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In the News: Looking at domestic violence in four parts: a plan, a meeting, a survivor and a witness

PCADV participates in gun violence prevention roundtable convened by Congresswoman Dean

Get Involved! This Week is DVAM Week of Action

PCADV joins NNEDV and other state coalitions in #Every1KnowsSome1 month-long national campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence

PCADV Annual Report FY 2020-2021

Gender Wage Gap Fact Sheet 2021

This updated fact sheet covers the impact of COVID on the gender wage gap, the impact of the gender wage gap for survivors of domestic violence, and action steps for individuals and companies/organizations.

Pay Equity Report 2021

This report examines the impact of the gender wage gap in the U.S. and PA as well as the link between the gender wage gap and risk factors for domestic violence. It also explores potential remedies aimed at eliminating the gender wage gap.

PCADV Opposition HB 972

PCADV writes to request you oppose HB 972.

2018 Program Services Statistics

PCADV & local domestic violence programs work tirelessly serving victims of domestic violence and their children. We break down the numbers of how we served our communities in 2018.

Economic Justice & Empowerment Program Outcomes

Domestic violence programs implement various forms of economic justice and empowerment work in their everyday interactions with survivors. This fact-sheet shares the effectiveness of the program since its conception.

Fatality Reports

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s (PCADV) annual Fatality Report has been the single most reliable source for information about domestic violence-related deaths in Pennsylvania for more than 19 years.

Moms deserve more – including equal pay

Kanye’s behavior toward Kim is abuse, not entertainment

SOS: Seeking help in a virtual world

Why don’t they just leave: Examining 8 barriers that exist for survivors

Britney Spears’ conservatorship reveals many common tactics of abuse

The Underlying Impact of Financial Abuse

Victim advocates want people to know there is domestic violence help available

Advocates for those experiencing domestic violence say recent high-profile incidents have shown the need to make people more aware of what kind of help is available. Julie Bancroft with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence said there is not just one place to turn. There are legal options, and groups across the Susquehanna Valley are also able to help. “We want people to know they’re not alone,” she said.

Equal pay for equal work? Not yet, advocates say

Washington, D.C. –- According to The Pennsylvania Commission for Women, each woman in Pennsylvania will lose an average of about $460,000 over the course of her lifetime. Each year, that wage gap is brought into focus on Equal Pay Day — the symbolic date the average woman has to work in order to reach what her white male colleagues were paid in the previous calendar year.

PA Centered Podcast

Kristen Herman, director of prevention at PCADV, joined PCAR’s podcast along with other members of the State Leadership Team (SLT) to discuss more about the Pennsylvania Prevention State Action Plan. The SLT is a multi-disciplinary action team that works to prevent intimate partner violence across the Commonwealth.

Holidays offer an opportunity to help victims of domestic violence

The holidays are known to be a time of togetherness and celebration – but they can also be a time of stress. “Those additional stressors around the holiday season can sometimes exacerbate the abuse and violence,” said Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) Communications Manager Lauren Duff.

WGAL: In-Focus

WGAL’s In Focus segment put domestic violence in the spotlight. Featured on the segment was Christine Gilfillan, director, Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County, who explained the root of domestic violence and the different forms of domestic violence outside of physical abuse. The program also featured a domestic violence survivor, who shared her story.

Looking at domestic violence in four parts: a plan, a meeting, a survivor and a witness

PCADV’s anti-oppression prevention efforts were highlighted in this article from the Evening Sun.

PCADV participates in gun violence prevention roundtable convened by Congresswoman Dean

Congresswoman Dean and the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania co-hosted a roundtable during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to address both gun and domestic violence prevention in Pennsylvania communities.

PCADV on SmartTalk – Domestic violence awareness; working to end the cycle of abuse

PCADV’s chief public affairs officer, Julie Bancroft, joined WITF Smart Talk host Scott LaMar during domestic violence awareness month. “To help individuals who are experiencing domestic violence it is important to first identify what defines that behavior.”

Domestic violence deaths sharply decrease by 80 percent in Chester County prior to 2020 shutdown

September 26, 2021 – Homicides from domestic violence have decreased by 80 percent in Chester County during 2018 and 2019. “Chester County, like many other places across the nation and the world, is experiencing a rise in domestic violence during the pandemic,” said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. “We know that child abuse cases are going unreported and hidden from view due to school closures and other pandemic-related factors,” she said. “We must and we will continue to strive to protect our children and families now and in the future.”