Media Archive by Format: online

Publication	Title
	Red Pineapple Supports Joyful Heart Foundation August 25th, 2012 • Paula Rath Paula Rath Nalani Holliday, owner/buyer of Red Pineapple in Ward Centre, has been a longtime supporter of Joyful Heart Foundation. It’s a not for profit organization founded by actress Mariska Hargitay, who plays Detective Olivia Benson on the popular TV series, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” read more
	Recycle Your Change! May 29th 2012 • Hawaii News Now Hawaii News Now Whole Foods Market is helping shoppers Recycle Your Change! Whole Food's Natalie Aczon says the effort is in support of the Hawaiʻi Children's Trust Fund's One Strong ʻOhana campaign. read more
	Rebuttal: Justice Requires Rape-Kit Testing April 4th, 2011 • Women's eNews Sarah Tofte In February Women's eNews ran a commentary by Wendy Murphy about excessive attention being paid to a backlog of untested rape kits. Here Sarah Tofte offers a vigorous rebuttal, told in part through the tribulations of one young woman. read more
	Real Life Heroes OCT 25, 2012 • Us Weekly US Weekly Law & Order: SVU stars Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino and friends pack healing kits for children with the help of her Joyful Heart Foundation and KIND Healthy Snacks at Safe Horizon's Manhattan Child Advocacy Center in NYC. read more
	Rape, suspended in time September 7, 2015 • Las Vegas Sun Megan Messerly Hoping to bring closure to victims, Las Vegas fighting to analyze thousands of backlogged rape kits that have been in storage for decades. read more
	Rape Victims Sue Police Over Decade-Long Rape Kit Backlog December 27, 2013 • Mint Press News Katie Rucke A lawsuit accuses the Memphis Police Department of a history of discriminating against females. read more
	Rape kits get DNA upgrade, 'SVU' star October 22nd, 2009 • NY Post Bill Sanderson Two decades after their first use in New York emergency rooms, rape testing kits are being updated for the DNA age. read more
	Rape Kit Testing Law Passes, Heads to Ohio Governor’s Desk Dec. 19, 2014 • RH Reality Check Nina Liss-Schultz The Ohio house passed a bill Wednesday meant to completely clear a backlog of untested rape kits in law enforcement offices across the state. read more
	Rape Kit Testing Backlog Thwarts Justice for Victims May 20th, 2010 • ABC News Devin Dwyer and Lisa Jones When Valerie Neumann woke up dazed and physically bruised the morning after her 21st birthday, the awful reality began to sink in that she had been raped. Neumann then made the difficult decision many sexual assault victims make -- to submit to the ordeal of a rape kit at her local hospital. read more
	Rape Kit Contribution Should Spur Congressional Action Nov. 16, 2014 • The Washington Post Editorial Board Under the program announced in New York, $35 million in civil forfeiture assets will be made available to localities and states across the country to test some 70,000 rape kits, which are a collection of physical evidence painstakingly taken from victims of sexual assault. read more
	Rape is the only crime where the victim is treated like a suspect, investigator says February 19, 2018 • Fox News 29 San Antonio Yami Virgin Texas Chief Investigator and Sexual Assault Investigation Trainer, Wayne Springer, says an officer’s job is to collect and send the facts, not pass judgment. “This is the only crime you'll ever see that the victim becomes the accused almost instantly,” Springer explains. read more
	Rape evidence in U.S. languishes untested in police storage April 23, 2013 • Trust Law Lisa Anderson NEW YORK - The United States leads the world in the use of rape kits to gather DNA and forensic evidence from victims of sexual assault, but hundreds of thousands of those kits remain untested, some for years, according to researchers. read more
	Q&A With Yoga Enthusiast Heather Mnuchin June 15th, 2011 • Harper's Bazaar Jessica Minkoff Yoga enthusiast Heather Mnuchin and her instructor to the stars Alanna Zabel recently launched AZIAM, a line of yoga-wear that is not only turning heads, but had a charitable aspect. Ten percent of the proceeds from their new "Pure Joy" wife lover (as opposed to a wife beater) are given to the Joyful Heart Foundation, an advocate for victims of sexual abuse that was founded by Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay. BAZAAR chatted with Mnuchin to get the inside scoop. read more
