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Policy and Legislative SAVE’s supports advocacy efforts at both the state and federal levels. The Domestic Violence Legislative Project — DVLP — is a network of advocates seeking to support all victims, stop false allegations, and counter abuse misinformation. To learn more about the DVLP, email info-at-saveservices.org. 1. Issue Summaries: General Issues Federal Policies Mandatory Arrest International 2. Legislation: Model Language Summaries [...]

Stop Harmful Mandatory Arrest Laws DV Mandatory Arrest Laws Are Harmful: Each year the federal government spends $30 million to implement mandatory arrest policies.* These policies: Place victims at greater risk of violence – every year, about 600 Americans are killed as a result of mandatory arrest policies (1) Silence the many victims who want their abusers to get treatment, not a police record […]

Abuse Hysteria in Maine UPDATE: As a result of SAVE’s Grievance Complaint, the Board of Overseers of the Bar investigated and issued an 18-page Disciplinary Petition on April 6, 2012, concluding that ADA Mary Kellett “has acted in a manner unworthy of an attorney” for violating nine rules governing the conduct of attorneys. The Petition recommended that Kellett “should receive such appropriate disciplinary action as […]

September 2011: VP Biden Needs to Tell the Truth about Dating Violence UPDATE: Success! As a result of our many emails to The View producers, co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked VP Biden to remind teenage girls to not hit their boyfriends to get their attention. In advance of his September 27 appearance on ABC’s The View, SAVE sent a letter […]

October: Rep. Moore Should Cancel Gender-Biased Briefing UPDATE: Success! As a result of our campaign, the Makers of Memories Foundation removed inaccurate and inflammatory information that had been featured on its website. A Congressional briefing on the Effects of Domestic Violence on Children has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Washington DC. The event is hosted by Makers of Memories and […]

Verizon: Naughty or Nice? UPDATE: Success! Verizon Foundation removed its misandrous Monsters video on December 8, 2011. The Verizon Foundation produced a video titled Monsters. The video’s not-so-nice message can be summed up in the image shown below: “She’s afraid of her dad.” Warning: The Verizon video is XXX rated for offensive, inaccurate, and inflammatory content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Iawx1sRrw.   And the Verizon […]

CDC Violence Survey: Unexpected Findings, Questionable Definitions CDC Violence Survey: Unexpected Findings, Questionable Definitions Stop Abusive and Violent Environments December 17, 2011 This past week newspapers across the country were filled with headlines such as, “Nearly one in five U.S. women has been a victim of sexual assault.” The accounts were based on a report [...]

2012: CDC Survey January: CDC Violence Survey UPDATE: CDC director Thomas Frieden replied to our letter in February 2012. Frieden dismissed our concerns, and did not did not address any of the flaws outlined in the complaint. However, subsequent versions of the NISVS modified the definition of “alcohol/drug facilitated penetration.” Just as importantly, subsequent versions [...]