OVWA Public Events

Please join Elizabeth Well, Legal Director, Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), Valerie Hooper, R.A.,C.A., Unit 107, Victim Advocate/Offender Watch, Supervisor, Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Operations Division, and Wendy Ricks Hoff, BA,RA CA, TRCC, OVWA Program Director, to discuss best practices for systems advocacy and the implementation of Marsy’s Law. While crime victim rights have […]

Please join OVWA and Karen Vadino, MSW, LPCC, OCPSII, as we offer a Valentine to all Ohio advocates and allied professionals! Humor and laughter are essential ingredients for healthy selves and healthy relationships. Understanding and accepting ourselves can provide a bridge to connecting with others. Laughter and humor impact on our lives in many ways. […]

In the first community-based study of its kind, published in 2019, researchers from Ohio State and the Ohio Domestic Violence Network found that 81% of women who have been abused and sought help have suffered a head injury, and 83% have been strangled. Nearly half of the women in the study had been hit in […]