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PR: Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution Washington, DC/January 3, 2012 — As persons start 2012 intending to make good on their New Year’s resolutions, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is encouraging everyone to strike a blow against domestic violence by resolving to TELL THE TRUTH [...]
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PR: Media Criticized for Biased Coverage of CDC Violence Report

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard tstoddard@saveservices.org Media Criticized for Biased Coverage of CDC Violence Report WASHINGTON, December 18  — Men are equally likely to be victims of intimate partner aggression and are far more likely to have experienced coercive control at the hands of their girlfriends and wives. But SAVE, a victim advocacy group, is [...]
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PR: Verizon Abuse Video Sparks Controversy, Condemnation

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Verizon Abuse Video Sparks Controversy, Condemnation Washington, DC/December 6, 2011 — SAVE is charging the Verizon Foundation with misleading the public about domestic violence, after the corporate giant released a video filled with one-sided images and controversial claims. Titled “Monsters”, the video presents a bleak picture of [...]
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PR: Verizon Video Teaches Children to Fear Fathers, SAVE Charges

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Verizon Video Teaches Children to Fear Fathers, SAVE Charges Washington, DC/November 29, 2011 — A domestic violence video produced by the Verizon Foundation distorts the facts, plays on emotions, and serves to alarm and frighten young children. Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE), an advocate for domestic violence victims, [...]
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PR: Senator Drops Controversial VAWA Campus Sex Provision, But Civil Rights Violations Remain

Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org   Senator Drops Controversial VAWA Campus Sex Provision, But Civil Rights Violations Remain Washington, DC/November 14, 2011 — As a result of criticism from Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE)  and other groups, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has dropped the controversial “preponderance of evidence” standard from his proposed Violence Against [...]
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PR: False Accusations of Sexual Harassment May Soar, SAVE Warns

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org False Accusations of Sexual Harassment May Soar, SAVE Warns Washington, DC/November 8, 2011 – The National Association of Scholars recently released a position paper condemning an Education Department directive that forces colleges to remove fundamental due process protections from persons accused of sexual harassment. The statement describes the Dept. [...]
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PR: Bogus Sex Harassment Claims on the Upswing, Says Victim Rights Group

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard tstoddard@saveservices.org Bogus Sex Harassment Claims on the Upswing, Says Victim Rights Group WASHINGTON/ November 1 – Following recent publication of sexual harassment claims against presidential candidate Herman Cain, a leading victim-rights organization is deploring the use of such accusations as a political maneuver. Resurrected in the middle of a closely [...]
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PR: Abuse Programs Must Tell the Truth, SAVE Says

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard tstoddard@saveservices.org Abuse Programs Must Tell the Truth, SAVE Says Washington, DC/October 20, 2011 – In the face of documented bias and misrepresentation, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is urging abuse reduction programs to present accurate and balanced information about partner violence. This step is essential to assure programs are [...]
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PR: One in 10 Falsely Accused of Abuse: Survey

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org One in 10 Falsely Accused of Abuse: Survey Washington, DC/October 17, 2011 — One in 10 adults has been falsely accused of domestic violence, child abuse, or sexual assault, according to a survey conducted by Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE). The survey also found a strong disparity between [...]
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PR: SAVE Launches National Campaign to Reform Abuse Laws

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org SAVE Launches National Campaign to Reform Abuse Laws Washington, DC/ Oct. 12, 2011 — Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is launching its national Campaign 2012 to advocate for the strengthening and reform of U.S. domestic violence (DV) laws. The organization is calling on persons around the country to [...]