DC Coalition for Domestic Violence
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The DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV) is the federally-recognized statewide coalition of domestic violence programs, organizations, and individuals organized to ensure the elimination of domestic violence in the District of Columbia.
... while ignoring the root causes—like abuse, trauma, and housing instability—doesn’t make communities safer. It punishes survivors for surviving.
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
... while ignoring the root causes—like abuse, trauma, and housing instability—doesn’t make communities safer. It punishes survivors for surviving.
When nearly half of homeless families and over one in five unhoused single adults in DC report a history of domestic violence, it’s dangerous and dishonest for the Trump administration to claim that domestic violence doesn’t count as a crime in our city...
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
When nearly half of homeless families and over one in five unhoused single adults in DC report a history of domestic violence, it’s dangerous and dishonest for the Trump administration to claim that domestic violence doesn’t count as a crime in our city...
Women experiencing domestic violence are five times more likely to be killed by their abusers when their abuser has access to a gun. Over the past four years in nearly 60% of all domestic violence homicides in DC a gun was the weapon used to commit these homicides.
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Women experiencing domestic violence are five times more likely to be killed by their abusers when their abuser has access to a gun. Over the past four years in nearly 60% of all domestic violence homicides in DC a gun was the weapon used to commit these homicides.
47% of women and 43% of men in DC have experienced intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence and/or stalking in their lifetimes.
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
47% of women and 43% of men in DC have experienced intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence and/or stalking in their lifetimes.