Domestic violence victim finds voice through poetry | Virginia Tech News

Or she might attribute her life to her mother’s intuition: After the attack, her mother sensed something was wrong and rushed home, where she found her daughter dead on the floor and called for help. For a while, Rose said, it seemed psychologically important to her to know exactly how she survived, but she concluded […]

Adolescent girls face shocking rates of intimate partner violence

New analysis published today in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that nearly one in four (24%) dating teenage girls – roughly 19 million – have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner by the time they turn 20. Nearly one in six (16%) have experienced […]

East Lyme police chief set to stand trial in domestic violence case

MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) – The East Lyme police chief facing numerous criminal charges was scheduled to appear before a judge on Monday. Police Chief Michael Finkelstein is scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court. The court appearance came just days after a refreshed internal investigation. Finkelstein had been attending a voluntary rehabilitation facility out of […]

Palestinians recount deadly abuse in Israeli prisons after Oct. 7

One Palestinian inmate died with a ruptured spleen and broken ribs after being beaten by Israeli prison guards. Another met an excruciating end because a chronic condition went untreated. A third screamed for help for hours before dying. The details of the prisoners’ deaths were recounted by eyewitnesses and corroborated by doctors from Physicians for […]

Campaign launches two years after Kayla Noonan’s death

Two years after the death of a Burlington woman, her family is taking on the challenge of raising awareness about domestic violence in Vermont. Kayla Noonan, 22, died on July 25, 2022, at her Burlington home. After her death, Kayla’s family donated some of her belongings to Steps to End Domestic Violence. Since 2022, Steps […]