For Release on April 11, 2023 Denver, CO - The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), strongly opposes the recent Texas Federal Judge’s ruling, which attempts to ban mifepristone— the most common and safe at-home abortion medication in the U.S. In 2022, 27,339 people reaching out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) shared experiences related to non-consensual sexual interaction through coercion, guilt, or force. We stand with The Hotline in our s... Read More

The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), a project of The Hotline, applaud Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) for introducing the bipartisan Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violenc e and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023. This critical bill fully closes the “dating loophole” in federal firearms law, which ... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), now a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline), is appalled by the ruling of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in USA v. Rahimi. This ruling struck down lifesaving protections for survivors and put them at increased risk of abuse, injury, and death. In 1994, as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Congress restricted certain people causing harm/abusers subject... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) announced today two (2) 2022 Recognizing (Y)Our Resilience award recipients, who will be honored for their commitment to a national culture where we are all safe, empowered and free from domestic violence at NCADV's conference. Awardees include Cyrena Martin (Survivor Activist Award) and LaShondria Smith (Lifetime Impact Award). Awards will be presented at NCADV's award ceremony and soiree on Monday, August 29th, 2022 ... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence mourns the catastrophic Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rulings issued in the cases of NYSRPA v. Bruen (yesterday, undermining gun safety laws) and Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (today, overturning Roe v. Wade). While we mourn, we also praise Congress for passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.   Says Ruth M. Glenn, NCADV’s President & CEO, “These two court rulings show how deeply ent... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) commends the bipartisan Senate negotiators for including a provision to partially close the dating loophole in the just-released legislative package to address gun violence in the United States. Most women murdered annually in the U.S. are killed by domestic abusers, most of these are killed using firearms, and most are murdered by dating partners rather than spouses. “The provisions pertaining to dating partners in this bill are... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is appalled by the outcome of the Depp/Heard defamation trial and has serious concerns for victims and survivors ability to speak out about their experiences.   History of High-Profile Domestic Violence Cases High-profile cases that shine a light on domestic violence have been a wrongful source of entertainment in this nation for decades now. In 1993, people were making jokes at Lorena (Bobbitt) Gallo’s expense. In 1995, h... Read More

We are putting out a call for anti-sexual and domestic violence organizations to support a transgender high school student by signing onto an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida. Some of you joined a previous amicus brief filed in this case.  As a reminder, the case was filed by Lambda Legal, and involves Drew Adams, a high school student in Florida who has been denied access to the boys’ rest... Read More

So far in this blog post series, we’ve covered who NCADV is, what we do, and what we don’t do. To close out the series, we are taking a look at how anyone working to end domestic violence can help NCADV and the work we’re doing to educate, advocate, and raise awareness.   Action Alerts When it comes to NCADV’s policy work at the federal level to support victims, survivors, and advocates, the best way to get the information needed to take action is to sign up fo... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) released a statement this week acknowledging Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), which is recognized during the month of October. NCADV’s theme for 2021’s DVAM is #WeAreResilient, a reminder of survivor’s resiliency as well as the collective resiliency of the domestic violence movement. “We chose this theme, this year in recognition of the particular challenges we have all faced and moved through, but espe... Read More

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) denounces the United States Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) refusal to block the unprecedented restrictions on abortion after S.B.8 was allowed to take effect in the state of Texas on September 1st, 2021. NCADV also applauds President Biden for his swift response in calling for a launch of a “whole-of-government effort” to ensure pregnant people in Texas keep their constitutional right to abortion, including Attorney General ... Read More