The Domestic Violence Task Force is made up of 40 plus members of various Dallas area agencies whose
In conjunction with the Crimes Against Women’s Conference in March 2014, the City of Dallas’ Domestic Violence Taskforce “Painted the Town Purple” to raise awareness of domestic violence. Many organizations in Downtown Dallas played an integral part in Mayor Mike Rawlings’ and the Domestic Violence Task Force’s commitment to end domestic violence with their participation. The Omni, Reunion Tower,
10/26/2018
The Dallas skyline will be purple this weekend to support Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participating buildings include Hall Group, Bank of America, Thanksgiving Tower, Founders Square, Omni Hotel, Reunion Tower and Hunt Headquarters. View the Bank of America Plaza Building and the Dallas Skyline at Reunion Tower EarthCam link. http://ow.ly/Kd5c50jvAV5
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10/26/2018
Thank you to the Institute for Urban Policy Research at the University of Texas at Dallas for their research on the Annual Summary Report on Domestic Violence in the City of Dallas. Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this report possible: Communities Foundation, Dallas Women's Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation, Mark Kay, and Verizon. View the infographic to see a snapshot of the report.
10/26/2018
Find the 17-18 annual report on domestic violence here: https://goo.gl/piACye
Institute for Urban Policy Research - 2017-18 Domestic Violence Task Force Report Since 2014, the Institute for Urban Policy Research has worked closely with the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force to produce an annual report detailing important trends in domestic violence polic…
10/26/2018
DVTF release of the fourth Dallas Domestic Violence annual report. Thank you to Councilmember Gates and our partners at working to serve victims and fighting to end domestic violence in Dallas.
10/26/2018
Thank you to our generous sponsors for your support of the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force and the Annual Report.
10/25/2018
Join Mayor Rawlings and Councilmember Jennifer S. Gates for the unveiling of the 2017-18 Annual Report on Domestic Violence on Friday, October 26, 2018.
10/23/2018
80% of victims who called The Salvation Army’s Domestic Violence hotline for help reported experiencing significant emotional abuse. Our skilled and trained therapists help victims heal from the psychological trauma caused by verbal abuse, threats and coercive tactics.
10/17/2018
2018 marks the 40th year of The Family Place saving lives in our community. In 1978, a group of community volunteers organized The Family Place as one of the first family violence shelters and service organizations in the state. Today, The Family Place is the largest family violence service provider in North Texas with 177 shelter beds. The Family Place served over 10k clients with 130k+ hours of service last year alone. Over the past 40 years, they have counseled more than 215,000 clients, provided lifesaving shelter to more than 24,000 women, men and children, and answered more than 600,000 calls for help. The Family Place has helped more than 18,800 batterers learn how to change their abusive behavior and reach approximately 6,000 students each year through youth education programs that help elementary, middle, high school and college students avoid bullying, dating violence and sexual assault and build healthy relationships. All programs are provided in Spanish and in English.
10/16/2018
Thank you Councilmember Jennifer S. Gates for your leadership on this important initiative. And thanks to Dallas Morning News, Sharon Grigsby, for highlighting this work.
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Dallas is closing a loophole to keep guns away from domestic abusers Dallas News: your source for breaking news and analysis for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and around the world. Read it here, first.
10/15/2018
One in three Texans will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Armed with that knowledge, the City of Dallas proclaimed the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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10/15/2018
Dallas Mavericks have donated more than $1 million to domestic violence shelters in North Texas.
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Dallas Mavs team donates to domestic violence shelters after sexual harrasment probe The Dallas Mavericks donation to domestic violence shelters came after a lengthy investigation into sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace.
Thank you Serena Williams for your advocacy.