Fall 2007, Volume 8, Number 2
In this issue:

• Executive Director’s Message— Contract for Change: Make the
  covenant and join our movement to end domestic violence
• Spring conference highlights: Civil rights successes inform movement to end domestic violence
• IDVAAC consults on New Orleans visitation center
• Meet Dr. Tameka L. Gillum
  Practical research for service providers
• Cottman appointed new IDVAAC Steering Committee Member
• ‘Love is Respect’- Hotline uses technology to reach teens.
• Sounds of Blackness and IDVAAC partner on ‘She is Love’

Winter 2007, Volume 8, Number 1
In this issue:

• The journey toward healing: how we can help survivors of domestic violence
• Executive Director’s Message— Examining how women can heal from domestic violence and preview of our upcoming conference in Long Beach, Calif.
• Meet Karma Cottman - Program Director of National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Book Review: Knowing What We Know, by Gail Garfield
• Mobilizing to End Domestic Violence in the African-American Community: A Contract for Change

Fall 2006 , Volume 7, Number 2
In this issue:

• Abusers Transformed: Men must look within to end the cycle of violence
• Executive Director’s Message — Setting the stage to transform
  individuals and communities
• Meet Ulester Douglas of Men Stopping Violence
• Radhia Jaaber Memorial
• Meet New Associate Director Marcus Pope
• Meet Executive Assistant Angela Scheibe
• IDVAAC NEWS BRIEFS

Winter 2006 , Volume 7, Number 1
In this issue:

• IDVAAC 2005 Forum: Safe Return from prison depends on
  dealing with issues of anger and control
• Executive Director’s Message— There is a better way for men
  released from prison today
• Meet Tiombe Preston
• Visitation Centers are Safe Havens for children and their parents
• Demon Chased, Angel Watched
  By Terry R. Matthews with Lynne P. Woodfork-Matthews
• IDVAAC’s annual conference will explore how to help victims heal from
  sexual assault

Spring 2004 , Volume 6, Number 1
In this issue:

• IDVAAC national conference on DV and Hip-Hop Generation will be Aug. 8-10 in New York
• Seniors and domestic violence: Social service providers must reach out to help growing senior population
• Susan Schechter Memorial
• ‘I Am A Man’: a powerful film about black manhood and violence in America
• Meet Steering Committee Member and Executive Director Oliver Williams
• Ozha Wahbeganniss Project explores need for visitation centers in Native American communities

Fall 2003 , Volume 5, Number 1
In this issue:

• IDVAAC turns 10—Looking back and looking forward
• Adult survivors of domestic violence as children discuss what did and could have helped them
• IDVAAC June 2003 Conference Awards
• IDVAAC Community Assessment Summary now available
• Meet IDVAAC Steering Committee Member Beth Richie
• Book Review :I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault

Spring 2003 , Volume 4, Number 2
In this issue:

• IDVAAC Conference in Minneapolis, "Stop and Hear a Child's Cry"
• Healing through the Arts and Media in Detroit
• Expanding the vision Educating African-American community about signs of domestic violence is key to prevention
• Meet Dawn York—Project Coordinator for IDVAAC
• Meet Dr. William Oliver
• A Familiar Renaissance: A Collage of Writings from A Reawakening Woman

Fall 2002, Volume 4, Number 1
In this issue:

• IDVAAC Conference in Philly
• Training hospital staff can dramatically improve domestic abuse intervention
• Role models and leaders needed to address crisis in facing black males
• Meet Shelia Hankins
• Whom Shall I Fear: Spiritual Journey of a Battered Woman

Winter 2002, Volume 3, Number 2
In this issue:

• IDVAAC national conferences break new ground
• Community solutions to domestic violence must address cultural roots and beliefs
• A Southern perspective on ending domestic violence in African-American communities
• "NO!": Breaking Silences on Film
• Meet Kelly Mitchell-Clark, Lorraine Haley, and Denise Allen

Spring 2001, Volume 3, Number 1
In this issue:

• Exploring DV from Every Angle - Message from the Executive Director
• Media Products Provide New Avenues for Powerful Messages about DV in the African-American Community
• Conference on Mental Health and Health Examines Ripple Effects of Domestic Violence
• Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape - A Review of Dr. Charlotte Pierce-Baker's Book
• Meet Linner Griffin
• Southern Perspective Is Focus of May 31-June 1 Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
• Family Violence Conference to Be Sept. 8-23 in San Diego

Fall 2000, Volume 2, Number 2
In this issue:

• Message from the Executive Director - Solving the Mysteries
• Conference on Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence: Myths, Truths, and the Nexus for Change
• Can Fatherhood Groups and Victims Advocates Find Common Ground?
• Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics - A Review of Dr. Traci C. West's Book
• Meet Bob Hampton
• Health to Be Focus of IDVAAC Conference in Seattle on Dec. 1 - 2

Spring 2000, Volume 2, Number 1
In this issue:

• Message from the Executive Director - Upcoming Conference Will Address Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
• June 2 Conference Will Explore Connections between Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
• Steering Committee Spotlight - Esther Jenkins, Ph.D.
• Spirituality and Domestic Violence - The Role of the Faith Community in Healing Wounds of Domestic Violence
• The Violence Social World of Black Men - A Review of Dr. William Oliver's Book
• Family Violence Conference to

Fall 1999, Volume 1, Number 2
In this issue:

• Message from the Executive Director - Conference Provides Evidence and Rationale for Culturally Specific Treatment for African Americans
• National Conference Summary - Researchers Provide Evidence that Cultural Differences Should Be Addressed in Domestic Abuse Treatment Programs
• Wyatt Suggests that Domestic Violence Is Just a "Piece of the Pie"
• Hampton's Recommendations for Increasing Cultural Competence
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Releases Guidelines
• Stolen Women: Reclaiming Our Sexuality, Taking Back Our Lives - A Review of Gail Wyatt's Book
• Steering Committee Spotlight - Meet Antonia Vann
• IDVAAC Recognized at The Next Millennium Conference

Spring 1999, Volume 1, Number 1
In this issue:

• Culturally Specific Treatment Conference June 4
• Pop Culture: An Intervention for Domestic Violence
• Conference Reflections: Change Warriors Must Expand the Tools in their Toolboxes
• Steering Committee Spotlight - Joyce N. Thomas
• It IS Your Business
• Compelled to Crime: The Gender Entrapment of Battered Black Women - A Review of Dr. Beth E. Richie's Book
• An Artistic Interpretation of Social Sources of Domestic Violence by Ras Mo Moses