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😲 Wow.

We just finished training the members of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence on how & why we hope the coalition members will use the free games from the Gaming Against Violence program.

They were so wonderful and appreciative of this work. We don't get many opportunities to engage directly with folks like this.

😢 It is great to feel seen.

@stopTDV @gamingagainstv
#TDVAM #publichealth #education #psychology #sociology #encouraging #digitalhumanities #prevention

😃 Excited to be speaking tomorrow to the members of Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence!

I will be training advocates HOW & WHY to engage teens through the free prosocial video games from the award-winning Gaming Against Violence program.

💜 We will keep making a difference -- despite (current) White House refusal to support violence prevention efforts.

@stopTDV @gamingagainstv @publichealth @sociology #publichealth #TDVAM #prevention #videogames #education #research

Disappointing but not surprising.

▪️ OVW (Office on Violence Against Women) has removed current grant opportunities from its website.

(OVW is a component of DOJ and one of the largest funders for programs supporting survivors of IPV.)

👉🏽 However:
DOJ is providing "major disaster flexibilities" to OVW funding recipients who've been impacted by the CA wildfires.

🌐 https://19thnews.org/2025/02/office-violence-against-women-removes-funding-opportunities/

#genderbasedviolence #IPV #domesticviolence #TDVAM #nonprofit #charity #LGBTQ #DEI

URGENT CALL FOR ACTION:
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has removed all 2025 funding opportunities from their website. OVW funds vital resources for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, & stalking.

Take action NOW:
Contact your representatives in Congress by calling 866-426-2631 or send an email. Tell them the OVW must restore these critical funding opportunities.

Survivors cannot wait. Your voice matters. Make it heard.

#SupportSurvivors #VAWA #OVW #tDVAM

It's giving...#vintage. Look at this game we released in 2008 for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month!

Hint: the answer is an important number for survivors in the USA.

https://jag.itch.io/escape

#tdvam

@francesdanger

By not watching, you also can support folks harmed by gender-based violence, IPV, & SV.

#domesticviolence #NFL #IPV #TDVAM #publichealth

⭐ A blast from the past! ⭐

🎮 Escape Your Boyfriend's Room (2008)

This Flash-based game has not been available to play for years. We are excited to share it again during the awareness month for teen dating violence!

👉🏼 This was the 1st place game from our very first game design challenge back in 2008.

▪️ free / no ads / no tracking
▪️ short game supports classroom play

🌐 https://jag.itch.io/escape

#TDVAM #indiegame #nonprofit #videogames #publichealth #education #prevention @itchio @edutooters

🎮 HONEYMOON An award-winning #videogame for young people about healthy dating relationships. ▪️relatable dialogue & colorful artwork ▪️free / no ads / no tracking ▪️pilot tested in classrooms Play in your browser: 🕸️ jag.itch.io/honeymoon #TDVAM #publichealth #education #prevention #indiegame

A colorful illustration of two teenaged characters. On the left, is a young woman. To her right, is a young man. Behind them, are brightly colored homes. The game title "HONEYMOON" is overlayed this illustration.

VAWnet: resource center to prevent gender-based violence. ▪️As of two weeks ago, the site was up. ▪️Today, the site is not available. We do not know why. #genderviolence #domesticviolence #IPV #TDVAM #nonprofit #publichealth #prevention

Internet archive copy of the homepage for VAWnet.org.

"A project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence"

"Welcome to the new VAWnet.org, home to thousands of materials on gender-based violence and related issues."

Screenshot of the current (Feb 5, 2025) website at vawnet.org.

A blank screen with the following text: "The provided host name is not valid for this server."

⭐ Domestic violence information and links to helplines are disappearing from the web.😞

📣 Please speak out & ask the #media to report on this.

✉️ Post:
https://games.ngo/@crecente/113952225995655703

🌐 Archived web page:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240720165602/https://vawnet.org/sc/list-organizations

@pluralistic @cindyweinstein @bicmay @Research_FTW @publichealth @stopTDV #censorship #prevention #lgbtq #gender #TDVAM #nonprofit #domesticviolence

@susanne @stopTDV

📣 This matters.

⭐ Charities & NGOs working to prevent violence against women, LGBTQ, and young people are losing their voice.

A govt website with gender-based violence info is currently down.

VAWnet-org was a useful resource.

This list of organizations - including ours - was featured on VAWnet.

👉🏽 Below is a screenshot from the internet archive.

📰 The #media must share this.

#LGBTQ #gender #violence #prevention #TDVAM #nonprofit

Archive.org screenshot of a page from the VAWnet.org website. This is a list of organizations working to prevent violence against women. (There is too much text to fit in this ALT box some text is [snipped] below.)
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Organizations or Initiatives: National

Break the Cycle: Break the Cycle is a leading non-profit that works with youth, educators, service providers, and lawmakers to prevent and end dating violence. [snip]

Futures Without Violence: Futures Without Violence is doing innovative work to address dating violence. [snip]

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project: The Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization [snip]

Hear My Voice Campaign: Break the Cycle’s Hear My Voice is the first national campaign specifically designed to educate LGBTQ youth about dating violence. [snip]

Jennifer Ann's Group: Nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing teen dating violence through awareness, education, and advocacy. [snip]

Let’s Be Real (LBR): An initiative of Break the Cycle, LBR is a movement for young people created by young people. [snip]

Love Is Not Abuse: The Love Is Not Abuse (LINA) Coalition is a growing national grassroots coalition of parents, teachers and ANYONE advocating for teen dating abuse education [snip]

The Network/La Red: The Network/La Red was formed to address battering in lesbian, bisexual women's, and transgender communities [snip]

Things Aren't Always What You See Campaign: Created by Break the Cycle [snip]

It's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (#tdvam) and still silence from this administration.

just learned that the VAWnet website is semi-down. You used to be able to find a list of resources (like helplines) that addressed intimate partner violence for the LGBT+ community, teens, families, and more. Run by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence...wonder what happened? It was accessible 2 weeks ago.

#nonprofit #ipv #publichealth #teendatingviolence #stoptdv #research #prevention