Liz Roberts

1 month ago | couriernewsroom.com | Liz Roberts

By Liz RobertsAs the CEO of the largest victim service organization in the United States, I have witnessed firsthand the profound impact that federal funding from the Department of Justice has on the lives of survivors of violence, abuse, and exploitation. Each year, we touch the lives of more than 250,000 people — from all walks of life and every political persuasion — providing them with essential services that help them get to safety, regain their footing, and reclaim their lives.

2 months ago | politics.co.uk | Liz Roberts

Labour Party / Liz Saville Roberts / plaid cymru We are now eight months into this UK Labour government in Westminster. So let’s ask ourselves, what has changed? Keir Starmer and his government have certainly made headlines, but all too often for their screeching policy u-turns and jaw-dropping before-and-after general election hypocrisy.

Dec 11, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Liz Roberts

Despite widespread recognition of gender-based violence, U.S. voters elected a president who a jury held accountable for sexual abuse and who openly disparages women—at once sending a chilling message to survivors and emboldening their abusers. Just days after the election, we heard from a survivor who reported that her boyfriend told her he could do anything he wanted to her because the president-elect could do anything he wanted to women.

Nov 19, 2024 | timesunion.com | Liz Roberts |Audacia Ray

It’s incumbent upon us to try to build a society that allows survivors to heal, thrive and succeed, especially survivors from the communities that are marginalized. But New York’s domestic violence shelter system was designed to administer services and temporary housing to cisgender women — those whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth — and their children. Shelters typically accommodate a parent and one or more children, rather than individual adults.

Sep 20, 2024 | aol.com | Judith Moritz |Liz Roberts

September 20, 2024 at 7:31 AMThe 1989 disaster at Hillsborough stadium resulted in the deaths of 97 football fans [PA Media]The police watchdog has apologised for what have been described as "abhorrent, degrading and cruel" letters it sent to bereaved families and survivors of the Hillsborough disaster.