The Immigration Law Clinic of the Michigan State University College of Law will receive $456,200 spread over the next three years for our part in a project that has just received full funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Law...

Dr. Soma Chaudhuri has received a 2 year National Science Foundation award for her research linking the impact of empowerment programs on intervention against domestic violence among grassroots women. Located in Gujarat, the project will study how community leadership...

Read her latest article here: This Movement Will End if Men Stay Silent – published January 2018 Dr. Maas’ previously published articles include: 8 Reasons to Rethink Teens & Sexting – published September 2016 Why We Don’t Want to Believe Bill...

Funder: National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Assistance PI: Rebecca Campbell Dates: 2011-2018 When sexual assault victims seek help after an assault, they are advised to have a medical forensic exam (MFE) and sexual assault kit (SAK)...

Analysis of the strength of legal firearms restrictions for perpetrators of domestic violence and their impact on intimate partner homicide Abusers’ access to firearms increases the risk that domestic violence (DV) will turn lethal. Prior research found statistically significant...

RCGV members Cris Sullivan and Gabriela López-Zerón are honored to be working with the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence to longitudinally examine the impact of mobile advocacy and flexible funding on the long-term well-being of domestic violence survivors...

Although trauma-informed practice is a core value of domestic violence programs internationally, to date we have not had a way to measure — from survivors themselves — the extent to which programs are engaging in such practice. With colleagues...

As more and more funders demand evidence that their money is leading to significant change, domestic violence programs are feeling under siege to demonstrate their effectiveness. Drawing on her 25 years of experience directing an advocacy program as well...

Too often, rape victims and other victims of trauma are re-traumatized by those from whom they seek help. Recent studies on the neurobiology of trauma have helped explain why victim behavior often confounds police, prosecutors, juries, healthcare providers, and even...

Asian-American victims of domestic violence rarely seek help from police or health care providers – “an alarming trend” among the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, noted RCGV faculty member Professor Hyunkag Cho. While cultural barriers can discourage...