Domestic violence is a pervasive issue that affects millions of individuals worldwide, regardless of age, gender, race, or socioeconomic status. October is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness ...

Giving your partner a sexually transmitted disease is now a form of domestic violence in New York state, a Long Island judge ruled in a “groundbreaking” divorce decision that gave the aggrieved wife ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Those who have lost their lives to domestic violence will be remembered Monday night at Tubman, a Twin Cities nonprofit that helps victims, during a ceremony marking Domestic Violence ...

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HOUSTON – The holidays are supposed to be a happy time — but for some families, they make already-stretched relationships worse. In the Houston area, police often see more incidents of violence or ...

Failure to Protect is a collaboration of CBS News Chicago and the CBS News Data Team, and examines the victims affected by domestic violence in Chicago and the systems that failed them. Editor’s Note: ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – KSAT has reported on a sweeping update on the domestic violence case backlog in Bexar County. Previous reports have focused on the district attorney’s office, the felony courts ...

The case where “19-year-old Damien Hurstel of Staten Island [is charged with having] murdered and decapitated his mother’s boyfriend” is “just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to family violence,” ...

The Cherokee County Solicitor-General announced the start of a new diversion program for first-time offenders who violate Georgia’s family violence laws.