In our highly connected world, abusers use technology against victims to monitor, threaten, harass, and hurt them.
Domestic Violence
Why the traditional journalistic process does not always work well for those repeatedly betrayed by people they thought had their best interests in mind.
The rise comes even as factors such as culture, racism, poverty and immigration status often make it harder for Asian American women to seek help.
New programs were beginning to address the traumatic foundation of Humboldt County's health problems. Then came COVID-19.
Two days before her 22nd birthday last fall, Dominique Green was at the Rocklin Police Department reporting a rape, still shaken from a violent incident with a former coworker the night before.
Child welfare agencies use a shadow system to remove kids from their parents’ care. Nobody knows how many children are placed this way or what happens to them in new homes.
Advocates and experts are worried there may not be enough families willing to take children in.
Domestic violence, the leading cause of homelessness among women and children, is increasing during the pandemic.
The chief of a domestic violence unit joined reporters from The Wall Street Journal and NBC News to share insights for covering this urgent story right now.
The Virginia Department of Social Services has seen a 50% drop in calls to the child abuse and neglect hotline since mid-March, but social workers are concerned that an increase in domestic violence and child abuse may be going unreported.