For
the past 13 years Denise Brown has been speaking out about the
issue of
domestic violence. This international epidemic needs to be stopped.
Four
women die everyday from the hands
of someone they love or are suppose to trust.
Let’s
put and end to this monster called domestic violence.
Children in homes where domestic violence occurs, may experience
cognitive or language problems, developmental delay, stress-related
physical ailments (such as headaches, ulcers, and rashes), and
hearing and speech problems.
A major study of more than 900 children at battered women's
shelters found that
nearly 70 percent of the children were themselves victims of
physical abuse or neglect.
Nearly half of the children had been physically or sexually
abused.
Five percent had been hospitalized due to the abuse.
Over
the years, Denise Brown, has traveled thousands of miles in
her effort to raise awareness.
Since domestic violence knows no boundaries, it has taken her
around the world.
She
has assisted in the success of a major project called the Vine
System. This Program is an automated victim notification service
of the release of batterers from jail or prison.
Hands are not for Hitting
Call to Protect
Safe Haven Sticker Program
Neighborhood Watch Program
She
is often called to speak at schools, universities, hospitals,
shelters, training centers, prisons, radio, television, conferences,
workshops and judges panels.
This is a partial list:
STATES:
Attorney General of Mississippi
CONFERENCES:
National Conference on Healthcare and Domestic Violence
(SF, California)
Melanie Ilene Rieger Conference Against Violence, (Waterbury
Connecticut)
Calgary Woman's Show (Calgary, Canada)
Domestic Violence Prevention Week (Brisbane and the Gold Coast,
Australia) Shattered Trust Conference (Ventura, Ca.)
Utah Corrections Association Spring Conference (Utah)
Women for Women Conference (Columbia, Missouri)
CORPORATE VENUES:
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry & Give
Back a Smile (Atlanta Georgia)
Academy of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Louisiana)
Buffalo Gals Pictures, Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Motorola (Minnesota)
Rural Cellular Corporation (Minnesota)
Sage Services, Inc. (Seminola, Florida)
UNIVERSITIES:
University of California Riverside
No. Carolina State University (NC)
Northeastern Illinois University (IL)
University of Michigan (MI)
University of Nebraska (NE)
University of San Diego (CA)
University of Wisconsin (WI)
HOSPITALS:
San Mateo County Health Foundation (San Mateo, CA)
Bryan Memorial Hospital (NE)
Genesis HealthCare Systems (OH)
Methodist Hospital (CT)
New Britain General Hospital (CT)
SHELTERS:
Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (Omaha)
Community Resource Center (Encinatas, CA)
Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter (Canada)
CASA (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Alternatives to Domestic Violence (California)
Shelter for Abused Women (Naples, Florida)
Transition Network, Inc. (Hawaii)
VIA AIRPLANES
OR AIRWAVES THE
MESSAGE GETS OUT: This
is a partial list:
Oprah
Larry King Live (CNN
Anderson Cooper
The Today Show ~Katie Couric & Matt Lauer (NBC
Prime Time ~ Diane Sawyer (ABC);
Good Morning America ~ Diane Sawyer
Hannity & Combs (FOX)
A & E with Dave Snyder
In the Company of Women (CBC Vancouver Canada)
RADIO:
Larry Elder Show - KABC ~Ca.
Gloria Allred Show - KABC
Salvation Army Radio-Thon - WIBC Radio- IN.
Many Local Radio Shows across the Country
MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS:
People Magazine
Reuters
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register and many local publications
As
part of her commitment to education, Denise Brown has worked
to help pass a
variety of legislative solutions on domestic violence. One of
the most important projects she took on was to lobby on behalf
of the Violence Against Women Act. Ms. Brown, upon request of
Senator Arlen Spector, testified to the U. S. Senate Appropriations
Committee for increased funding for VAWA. After her testimony,
that part of the bill's funding increased from eighteen million
dollars to thirty two million dollars.
