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A Call to Address Image-Based and AI-Generated Abuse Sexual ViolenceTrauma

A Call to Address Image-Based and AI-Generated Abuse

By Samantha McCoy, Lived-Experience Expert of Image-Based Abuse and SA For many people, image‑based abuse…

Rachel BauldreeMay 5, 2026

The Hidden Danger of Domestic Violence Calls Domestic ViolenceLaw EnforcementOfficer Safety

The Hidden Danger of Domestic Violence Calls

By Josh Bronson, Director of Education, Programs, & Visitor Experience for National Law Enforcement Officers…

Rachel BauldreeApril 29, 2026

Translating Advocacy Jargon for Crisis Callers TrainingTrauma

Translating Advocacy Jargon for Crisis Callers

By Elisabeth Swim, Helpline Specialist, Daya Inc. Case management, crisis intervention, economic stability assistance, and…

Rachel BauldreeApril 16, 2026

Why We Cannot Ignore the Link Between Masculinity & Gun Violence Gun ViolenceNews

Why We Cannot Ignore the Link Between Masculinity & Gun Violence

By Jeremy Flowers, Director of Coordinated Community Response, East Texas Crisis Center   On March…

Rachel BauldreeApril 8, 2026

Motivational Interviewing: Supporting Survivors Through Their Ambivalence TrainingTrauma

Motivational Interviewing: Supporting Survivors Through Their Ambivalence

By Dr. Kate Watson, President and Founder, The Advocacy Academy   In the aftermath of…

Rachel BauldreeMarch 30, 2026

Why The Words We Use Matter Domestic ViolenceLaw Enforcement

Why The Words We Use Matter

By Dottie Davis, Ret. Deputy Chief, Davis Corporate Training, Inc.    I spent 32 years…

Rachel BauldreeFebruary 24, 2026

Invisible No More Awareness MonthDiversityDomestic Violence

Invisible No More

By Demyia Pridgen, Program Manager, ICCR & NTC **This blog post is a fictional narrative intended to explicate themes…

Rachel BauldreeFebruary 19, 2026

Why Romance Fraud Is More Than just Fraud Financial AbuseTrauma

Why Romance Fraud Is More Than just Fraud

Reposted with permission from LOVESAID     Not Just a Scam, A Psychological Ambush Romance…

Rachel BauldreeFebruary 10, 2026

Officers Ambushed in Response to Stalking NewsOfficer SafetyStalking

Officers Ambushed in Response to Stalking

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   The tragic ambush that claimed the lives of…

Rachel BauldreeFebruary 3, 2026

Stalking Awareness Month Awareness MonthStalking

Stalking Awareness Month

*Resources below*   By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   Each January, National Stalking Awareness…

Rachel BauldreeJanuary 28, 2026

Speaker Impact Conference

Speaker Impact

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   At CCAW, we pride ourselves on the caliber…

Rachel BauldreeJanuary 26, 2026

Human Trafficking Awareness Month Awareness MonthHuman Trafficking

Human Trafficking Awareness Month

*Resources below*   By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   January marks Human Trafficking Awareness…

Rachel BauldreeJanuary 20, 2026

What Everyone Missed About Bryan Kohberger Campus SafetyNewsStalking

What Everyone Missed About Bryan Kohberger

By Joy Farrow, Ret. Deputy Sheriff   As a retired law enforcement officer, here's what…

Rachel BauldreeDecember 11, 2025

How Expert Witnesses Can Salvage a Family Violence Case Criminal JusticeTraining

How Expert Witnesses Can Salvage a Family Violence Case

By Staley Heatly, County Attorney, Wilbarger County   Prosecutors handling domestic violence cases often face…

Rachel BauldreeDecember 2, 2025

Navigating Trauma and Healing within Indigenous Communities TraumaTribal

Navigating Trauma and Healing within Indigenous Communities

This post is based off the conversation from the PCAW episode: Navigating Trauma and Healing…

Rachel BauldreeNovember 19, 2025

Putting CCAW into Practice Conference

Putting CCAW into Practice

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   “The Ripple Effect” emphasized by the Conference on…

Rachel BauldreeNovember 5, 2025

Officer Safety Campaign Domestic ViolenceLaw EnforcementOfficer Safety

Officer Safety Campaign

*This page will be continuously updated as we launch more campaign elements At the Conference…

Rachel BauldreeOctober 29, 2025

The Impact of CCAW Conference

The Impact of CCAW

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   Thousands of people from all walks of life…

Rachel BauldreeOctober 14, 2025

Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month Awareness MonthDomestic Violence

Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW October marks Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month, a time…

Rachel BauldreeOctober 7, 2025

Recognizing Suicide Awareness Month Awareness MonthDomestic ViolenceMental Health

Recognizing Suicide Awareness Month

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW Each September, Suicide Awareness Month reminds us at the…

Rachel BauldreeSeptember 18, 2025

Officer Safety on Domestic Violence Calls Domestic ViolenceLaw EnforcementNewsOfficer Safety

Officer Safety on Domestic Violence Calls

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   What happened? “Two police officers were killed Sunday…

Rachel BauldreeAugust 28, 2025

Women’s Equality Day Awareness Month

Women’s Equality Day

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW At the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW), Women’s Equality…

Rachel BauldreeAugust 26, 2025

What’s so special about CCAW Summit? Conference

What’s so special about CCAW Summit?

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW If you are interested in learning more about CCAW…

Rachel BauldreeAugust 18, 2025

Disrespect in Women’s Sports News

Disrespect in Women’s Sports

By Rachel Bauldree, Communications Manager, CCAW   What happened? In recent weeks, multiple incidents have…

Rachel BauldreeAugust 13, 2025

Rebuilding Leadership After Financial Abuse Elder AbuseFinancial Abuse

Rebuilding Leadership After Financial Abuse

By Bob Shannon, Founder, SeniorsMeet   Financial abuse doesn’t leave bruises. It rewires trust. It…

Rachel BauldreeJuly 8, 2025

Happy Pride Month Awareness MonthLGBTQIA+

Happy Pride Month

*Resources below*   Pride Month honors the resilience and strength of the LGBTQ+ community in…

Rachel BauldreeJune 6, 2025

Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month Awareness MonthMental HealthTrauma

Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we honor the strength it takes to heal—and the critical…

Rachel BauldreeMay 16, 2025

The Ripple Effect of CCAW ConferenceLegislationStalking

The Ripple Effect of CCAW

By Lacy Hensley, Director, ICCR & NTC   Update as of June 12, 2025: House…

Rachel BauldreeApril 28, 2025

Recognizing Child Abuse Awareness Month Awareness MonthChild Abuse

Recognizing Child Abuse Awareness Month

At the Conference on Crimes Against Women, we know that violence doesn’t happen in isolation—and…

Rachel BauldreeApril 16, 2025

Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month Awareness MonthSexual Violence

Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

*Resources below*   Sexual violence affects millions. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center,…

Rachel BauldreeApril 11, 2025