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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 […]

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 [...]

June-July: Gender Gerrymander: Screening for IPV The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation that women, but not men be routinely screened for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings. See draft recommendation here.  But men are just as likely as women to be victims of domestic violence. If this draft recommendation is approved, health insurance [...]

ADA Mary N. Kellett: Guilty on Seven Counts of Prosecutor Misconduct UPDATE: In November 2014, it was announced that ADA Mary Kellett had resigned her position for personal reasons. On January 8, 2015, Filler filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the prosecutor, police, and the city of Gouldsboro. Among other claims, the lawsuit alleged that a recording of an interview of Ligia by […]

UPDATE – May 2014: Although the Washington Post did not respond to our request to publish a truthful follow-up editorial, our campaign had three important outcomes: When the Battered Mothers Custody group held its conference in May 2014 in Washington DC, the Washington Post did not provide any editorial or news coverage of the event. Numerous commentators joined our [...]