Myth: People who use trafficking to exploit others smuggle or abduct them. Fact: More often, the trafficker is a person the individual loves and trusts.
VA training sessions for local law enforcement are focused on suicide prevention, crisis intervention and domestic violence.
Transgender Day of Visibility is observed March 31. This observance […]
VA wants you to feel safe and welcome at all VA facilities and is dedicated to the zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Colorado VA facility dog brings love and comfort to disabled Veterans at home or on slopes of the Winter Sports Clinic.
Preventing anti-transgender violence, sexual assault and harassment. Take the White Ribbon VA Pledge and apply bystander intervention.
The VA Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) supports the importance of promoting healthy relationships across the lifespan.
VA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program has information on services available for those impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV).
Army Veteran James Sapp overcame chronic pain and addiction. Now, as a social worker, he helps other Veterans do the same.
Veterans experiencing sexual assault or intimate partner violence are at greater risk of being homeless. We believe you, and believe in you.
The pandemic has led to increased human trafficking by more than 40%. These changes increase the risk of exploitation in the Veteran community.
Experts believe the precipitous rise was driven by abuse of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many drug users feeling isolated and unable to get treatment or other support. Fentanyl is believed to be much more potent than heroin and morphine.