Diane Halle Center for Family Justice

03/25/2013

Devils in Disguise: ASU Students volunteer time to support the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice

03/20/2013

Shame, and the stigma of forced prostitution, plays a huge role in recovery from s*x trafficking both internationally and right here in the United States. We need to remember that these girls are victims and treat them as such. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phillip-martin/underground-trade-part-si_b_2789219.html

Sometimes it's hard to imagine this thing we used to call "shame." In the era of reality TV and YouTube, where almost anything goes, shame seems like a social anachronism.

03/11/2013

Diane Halle Center's own January Contreras talks to Cronkite News about while at the Obama Signing. http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2013/03/arizona-advocates-hail-presidents-signing-of-violence-against-women-act/

WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders and Arizona advocates for abused women hailed the signing Thursday of the new Violence Against Women Act, which expands protections for same-s*x partners, immigrants and Native American women. January Contreras, a former prosecutor and the interim director of the Diane Ha...

03/08/2013

signed into law by President Obama. Diane Halle Center's January Contreras was there to witness this vital legislation to protect women. She commented on its importance to Cronkite News: http://vimeo.com/61356493

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03/05/2013

Executive Director Dennis Burke said goodbye to the Diane Halle Center on Friday. While we are sad to see him go and wish him luck in his newest endeavor, we have every confidence Mr. Burke will continue to support legislation and services for victims of domestic and s*xual violence. Deputy Director and COO, January Contreras will fill his role as Interim Executive Director.

03/05/2013

Please come join us tonight as we present a forum on S*x Trafficking and S*xual Assault. Hear firsthand stories and statistics from experts in the field including police officers and attorneys and learn how you can help make a difference!!
When: March 5, 2013
Where: ASU Downtown Campus, NHI-2 Rm 110
Time: 7pm - 9pm

03/04/2013

A big step, learning to forgive yourself and trusting again, but a very necessary one to healing from relationship.

03/04/2013

Great resources from our partner Mountain Park Health Center

03/04/2013

A new Survivor Story has been posted to our website. We are so proud of Elizabeth* who was rescued from *xtrafficking and has been reunited with her family and is back in school! Read more: https://dianehallecenter.asu.edu/elizabeths-story

I grew up with my Mom and my older brother Jake. Once my Mom moved Jake and I out of the house where we lived with her and her mean boyfriend, life wasn’t too bad. He was a real jerk; he used to put my Mom down and even hit her sometimes. So anything was better than living there…or so I thought. Aft...

03/01/2013

Excellent story by Scott Light from Channel 12 News on and what's being done to help victims. http://www.azcentral.com/video/2196019608001

A former pr******te tells her story for the first time ever on how she got in and out of the business

02/28/2013

Appluading the U.S. House today who reauthorized in a 286-138 vote maintaining core funding for life saving victim services as well as adding additional provisions for women on Tribal lands, immigrants and LGBT survivors. http://www.nnedv.org/news/national/3227-house-vawa-passage-2013.html

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is a membership and advocacy organization representing the 56 U.S. state and territorial domestic violence coalitions. NNEDV is the voice of these coalitions, their more than 2,000 local domestic violence member programs, and the millions of dome...

02/27/2013

JJ Hensley of the Arizona Republic delves into the issue of *xtrafficking, what the Diane Halle Center is doing to help victims and questions why HB2569, a bill to increase sentencing for perpetrators of s*x crimes against 15 - 18 years olds, did not get heard in the legislator: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20130226phoenix-area-human-trafficking-scope-murky.html?nclick_check=1

Phoenix-area scope of human trafficking is murky,The stories were grim and sobering when an advocacy group held a training session recently, allowing volunteers to go through some real-life scenarios involving Valley human-trafficking victims.