by jdi-admin | Mar 4, 2024 | Media Coverage
By Tiffany Chan, CBS Boston BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate approved a bill Thursday to update the state’s sex education curriculum in schools and make it more inclusive. The proposal would include teaching students about gender identity as well as...
by jdi-admin | Jan 17, 2024 | Media Coverage
By Christina Prignano and John Hancock Globe Staff,Updated January 16, 2024, 1:58 p.m. The deaths of a Dover mother and daughter may be among the most recent instances of domestic violence homicide in Massachusetts, but it’s a distressingly common phenomenon, with 19...
by jdi-admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Media Coverage
Supporters have been pressing policymakers for years to crack down on revenge porn, warning that it subjects victims — many of whom are women — to harrowing economic and emotional damage By Bianca Beltrán and Chris Lisinski • Published January 10,...
by jdi-admin | Jan 11, 2024 | Media Coverage
Coercive Control, Sexting Also Addressed in Legislation By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 10, 2024….For the second straight legislative term, the House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday aimed at closing a...
by jdi-admin | Jan 4, 2024 | Media Coverage
By Alvin Buyinza | ABuyinza@masslive.com Warning: This article mentions domestic violence. If you or a loved one need assistance, please contact Safe Link, a 24/7 domestic violence hotline at: 800-799-7233. Additional resources can be found here. Dover police found a...
by jdi-admin | Jan 4, 2024 | Media Coverage
By Christian M. Wade BOSTON — Yajaira Suarez was shot to death in 2022, allegedly by her former husband, Jesse Mitchell, before he killed himself in their Lynn home. Authorities said the couple were going through a divorce and fighting for custody of their children....