State public safety officials say they hope to find ways to prevent people from being killed or seriously injured by their partner or others with whom they live.
"domestic violence"
Alaska’s ‘him too’ moment: When politicians and allies come with accusations of their own
As scandals force Alaska politicians to resign, nowhere have the accusations been more severe than a remote rural district where male leaders are proving to be part of the very problems they’re supposed to be solving.
Since lockdown, many domestic violence shelters have seen fewer calls for help. Staff worry about why.
Shelters have taken extra precautions against the spread of COVID-19 and say they have sufficient access to sanitation, protective equipment and testing.
On remote Alaska islands, victims of domestic violence rely on informal network of safe homes
Wrangell doesn’t have an active shelter. But some personal homes are providing safety.
Alaska’s senators want Congress to renew Violence Against Women Act, but bill has become partisan football
The law is an array of programs and policies that Congress first passed in 1994 and has renewed about every five years. But the most recent version has expired,
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to get new domestic violence shelter in Hooper Bay
The community has never had a domestic violence shelter.
Alaska Native men gather to explore culture, identity, domestic violence and building healthy communities
Sitting men down together to talk and learning how to harvest seal aren’t silver bullets for ending domestic violence and building healthy communities. But participants in a wide-ranging conference believe they’re positive steps.
Dog helps police locate man suspected of pushing girlfriend out of moving car
The female victim called 911 shortly after Giancarlo Gomez allegedly pushed her from a car going about 15 miles per hour near the McNugget intersection.
Boyfriend suffered nearly lethal stab wound in domestic disturbance
A Juneau man who was stabbed could have died, had he not received immediate treatment. The man’s girlfriend allegedly stabbed him with a kitchen knife during a domestic disturbance.
Juneau’s domestic violence shelter opens to all genders
Juneau’s domestic violence shelter will begin accepting male victims of abuse in the New Year. The shift in policy brings the social care organization that operates it in compliance with federal law.