Domestic violence survivors often left unprotected from forced debt racked up by abusers
Domestic violence is usually characterized by physical and emotional abuse but often there's another kind of abuse—financial abuse.
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Domestic violence is usually characterized by physical and emotional abuse but often there's another kind of abuse—financial abuse.
Investigators have not revealed a motive for the killing but they call this a case of domestic violence.
The pink cheesesteak costs $15 with proceeds benefiting "A Woman's Place," which is a domestic violence organization in Bucks County.
Statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department show the number of domestic violence incidents has increased since last year.
Police say 50-year-old Marvin Scott, of the 6000 block of Upland Street, was charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime and simple assault in the murder of Rochelle Jackson.
The new study has called for a series of measures to combat the global problem, including coordination between police, the criminal justice system, health and social services, and involving men more in addressing the problem.
A Florida great grandmother now has an arrest record after police say they were forced to take the 95-year-old to jail for slapping her granddaughter with a slipper.
The state Senate has advanced a package of seven bills to tackle domestic violence in Pennsylvania.
A select panel has spent more than a year looking into the issue of domestic violence in New Jersey and how best to address it. They have issued a 39-page report on their findings.
Actress and cable news commentator Stacey Dash recounts how owning a gun saved her from an abusive relationship.
The 6th annual "Take Back The Night" rally took place Thursday night.
The Josh Innes Show is trying to make a positive out of the situation by raising money for a women's shelter in Dallas.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Women Against Abuse is kicking off the 8th Annual iPledge Campaign next week.
The Bears released DE Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest that police say stemmed from him assaulting a woman who was holding a baby.
After the rally outside on Chestnut Street, the group gathered inside First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia to share tales of survival.
Police say the dead woman's boyfriend had blood on his face, hands, and jeans, a cut on his forehead, his shirt ripped, and scratches on his chest when they arrived.
Ray Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, which has been "vacated immediately," the players' union said Friday.
Philadelphia police say they get about 100,000 calls each year related to domestic abuse -- more than 300 a day.
Domestic violence can steal a victim's confidence and trust, and make them feel like they won't ever succeed. But they can. In this week's story of Brotherly Love, a non-profit is coaching women to be entrepreneurs.
The program, called "Hopeline," is a joint effort among the Philadelphia local of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Philadelphia Police Department, Verizon, and the organization "Women Against Abuse."
To mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a special ceremony will be held today in Burlington County.
Amid all the controversy surrounding incidents of domestic violence in the NFL, a Montgomery County organization dedicated to ending abuse will raise money this weekend to help fund their programs.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the media after nine days of silence, regarding the NFL's recent domestic violence issues.
Information and resources on domestic violence.
