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Press Releases and Statements

2024

• New Federal Grants Support Services for Abused Parents & Their Children
• 40th Anniversary of FVPSA a Time to Boost Our Investments in Violence Prevention, Health
• Soler: Biden/Harris Actions for 30th Anniversary of VAWA Build On Their Remarkable Work to Stop Violence, Support Survivors
• ‘This Was Preventable.’ Grossly Inadequate Gun Safety Laws and Warning Signs Not Fully Addressed Resulted in Tragedy in Georgia
• Violence Prevention Leader Commends Surgeon General Advisory on Firearm Violence as a Public Health Crisis
• Futures Without Violence Applauds SCOTUS Ruling in United States v. Rahimi – But the Work to Protect Women, Children from Guns Must Continue
• Dads Get Serious About Mental Health: A Virtual Event
• Top Federal Leaders to Share Strategies for Addressing Domestic & Sexual Violence & Harassment @ Work
• White House Rule to Expand Background Checks on Gun Sales Will Save Lives By Keeping Guns Away from Domestic Abusers

2023

• ‘I Lost a Mentor and the Nation Lost a Hero When Sen. Feinstein Passed Today’
• Soler Applauds New White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
• Domestic Violence Leader Warns: Many More Women, Children Will Be Harmed If SCOTUS Fails to Reverse Lower Court in United States v. Rahimi
• Statement Re Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Brackeen et al. Court Affirms Constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act 7-2
• ‘Historic, Inspired, and Urgently Needed,’ Soler Lauds Biden/Harris National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
• Geeta Rao Gupta an ‘Inspired Choice’ for U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
• FUTURES Applauds Introduction of Lifesaving ‘Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023’
• A Day for Resolve and Action: On What Would Have Been 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Let’s Recommit to Undoing the Harm the Dobbs Ruling Caused to Survivors of Violence and Abuse

2022

• New Resource: Few States Provide Essential Workplace Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
• More Than $1 Million in New Grants Will Help Organizations in 11 States Support Victims of Hate-Crimes, Strengthen Communities
• Bipartisan Safer Communities Act a Step Forward, But Not Nearly Enough – and Congress Must Finish the Work to Fully Close the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Now
• Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs Case Will Cause Real Harm to Those Facing Violence and Abuse, Undermine Work to Make Families, Communities Safer and Healthier
• Domestic Violence Expert Lauds Inclusion of ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Fix in Bipartisan Senate Gun Safety Framework, But Says Nation Needs More Progress
• Shootings in Uvalde Underscore Need for Gun Safety Laws, Prevention
• Taliban’s Broken Promise to Educate Girls Is Cruel and Heartbreaking for Girls, Families, and for Afghanistan’s Future
• A Good Day for the Country, As President Biden Signs the Violence Against Women Act Into Law
• Violence Prevention Leader Calls Biden Administration’s Proposed Investment in Advancing Gender Equity Worldwide a ‘Meaningful, Momentous Move’
• Leading Violence Prevention Group Condemns Texas Move to Mis-Classify Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth as Child Abuse, Calling It Hate-Mongering Disguised as Child Protection
• Country Needs U.S. Senate to Quickly Pass Violence Against Women Act, Introduced Today

