News Items

WEAVE participated in a Centers for Disease Control and Research funded evaluation of the effectiveness of the Coaching Boys Into Men program under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Miller. The promising results of the program, validated through this research, were recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The results have received widespread media attention over the past week including the following articles.

A young sexual assault victim is being held in juvenile hall to ensure her appearance at the rapist's hearing. WEAVE has heard from many dismayed and outraged members of our community and we share your concerns about the rights of the victim in this situation and fears that it will discourage other victims from coming forward in the future.

Rest assured that WEAVE has shared these concerns with the District Attorney's Office and is in communication about the matter.

Our mission and purpose has always been and continues to be serving as a voice for needs of the victim.

California's New Child Passenger Safety Law effective January 1, 2012:

California Law will require children to ride in the back seat in a properly secured child passenger safety restraint until they are at least 8 years old or until they are at least 4 feet 9 inches in height.

Properly buckling your children in before every trip in your car is critical.

Tuesday morning authorities recovered the body of who they believe to be 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas. WEAVE Executive Director Beth Hassett discusses aspects of the case related to domestic violence in this Fox40 story.

Happy New Year! Thank you for your loyal support in 2010. With your help, WEAVE was able to provide safe shelter, crisis intervention, and advocacy services to 19,616 women, men, and children this past year. Thank you!

Story sheds light on domestic violence: patterns of abusers, how WEAVE helps, and more. Thanks to Sac Bee's Cynthia Hubert for a well-written and important article!