An IDVSA report shows 10% of Texas sexual assaults (SA) end in pregnancy. 6.3 million adult Texans have experienced some form of SA in their lifetime. 70% of SA in Texas are committed by someone known or related to the victim. Learn more bit.ly/3tqCpfl

We're excited to welcome back a few of our Nonprofit Studies portfolio alumni to a panel event next week! Our panel includes grads of The LBJ School & @TexasSteveHicks with varied and exciting career paths. Learn more about our panelists and register here: bit.ly/3l8ucJ1

Dean Zayas was quoted in this article about increased Hispanic student enrollment.

Join us on October 8th for the 2021 Fairbanks Lecture. “Politics, Pandemics, and Personhood: Psychoanalytically Informed Approaches to the Traumas of 2020,” by Dr. Boris Thomas, JD, PhD, LCSW-R. Register for the event here! events.attend.com/f/1383793931

#ICYMI: Check out the Regional Economic Recovery Research (RERR) Report Series by BBR@UT, which explores #community perspectives of #economic development. Matt Kammer-Kerwick Bruce Kellison ic2.utexas.edu/recovery-resea…

Dangerous House Bill Will Harm Trans Children Like My Own -- aclutx.org/en/news/danger…

Thanks #TXLege for supporting full funding for family violence services-- You are helping to create safety for survivors across the state! #DVAM #PurpleThursday #Every1KnowsSome1

#DVAM Kendra Scott is raising awareness & funds through the Austin/Travis County Family Violence Task Force. Flagship store (3800 N. Lamar, 78756) from 4:00 to 6:00pm Friday (10/29) & online kendrascott.com Friday- Saturday (10/30).

When you join the Lightkeepers Collective, you support a network of people working to identify the root causes of trafficking and work toward prevention. Learn how you can partner and support the field professionals who use Lighthouse using the link in our bio!

Thanks to the ECDV_2021 leadership, we have a new call for a special issue on "Methodological & Ethical Issues Related to the Study of Domestic Violence & Abuse." Please consider submitting an abstract & share this call with your networks🌟 .

IDVSA working with Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force to improve sexual assault service delivery in TX. New research study directly from survivors' stories. bit.ly/3IYkMtI Donna Howard TAASA Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas IC² Institute @TexasSteveHicks

No more attacks on women. When we win, Texas will have a pro-choice governor.

5th gen Texan. New mom. Civil rights attorney. Now I'm the first Latina Democratic nominee for TX Attorney General. I've beat my opponent, Ken Paxton, in court before and in November we will beat him again at the polls. Let's do this. #SheSePuede 💪🏽

In the end it wasn't the "powerful" men, it was a young girl who stood before the world and took an oath. I'm not the least bit surprised.

Let's come together as a community to ensure that these tragedies do not happen in Texas or anywhere in the World. nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. As I said the day she was confirmed: You’d be hard-pressed to find someone better qualified for the job. Congratulations, Justice Jackson.

Opinion: Leaders Blamed the Uvalde Shooting on a Mental Health Crisis. Gun Violence Is Making That Crisis Worse. texasmonthly.com/opinion/opinio…

Proud to announce "Frontiers in Organizing Processes: Collaborating against Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery for Impact and Sustainability", a special issue of the open-access journal Societies. mdpi.com/journal/societ…