Council on Women and Girls: Raising Awareness About Stalking

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/30/raising-awareness-about-stalking

Press Release: Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces End to Backlog that Slowed DNA Analysis at Justice Department Labs

Wednesday, California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the end to the rape kit backlog that had previously delayed the analysis of evidence collected through forensic examinations. As you know, Atty. Gen. Harris has made the issue of the rape kit backlog one of her priorities.  In her statement, Harris stated that the California Department of Justice will now be able to analyze routine DNA evidence in only 30 days, which is up to four times faster than before the backlog had been eliminated.

See Press Release Here:
http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/print_release.php?id=2615

CalEMA Informational Bulletin: Sexual Assault FAQs

Full FAQ here: http://www.californiapolicechiefs.org/files/legislative/VAWA_Information_Bulletin.pdf


New California Law To Implement Federal Violence Against Women Act (Vawa) Requirements:

All victims of sexual assault who request a sexual assault forensic medical examination shall be provided one,
and the cost of the examination cannot be charged directly or indirectly to the victim.

No victim of sexual assault shall be required to participate or agree to participate with the local law
enforcement agency or the criminal justice system, either prior to the examination, or at any other time.

Webinar on Assessing Trauma in Recovery-Oriented Practice

Webinar next week on assessing trauma in people with symptoms of mental illness:
 http://www.thenetwork123.com/resources/webcasts/1052-qassessing-for-and-addressing-trauma-in-recovery-oriented-practiceq.html

Shit Everybody Says to Rape Victims

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/01/shit_everybody_says_to_rape_victims_video.html