TANF Participation Fell in the First Half of 2011
Fewer families received TANF in June 2011 than in January 2011. This decrease was more likely due to stricter state eligibility and access policies than to decreased need. More »

Educating the Courts About Sexual Violence in Unexpected Areas
Justice system professionals tend to think of cases involving sexual assault as reaching the courts under the label “Rape” and thus of concern to felony-level criminal courts only. In reality, these cases arise across the spectrum of civil, criminal and family law, but their complex intersections are often ignored. More »

12/15/2011 A new study by the Centers for Disease Control corroborates what Legal Momentum and a number of sexual assault researchers have long known: that over one million women are subjected to rape each year. More »

12/06/2011 5,000 Kentucky law enforcement officers will focus their 2012 domestic abuse training on intimate partner sexual abuse, through Legal Momentum's National Judicial Education Program’s web course/resource, Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating This Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases. More »

Seventh Annual Women of Achievement Awards Dinner
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Legal Momentum will hold its 7th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Dinner on March 13, 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information: More »

Transforming Trauma: Implementation of Policies and Promising Practices
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
This event will catalyze dialogue, strengthen collaboration among federal partners, and increase commitment to support policies and programs which are trauma-informed and promote trauma recovery and resiliency, as well as the health and well-being of women and girls. More »

Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A tribute to extraordinary women and men whose personal leadership in their respective fields has broken new ground for women in corporate America. More »