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NNEDV to Host Interactive Conference on Firearms

The National Network to End Domestic Violence is hosting a national conference on the best enforcement practices of existing firearms legislation as it relates to domestic violence.  The conference, STRENGTHENING FIREARMS PROTECTIONS: Improving the system-wide response, will be held in Baltimore, Maryland July 12-13. 

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NNEDV Featured on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show

Earlier this week, NNEDV's Cindy Southworth, Vice President and Founder of the Safety Net Project, apeared as a guest on NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show."  The other guests included the Director of the U.S. Dept. of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, Judge Susan Carbon, and Dr. Jill Murray a psychotherapist and author, and Dr. Elizabeth Miller of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis.  They discussed the dangers of intimate partner violence, particularly among teens and young adults.  Listen to the one-hour show by clicking here . 

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Sue Else Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Sue Else, President of NNEDV, earlier this week was recognized with the National Family Justice Center Alliance’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  The honor marks Else’s many years of service to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children.

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NNEDV, MAC AIDS Fund Forge Innovative Partnership

NNEDV today announced a new partnership with the M·A·C AIDS Fund to raise awareness of the intersection of domestic and sexual violence and HIV/AIDS.  The new initiative is part of a $2.5 million investment the M·A·C AIDS Fund is making to support women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.   “We are very excited to embark on this new, important project,” said Sue Else, NNEDV’s President.

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