MEDIA ADVISORY for: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Media contact: lisa@prsolutionsdc.com
Creating Safer Workplaces by Centering Survivors of Violence
Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking face significant barriers to maintaining employment, yet steady work is often essential to their safety and stability. Employers could play an outsize role in supporting survivors, yet a new report shows most workplaces remain unprepared to respond.
WHAT: The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Futures Without Violence will host a press briefing to release their new report: The Intersection of Work and Abuse. Based on a survey of over 2,000 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual abuse across the United States, the report provides insights on the experience of survivors in the workplace and highlights the critical role employers play in helping survivors maintain their employment and plan for their safety.
WHO: Speakers will include:
- Katie Ray-Jones, chief executive officer, National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Esta Soler, President, Futures Without Violence
- Dorian Karp, director of policy, National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Ana Lopéz Van Balen, vice president, economic security & opportunity, Futures Without Violence
- Stephanie Bond, survivor
- Deanna Napier, survivor
- Sharisse Kimbro, relationship abuse program officer, The Allstate Foundation
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: This is a virtual press call. RSVP is required to receive call details. You can register to attend here.
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The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) established in 1996, serves those affected by relationship abuse in the U.S. 24/7 with free and confidential live services provided via phone, chat, and text. The Hotline envisions a world where all relationships are positive, healthy, and free from violence. If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship abuse in any form, help is available — text START to 88788, call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or chat online at TheHotline.org. You are not alone.
For more than 35 years, Futures Without Violence has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world. Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, FUTURES trains professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse. FUTURES also works with advocates, policymakers and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships.
