Santa Fe, NM (May 12, 2026) – In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Esperanza Shelter—Santa Fe and northern New Mexico’s leading provider of support services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence—is raising awareness about the significant and often overlooked connection between...
Awareness of domestic violence as a cycle - often spanning several generations - potentially creates a pipeline from abuse victim to abuser, intertwining various aspects of child abuse, youth violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and even animal cruelty....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) today joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, advocates, and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre to introduce “Virginia’s Law,” landmark legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations to allow adult victims of sexual abuse and trafficking to file...
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Brian Fitzpatrick (RPA), alongside Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced the Healing Partnerships for Survivors Act, a bipartisan bill to improve and expand trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault through strengthened partnerships between...
Press Release - Esperanza Shelter to Host Community Domestic Violence Awareness Event and Film Screening....