If you insult your wife or husband repeatedly, you could soon find yourself in court if you live in France....
Jane Devin | Posted 12.31.2009 | Impact
I never stopped wondering what happened to Georgia's children. I looked for them shortly after her death, but couldn't find them or anyone who knew where they had gone. Then, I received a letter from Georgia's eldest son.
Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 12.30.2009 | Impact
Many Western cultures believe that genital mutilation has ceased to happen. Sadly, this is not true. Violence against women and children will be one of the most pressing issues of this century.
Norm Stamper | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics
Cops can be forgiven for believing a next armed attack is inevitable. But that's foolish and fatalistic thinking: Fearful, perpetually on-edge cops are a danger to themselves, and to others.
Michael Conniff | Posted 12.27.2009 | Denver
This is nothing but sad for Sheen, for his father Martin Sheen, and of course for his very extended family -- five kids by three women and counting.
HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 12.23.2009 | Impact
This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...
Patti Austin | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living
Some say that domestic violence increases during times of economic distress. We are clearly in the middle of one heck of a financial mess. But, I say that domestic violence has no place in a "civilized" society.
The Boston Globe | Posted 12.07.2009 | Technology
MIT researchers are working on sensor-studded women's clothing that would record assaults on them and store the data on a computer. The idea is to pro...
Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact
Actor Patrick Stewart wrote an illuminating column in Friday's Guardian about his childhood as a victim of domestic violence in Yorkshire, England. S...
AP | Travis Reed | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home
JUPITER, Fla. -- Authorities in Florida were searching Saturday for a man police said opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner and killed f...
Rahim Kanani | Posted 11.23.2009 | World
If the United States is truly interested in protecting innocent Americans from being killed, a national discussion about the nation's treatment toward its women should be a top priority for the country moving forward.
Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact
Halle Berry spoke candidly and compassionately on domestic violence and abuse during an interview for "NBC Nightly News'" "Making a Difference" series...
Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact
Joe Torre rules the Dodger dugout, but his confidence wasn't always so high. The 55-year-old baseball manager opened up to the Los Angeles Times about...
Trish Kinney | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment
Anytime abuse and violence against women hits the news, usually by way of celebrities, it is a rare opportunity for awareness and education surrounding an issue that most people would prefer to ignore.
Mara Gibbs | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York
At Swifty's, host with the most Robert Caravaggi and his partner Steven Attoe own what is the destination spot of many of NY's blue bloods and bold face names.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
Richard Heene's type of abuse is a glaring example of a largely ignored aspect of violence, emotional abuse. If not addressed emotional abuse easily morphs in physical and sexual violence.
Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
A woman's struggle with domestic violence doesn't always end after escape from the abuser. As Annette John-Hall reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer, ...
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Allstate Foundation and actress Mira Sorvino are encouraging American women to begin a discussion of...
Amie Newman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
Is the fact that women experience gender discrimination in health care even debatable? Many insurance companies even regard a C-section as a pre-existing condition. This must stop.
Trish Kinney | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment
His latest film is based on a subject that the filmmaker knows way too much about, based on his recent disclosure of severe childhood abuse.
William Petrocelli | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books
Half the Sky makes the case that the plight of women is getting worse in much of the world and will continue on its downward slide unless we do something about it.
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living
Problem drinking is all too common. Solutions are clear and proven. But their use is rare. The safety, health and economic costs of problem drinking are legion.
Sabria Jawhar | Posted 10.07.2009 | World
Our failure is that we think our moral authority makes us separate, if not above, the rest of the world in terms of crimes against our own family members.
Ellen Snortland | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
For battered women in some states, state laws allow insurance carriers to deny coverage to victims of abuse because (are you ready?)... domestic violence (DV) is a pre-existing condition!
BBC News | Posted 01.05.2010 | World