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Social Security Administration hard on domestic violence victims by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Written by Alexis A Moore "I had to fill out paperwork on my new job today. They called yesterday...so I called the Social Security Office to check on my application for a ... Read on »

The Daily Freeman: Killings in Poughkeepsie spur call for tougher domestic violence laws by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health In my opinion, Dutchess County is NOT a model county for domestic violence response. I haven't seen a county in NYS that could be considered a "model". Needless to say, I ... Read on »

The MidHudson News Speaks Out Against Domestic Violence by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Domestic violence activist and victim says more is needed to fight the scourge POUGHKEEPSIE – In the wake of last week’s murder-suicide of a man who shot and killed his ... Read on »

Dutchess County NY losing battle against domestic violence as death toll rises by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Friday afternoon Jessica Welch was murdered by her husband in the City of Poughkeepsie. Let me give my readers the background information: Mr. Welch had previously a ... Read on »

Dangers of datafurnishing: Sites like Peek You continue to furnish consumer information without... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Written by Alexis Moore The datafurmishing industry is growing and so are the number of stalking, cyberstalking and stalking incidents. Sites like Peek You are making i ... Read on »

Poughkeepsie Journal demands change: Society must enact changes to protect victims by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Enhancing notification systems to protect victims. Devising new methods to track offenders. Educating people when they are young and impressionable. Stopping domestic vi ... Read on »

NYC Victim denied shelter in three counties and counting by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I have been helping a NYC victim of violence get help this week. I have been outlining a safety plan for her and her child, giving her shelters to call for emergency relie ... Read on »

Damning report must put judges on notice; another great article by the Poughkeepsie Journal by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Any judge failing domestic-violence victims by refusing to handle arraignments at certain hours, or not answering their phones, or treating these potentially deadly matters ... Read on »

NYC Safe Horizon moves victims of violence from crisis to confusion by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I just started working with a NYC victim of violence this past week. Another woman from NYC trying to get help in a bad situation, that is about to get worse, and can't see ... Read on »

Poughkeepsie Journal prints my Domestic Violence Article: Victims need more help by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I just started working with a NYC victim of violence this past week. Another woman from NYC trying to get help in a bad situation, that is about to get worse, and can't se ... Read on »

The Poughkeepsie Journal's Domestic Violence Editorial; Three Deaths in Six Months; had enough? by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Please follow the Poughkeepsie Journal this week. The Journal has decided to do an Editorial on Domestic Violence in NYS and Dutchess County. During the week, writers fr ... Read on »

-Ideas from a Domestic Violence Survivor- by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Hi Maria, I would like to talk with you about the efforts to help women and children impacted by domestic violence. I live in California and also am shocked by the la ... Read on »

A Battle to get Domestic Violence Laws passed for NYS... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I started this blog in 2008. Shortly after starting this site, I became passionate about DV legislation for victims of violence. I began listening to the stories of m ... Read on »

Survivors in Action announces partnership with McGruff the Crime Dog to "take a bite out of... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: January 7, 2011 916.496.1648 January is National Stalking Awareness Month Survivors In Action (SIA) a national non-profit ad ... Read on »

A Parent's Guide to Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying: Protecting Your Children as Simple as 1 - 2- 3 by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Every day you hear another statistic about victims of cyberbullying. Teens and tweens unknowingly invite strangers into their worl ... Read on »

Please donate to Survivors in Action this X-mas for victims of domestic violence and stalking... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health GARDNER, Mass. — Now, before venturing out, she checks the live views of what's going on outside on her computer or television screen. "You can't have enough eyes in ... Read on »

Survivors in Action comments on White House Advisor Lynn Rosenthal's Commentary on Domestic... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health After a colleague pointed out that White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal had written a commentary I was anxious to read it hoping that domestic viol ... Read on »

Uma Thurman's stalker arrested for the second time: Advice from Stalking Expert Alexis Moore by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Jack Jordan, already convicted in 2008 for stalking actress Uma Thurman, has been arrested a second time for allegedly violating his restraining order by calling the star's ... Read on »

SAVE working backwards instead of forwards for Domestic Violence Victims " Remove mandatory arrest... by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Below is an article that was forwarded to me regarding "policies" domestic violence organization Stop Abuse and Violent Environments (SAVE) is working on for victims of abu ... Read on »

Womensenews.org covers NYC Victim of Domestic Violence Failed by the System by Maria Phelps Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Click on the title above to read this story on Womensenews and see how Lily Morales gets help in NYC after brutal domestic violence. Read on »

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