Perpetrators of intimate partner violence need prompt help, say researchers

Intimate partner violence is violence committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other. Most ...
Afro

Study reveals that 1 in 20 women face abuse while pregnant

One in 20 women reported intimate partner violence (IPV) while pregnant, according to a new report released on Dec. 5 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). A study conducted from 2016 to 2022 found ...
Newsweek

California: 1-in-50 Men Admit to Being Violent Towards Their Partner in Past Year

One in every 50 men in California has been violent against an intimate partner in the past year. Just under two percent of California men—the equivalent of some 280,000 individuals—self-reported ...
CNN

One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, study reveals

More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on ...
Los Angeles Times

Intimate partner violence is a precursor to homelessness, study finds

One in five women who become homeless in California flee their homes to escape violence and escalating abuse by an intimate partner, a new analysis of a statewide survey has reported. The study by the ...
Psychology Today

Dating Someone Who Experienced Intimate Partner Violence?

A recent National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that almost 1 in 2 women and more than 2 in 5 men reported experiencing contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

What are the warning signs that intimate partner violence may turn deadly? Experts explain

Intimate partner violence is a pervasive issue in the U.S. and it can be difficult to know what to do and how to get help if you or a loved one is experiencing it. Family and domestic violence affects ...
WPBF

Surge in intimate partner violence alarms experts across the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast

TIFF CHRIS THANK YOU. WELL TONIGHT WE ARE LOOKING DEEPER INTO A CONCERNING TREND ACROSS OUR AREA. IN JUST THE LAST MONTH, WPBF 25 NEWS HAS REPORTED ON THREE CASES WHERE INVESTIGATORS SAY WOMEN WERE ...
The Conversation

How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence

Kendra Nixon receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and research support from community partner, the Family Violence Prevention Program (Government of Manitoba).
The Conversation

These 7 factors increase the risk someone will become violent towards their partner

Tom Denson receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Iana Wong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...
International Monetary Fund

Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Indian States

Domestic violence is a global phenomenon. We study the interplay of determinants of a woman’s risk of facing intimate partner violence (IPV) for the case of India—using information from up to 235 ...