https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/feed/blog/microsite/1%20is%202%20Many en Prioritizing School Safety: A New Curriculum for Colleges and Universities to Address Sexual Assault https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/08/12/prioritizing-school-safety-new-curriculum-colleges-and-universities-address-sexual
The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault spurs a new resource on campus public safety and trauma-informed practices.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:33:58 +0000 jwoo 300806 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov The United State of Women: Mobilizing to End Violence Against Women (and More) https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/07/29/united-state-women-mobilizing-end-violence-against-women-and-more
The White House Council on Women and Girls and Vice President Joe Biden Highlight Importance of Ending Violence Against Women at United State of Women Summit.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
Jaimie Woo
]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:05:13 +0000 jwoo 299951 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: An Important Step Toward Ending the Rape Kit Backlog https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/03/15/sexual-assault-kit-initiative-important-step-toward-ending-rape-kit-backlog
Earlier this month, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the release of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant solicitation.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:34:12 +0000 sleiro 286096 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Two Years Later: Assessing Campus Climate Remains a Key Part of Changing Campus Culture https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/28/two-years-later-assessing-campus-climate-remains-key-part-changing-campus-culture
Two years ago, the White House established the Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Here's what's happened since then.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
Caira Woods
]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:10:15 +0000 lholst 281116 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Read the Vice President's Human Rights Day Statement on Gender Violence: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/12/16/read-vice-presidents-human-rights-day-statement-gender-violence
Ending the scourge of violence against women around the world has been the Vice President's life's work. He released the following statement on Human Rights Day.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:32:16 +0000 lholst 275911 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Supporting Survivors Across the Lifespan: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2015 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/06/15/supporting-survivors-across-lifespan-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2015
Read about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and how the Vice President is working to increase elder justice and combat violence against all women.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
Caroline Bettinger-López
]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:44:14 +0000 migrate_user 251591 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov “Don’t Look to Your Left, Don’t Look to Your Right -- It’s on You.” https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/04/29/don-t-look-your-left-don-t-look-your-right-it-s-you
Vice President Biden attends a rally held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to address the travesty of sexual violence on our nation’s college and university campuses.
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
Dr. Tiffany McNair
]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:00:43 +0000 migrate_user 249816 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Marking the First Anniversary of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/01/26/marking-first-anniversary-white-house-task-force-protect-students-sexual-assault
The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault releases a sample memorandum of understanding (MOU), created to improve communication and coordination between campuses and local law enforcement.
Tina Tchen
]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:47:38 +0000 migrate_user 246161 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Improving the Fight Against Intersecting Epidemics: An Update on Federal Efforts to Address HIV/AIDS and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women and Girls https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/10/10/improving-fight-against-intersecting-epidemics
In 2013, the Interagency Federal Working Group released a report titled "Addressing the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender–Related Health Disparities." We are proud to announce two major accomplishments stemming from this report.
Dr. Maggie Czarnogorski and Dr. Tiffany McNair
]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:47:53 +0000 migrate_user 242911 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Castleman Will Save Women's Lives https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/03/28/supreme-court-decision-us-v-castleman-will-save-womens-lives
In United States v. Castleman, the Court recognized that domestic violence is a unique kind of crime that doesn’t always fit everyone’s idea of what’s “violent.”
Lynn Rosenthal
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