	Q&A with Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order actress, and creator of Joyful Heart Foundation April 1, 2015 • Fempower Melissa Seymour Melissa Seymour: Hi, Mariska! Thanks so much for speaking with us today. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do? Mariska Hargitay: I’m an actress an activist, and a mom of three. I’ve played Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the past 16 years. I’ve also taken my turn behind the camera, directing the groundbreaking NO MORE PSAs and a number of episodes of Law & Order: SVU. I am also the Founder and President of the Joyful Heart Foundation. read more
	PSAs Capture Football Players’ Reactions to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Nov. 26, 2014 • The Washington Post Diana Reese Sometimes there just aren’t any words. read more
	Private Practice takes on dark subject of rape November 2nd, 2010 • The Star Chuck Barney Private Practice is the latest in a long line of prime-time television shows that have used rape, and its related issues as a fodder for dramatic storytelling. read more
	Private film screening highlights problem of unexamined sexual assault kits October 24, 2017 • WIBW News WIBW News Now Following the I AM EVIDENCE screening, Wayne County, Michigan Prosecutor Kym Worthy facilitated a discussion about the value of testing sexual assault kit evidence and establishing a victim-centered approach to sexual assault response. read more
	Priorities June 3, 2013 • The Huffington Post Mariska Hargitay and Kym Worthy Despite the progress we as a nation have made in the movement to end sexual violence, including the recent passage of a more inclusive Violence Against Women Act, much work remains to be done. read more
	Poll on child abuse finds isle residents hold misconceptions July 18th, 2011 • Honolulu Star Advertiser Gene Park In Hawaii, 64 percent of residents have difficulty recognizing child abuse, and 2 out of 3 would report abuse to Child Welfare Services if the child is a stranger. This is according to an unprecedented statewide study, released today, jointly commissioned by the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund and the Joyful Heart Foundation. read more
	Pledge to Do the KIND Thing with Mariska Hargitay October 2nd, 2012 • Shape Magazine Karen Borsari On October 2, Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, challenged people everywhere to “Do the KIND Thing” in support of her Joyful Heart Foundation, a non-profit organization she founded to heal, educate, and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Shape Magazine discusses the details of the initiative with Mariska in a brief interview. read more
	PICS: ‘Joyful Mele’ at The Kahala September 3rd, 2012 • Star Advertiser - Honolulu Pulse Photos by LAWRENCE TABUDLO Actress Mariska Hargitay was the featured guest at “Joyful Mele” at The Kahala Resort on Saturday, Sept. 1. The benefit for the Joyful Heart Foundation in Hawaii will help raise funds to aid the organization’s mission to end sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse in Hawaii. read more
	PICS: Joyful Heart Foundation at the Kahala October 12th, 2011 • Honolulu Pulse Kat Wade Members and benefactors of the Joyful Heart Foundation honor one of their own at a celebration during the cocktail hour before their presentation at the Kahala Hotel and Resort on Tuesday, Oct. 11. read more
	Phone App Wakes Parents Up to Teen Dating Abuse September 13th, 2011 • Women's eNews Jane Randel Parental involvement is key to combating teen dating abuse, says Jane Randel. The Liz Claiborne Inc.'s Love Is Not Abuse campaign has created an iPhone application to educate parents on what their teens may be going through. read more
	Personal Fouls January 25th, 2012 • Huffington Post: Impact Blog Mariska Hargitay In September 2011, less than two months before the dismaying news started emerging from State College, Pennsylvania, NBC aired an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit that tackled the rarely discussed topic of sexual abuse of boys and men. read more
	Pair of bills to tackle California's rape kit backlog pass legislature June 1, 2018 • LA Weekly Avery Bissett California legislators this week set aside partisanship to move toward reducing the state’s backlog of untested rape kits, with both houses passing separate bills targeting the problem. While California may have a reputation for progressive policies and a history of tough-on-crime laws, Los Angeles and L.A. County at one point had 12,000 untested rape kits, which law enforcement only caught up on in 2011. read more