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		Translate this website into another language NNEDV Commends President Obama for Focus on Jobs, Healthcare Responding to the Crisis in Haiti The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided information regarding the response to the national crisis in Haiti. The WHO provides donation guidance and information updates. The White House has released an official statement on the response to the crisis in Haiti. The White House Statement on the Crisis in Haiti 49.24 K \| 1/14/2010 World Health Organization 40.03 K \| 1/14/2010 Important Information for Utility Customers with PFAs Legislative Action Alert Your actions and insight help PCADV remain the premiere advocate against domestic violence. The PCADV Advocacy and Legislative Center: provides you with Relevant Bills so you can stay up to date on current issues. helps you identify who your Elected Officials are and how to contact them.
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month The hazards in teen relationships – obsession, possession, rejection, violence – are well documented in national research. Learn more about the prevalence of teen dating violence at The Centers for Disease Control and The Violence Against Women Online Resources website. National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month is a time when anti-violence groups across the country focus on efforts to help adolescents understand the warning signs of an unhealthy relationship and avoid these hazards. Learn more about Pennsylvania´s response to teen dating violence and state and national resources for teens, parents, school personnel, victim service providers, and others. SAVE THE DATE: Responding to DV Homicide Statewide Conference Details Available Soon! This conference is intended for victim services providers. Impact of the Economy on Domestic Violence Recent bad economic news has prompted numerous media inquiries about the link between between the downturn in the economy and a rise in domestic violence. While there is no research or data to make the case that recession, unemployment or empty bank accounts directly cause domestic violence, we do know that these stressful circumstances often exacerbate situations where domestic violence already is a factor. Many programs in PA and around the country attribute their overflowing shelters and waiting lists to the financial hardships currently confronting victims and their abusers. Domestic violence advocates are gravely concerned for the safety of battered victims and their children who now have fewer options and resources as the abuse escalates and the funding for local domestic violence programs dwindles. Related Information and News Articles U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Guns for Domestic Abusers The U.S Supreme Court rejected arguments by convicted domestic abuser Randy Edward Hayes and the gun lobby that federal law allowed Hayes to possess firearms. The Court cited arguments made by the Brady Center about the risks posed by firearms in the hands of domestic abusers. The 7-2 ruling in United States v. Hayes was a blow to gun lobby groups that had urged the Court to severely narrow the federal Lautenberg Amendment that bars gun possession by abusers convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence. For more information, please visit The Brady Campaign Web site. Related Coverage On target: The Supreme Court protects domestic abuse victims - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/3/2009 Preemptive Strike: Domestic violence suspects should be forced to relinquish their weapons - The Washington Post, 2/28/2009 Editorial: Gun Sense and Nonsense - New York Times, 2/27/2009 Editorial: Gun Control - Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/27/2009 Court upholds decision in gun revocation case - Erie Times News, 2/26/2009	PCADV Opposes Presumptive Joint Custody Bill PCADV Letter-To-Editor on Recent DV Homicides 2008 Domestic Violence Fatality Report