Last year, 68 Wisonsinites lost their lives to domestic violence. That’s according to a report issued last week by the advocacy group End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin. For more about that […]
Wisconsin’s Domestic Violence Shelters navigate difficult terrai...
Earlier this month, the Barron County Board of Supervisors cut $25,000 in county funding from a domestic violence shelter. The decision, according to Wisconsin Public Radio, was made after Embrace […]
Domestic violence in military and law enforcement families
“There is a deep seated fear of looking at domestic violence by ‘Heroes’”, military and police, according to Stacy Bannerman, author of Homefront 911: How Families of Veterans are Wounded […]
Police Violence at Home and in Portland
Today, we hone in on two sites of police violence: at home and in the streets. First, we discuss the unseen epidemic of domestic violence among police officers and military […]
Supporting Domestic Abuse Victims During Stay-at-Home Orders
With more states issuing shelter-in-place orders in response to the pandemic, people experiencing domestic violence can find themselves in uncomfortable and even dangerous situations. For many people, home is the […]
Masculinity and Violence in American Society
The recent mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso have fueled the ongoing national conversation about masculinity and violence. For today’s show, we sit down with some experts to hash […]
