EMERGING ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESEARCH: WORRYING TRENDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PROTECT AND ADVOCATE FOR SURVIVORS
It's 2024, and domestic violence is still: the leading cause of houselessness among women and children, the leading cause of injury to women in America aged 15 to 44 - more than car accidents, muggings and stranger rape combined, and closely linked with reproductive coercion, even in states like California.
Professor Jane Stoever, the speaker at our May luncheon, is one of the premier experts in the field. Jane will bring us up to speed on the factors behind these infuriating statistics, emerging issues in research on the topic, and the initiatives she and others are leading to combat domestic violence and advocate for survivors locally and nationally.
This is going to be a very informative luncheon for many of us who may not understand just how pervasive domestic violence is or how closely connected it is to other ills affecting women and children including poverty, job loss and being unhoused.