Testimony Regarding Raised Bill 462 - AAC Civil Restraining and Protective Orders Good Morning Senator Coleman, Representative Fox and members of the committee. My name is ... Read more
Economic abuse has long been recognized as a primary element of domestic violence. U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women defines ... Read more
Domestic violence is one of the leading contributors to chronic health care problems in women, and prolonged exposure to violence is the principal ... Read more
Battered immigrants with undocumented status are a particularly vulnerable population. Beyond language barriers and cultural differences, abusers often threaten the victim’s immigration status, causing a ... Read more
In 2002, Connecticut became one of the first states to pass statewide anti-bullying legislation.[i] The law was substantially revised by the General Assembly in 2011,[ii] ... Read more
Connecticut House Republican Leader Lawrence Cafero has appointed Andrea Dahms, a staff attorney with the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC), to serve on the state’s ... Read more
In a recent letter to the U.S. House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee, Rita Smith, Executive Director of the National Coalition to End Domestic Violence, noted ... Read more
This week, Governor Malloy signed into law An Act Concerning Domestic Violence (Public Act No. 12-114). This bill represents many months of work by an ... Read more