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FUTURES in the News

• Opinion: Financial abuse and teens. Exploitation starts early, Shelton Herald, November 4, 2024
• US army soldier charged with murder of female sergeant found dead in trash bin, The Guardian, November 1, 2024
• It begins with me: What Coaching Boys Into Men taught me about leadership, Pact World, October 10, 2024
• NFL executive: Arrests down ‘by half’ since Ray Rice case, ESPN.com, October 9, 2024
• Boys to Men program aims to redefine masculinity among young athletes, Fox13, September 20, 2024
• How you can support National Respect Day, KRTV, September 18, 2024
• The Violence Against Women Act Turns 30 Today, Pat Mitchell Blog, September 13, 2024
• Thirty Years of the Violence Against Women Act Shows Progress Is Possible, Ms. Magazine, September 12, 2024
• The Halo Awards celebrate the best campaigns in corporate social impact, Engage for Good, September 11, 2024
• The Precarious Online Lives of Young Men, Time, August 14, 2024
• Global program pushes male athletes to talk about dating abuse, sexual violence, Trib Live, July 30, 2024
• Guns and Domestic Violence: A Dangerous Combination for Everyone, NBC Spokane KHQ TV, July 16, 2024
• Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic violence restraining orders, Washington Post, June 21, 2024
• In Rahimi, SCOTUS Averted a Catastrophe. Now Let’s Protect People Facing Abuse, Ms. Magazine, June 21, 2024
• The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence, Associated Press, June 18, 2024
• KOERNER: Everyday gestures, Hays Post, June 12, 2024
• HHS Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence with Fact Sheet of Recent Accomplishments, 50 States Today, June 11, 2024
• Why does it take CCTV footage for a woman to be believed? The News Movement, May 23, 2024
• Province funds program to teach young athletes about gender-based violence, CambridgeToday, May 11, 2024
• Young people talk teen economic abuse and the meaning of service at SXSW EDU, Allstate, April 24, 2024
• CPAC Sign Complains Domestic Violence Definition Is Ruining Families, Newsweek, February 23, 2024
• Violence prevention can transform Canadian hockey culture — but only if implemented properly, The Conversation, February 13, 2024
• Preventing violence among youth could start on the field, PittWire, January 16, 2024
• US’s continued commitment to addressing Gender Based Violence in Ethiopia, Addis Standard, December 9, 2023
• Harry’s Handsome Contribution to Men’s Mental Health, Inc. Magazine, December 5, 2023
• Violence prevention program teaches young men to prevent domestic abuse, KUCB, December 4, 2023
• Chester County’s Domestic Violence Center Continues Successful Youth Empowerment Programs, MyChesCo, December 2, 2023
• The 2023 Packer 25 — Lupe Gonzalo, The Packer, November 28, 2023
• As we grieve for Lewiston, we must strengthen our violence prevention work, Bangor Daily News, November 14, 2023
• US supreme court hears case on reinstating gun possession to people accused of domestic violence, The Guardian, November 11, 2023
• Girl Power: Q&A with Futures Without Violence, Borgen Magazine, November 8, 2023
• SCOTUS Will Decide Whether to Give Domestic Violence Abusers Access to Guns, Ms. Magazine, November 6, 2023
• A blockbuster gun rights case lands at the Supreme Court. Here are three justices to watch., USA Today, November 6, 2023
• Domestic violence survivors deserve federally financed flexible funding, Boston Globe, October 23, 2023
• Teaching Black Teens the Signs of Dating Violence, Word In Black, October 16, 2023
• Council exploring new ways to reduce youth gun violence, CityView, October 2, 2023
• The Violence Against Women Act Turns 29. There’s More Work to Do., Ms. Magazine, October 2, 2023
• Ms. on Tour! The Feminist Fight Forward: Lessons from ’50 YEARS OF Ms.,’ Ms. Magazine, September 12, 2023
• Labor Day 2023: a time to reflect on creating an equal workforce for all, Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 2023
• Controversial Bill Ending Rule for Doctors to Report Domestic Violence Faces Friday Test, Times of San Diego, August 30, 2023
• N.F.L. Increases Penalties for Sexual Misconduct in Light of Deshaun Watson Case, New York Times, July 31, 2023
• There’s a “cliff coming” for victim services, National Journal, July 27, 2023
• It’s Time to Talk About What It Means to Be a Man in the U.S., Newsweek, July 25, 2023
• Face the State: Afshan West, KTVN, July 23, 2023
• Domestic violence survivors are supposed to be protected at work. So why aren’t employers complying?, The 19th News(letter), July 17, 2023
• Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Screenings Need To Change, Health Affairs, July 13, 2023
• Family Sunshine Center, ECHS Baseball Team Collaborate to Empower Young Athletes Through Coaching Boys Into Men Program, Elmore-Autauga News, July 13, 2023
• Fort Hays University wants to teach businesses how to help employees going through abuse, KCUR, July 5, 2023
• How long is Jimmy Cordero suspended? Yankees reliever penalized for violating domestic abuse policy, News Brig, July 5, 2023
• Public Voices Fellowship On Advancing The Rights Of Women And Girls, Equality Now, July 3, 2023
• Cricket Is Reducing Gender Violence In India, Borgen Project, June 27, 2023
• Gender-based Violence is Notoriously Hard to Address – But Accurate Data Helps, Health Policy Watch, June 13, 2023
• What Is Reproductive Coercion And How Can You Tell It’s Happening To You?, Women.com, May 25, 2023
• AAP calls on Congress to budget more than $60M for gun safety research, AAP News, April 19, 2023
• Reading, Writing, Arithmetic…And Relationship Health Education? AASA, April 14, 2023
• Rep. Nickel Holds Briefing on Domestic Violence, Goldsboro Daily News, March 28, 2023
• Lightfoot signs executive order enacting pay equity audit, Fox 32, March 13, 2023
• Lightfoot orders audit to narrow gender, racial pay gap among city workers, Chicago Sun-Times, March 13, 2023
• Survivors of trauma share stories for an exhibit at a future Courage Museum in San Francisco, KTVU, March 2, 2023
• Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing Violence, Ms. Magazine, February 3, 2023
• Hi-Liners and CHI ND Violence Prevention Program team up, Valley City Times Record, January 25, 2023
• ‘Anger, revenge, resentment’: A deeper look at what drives some husbands to kill their wives, ABC News, January 21, 2023
• A Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Coercion, DomesticShelters.org, January 4, 2023

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Courage Museum

• New Courage Museum coming to San Francisco, KRON 4, September 26, 2024
• Unveiling Courage: WestEd Helps Develop New Museum for Violence Prevention Education—A Q&A With Lauren Trout, WestEd, March 12, 2024
• Smitten Ice Cream reopens in SF with big support after suspected hate crime attack, KGO-TV, November 21, 2023
• Popular Mission ice cream shop reopens after hateful vandalism, CBS Bay Area, November 21, 2023
• Vandalized Smitten ice cream shop in San Francisco reopens with love, KTVU, November 21, 2023
• San Francisco Shop Owner Responds to Hate Crime With Message of Love, New York Times, November 6, 2023
• Stanford assault victim joins others in sharing stories for future Courage Museum, KTVU, March 2, 2023
• In rare appearances, prominent survivors of assault, violence gather in a call for action, www.sfchronicle.com, Feb. 12, 2020
• Christine Blasey Ford: I Expected Attacks But Felt Compelled to Share Kavanaugh Story, www.kqed.org, Feb 11, 2020