Press Releases

ATHENS - The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) presented its Task Force of The Year Award to the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force at the 25th Annual Family Violence Conference.

ATHENS - The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) presented its “Task Force Member of the Year Award” to Shelia Hill, during the Commission’s 25th Annual Family Violence Conference.

ATHENS -  The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) celebrates journalists and media outlets who cover the issue of domestic violence in a way that furthers the goal of ending violence against women in our state.

ATHENS -  The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) recognizes leaders in social justice who work for the betterment of women in Georgia through the Gender Justice Award.

This year’s Gender Justice Award recipient is Kimya N. Motley.

ATHENS - The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) presented its Moving the Work Forward Award to the Georgia Teen Advocates Network during the 25th Annual Family Violence Conference.

ATHENS - The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) announced April Ross as their incoming Executive Director during the opening session of the agency’s 25th Annual Statewide Family Violence Conference at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia on September 9th.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) will host its 25th annual Statewide Family Violence Conference at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. The conference begins Sunday, September 8th and runs through Wednesday, September 11th.

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) and the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) released the 15th and final Annual Report of the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project (the Project) on December 17, 2018.

In 2004, the Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) and the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) joined together, with support from the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), to start the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project (the Project).

JEKYLL ISLAND -  The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) recognizes leaders in social justice who work for the betterment of women in Georgia through The Gender Justice Award.