Join us for the 7K Run or 1 Mile Walk at Centennial Lake in Ellicott City presented by Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights week. Proceeds benefit the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence.
See newly released statewide data! Thank you for joining us, if you missed the event you can still see the local coverage!
Your support is essential to promoting our coalition mission to end domestic violence in Maryland and make our state a safer place for families, and you can help us in this effort!
“Abusers need to be held accountable”
The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) is the state domestic violence coalition that brings together victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing intimate partner and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens. The Network accomplishes this goal by providing education, training, resources, and advocacy to advance victim safety and abuser accountability.
MNADV is excited to provide the High-Danger Safety Planning Model Guidelines. The guidelines were developed by victim advocates from across Maryland who came together to create a safety planning guide for new and experienced advocates, highlighting specific aspects of safety planning that are critical to High-Danger victims.
A new report released by the non-profit group Court Watch Montgomery suggests that Montgomery County’s Circuit Court may be falling significantly short of its obligation to pursue the “best interests of the child” in cases of domestic violence. The report cites a disturbing number of lapses and also describes numerous positive practices by judges. The report […]
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) is an ongoing, nationally-representative telephone sur vey that collects detailed information on IPV, sexual violence, and stalking victimization of adult women and men ages 18 and older in the United States. The survey collects data on past-year and lifetime experiences of violence. CDC developed NISVS to better […]
Domestic Violence Accounted for About a Fifth of all Violent Victimizations Between 2003 and 2012 Domestic violence accounted for 21 percent of all violent victimizations during the period from 2003 to 2012, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Intimate partner violence (15 percent) accounted for a greater percentage of all violent […]
Links between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV CDC’s new research brief explores the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV in women. In the United States, over 35% of women have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime; and women and adolescent girls accounted for 20% of new […]