Older District residents may be feeling the impacts of this social isolation deeply. Seniors may be fearful of being exposed to the virus and need food, medicines or just a friendly hello. While many of us are connected to the internet through a variety of devices, many older Americans may not have access to the internet via a computer or mobile phone or may be dependent on someone else to access the outside world.
Read MoreAs DC college and university students head back to school for a new year, we want to empower them with knowledge, information, and resources about sexual assault.
Read MoreOur opinions of ourselves and our interpretation of events are greatly shaped by the words and actions of people we love. So when someone is going through traumatic and life changing events, these initial reactions can be game changing.
Read MoreNoah Mattapallil is the Victim Legal Network of DC Summer 2018 Intern at NVRDC. He attended the DC Council’s hearing on proposed amendments to the Intrafamily Offenses Act (IFOA) and wrote about his experience.
Read MoreA friend of NVRDC opened up publicly in recent weeks about her past experience with abuse and sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. Her experience illustrates a struggle we see in many different forms, between individuals affected by violence and abuse and the institutions reluctant to make waves by standing up for them.
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