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	Mariska Hargitay on Olivia Benson: Actress Reveals how role made her want to help others March 6, 2015 • Inquisitr Regina Avalos Mariska Hargitay is speaking out on Olivia Benson and the impact the role has had on her life in a new interview with People Magazine. Hargitay has portrayed Benson for the last 16 years on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the role has changed her life. read more
	Mariska Hargitay on CNN: Rape kit backlog and destruction is outrageous December 3, 2018 • CNN Mariska Hargitay Much has been written this year about women's anger -- its power and potential, its evolution and necessity. But beneath the analysis, there is the feeling itself: anger, pure and simple. It's what I felt when I read CNN's report about the destruction -- the outrageous, careless, wrongheaded, uneducated, ill-informed, dangerous, willful destruction -- of rape kits. read more
	Mariska Hargitay On 'Law & Order: SVU' Season 15 Premiere: 'The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done' September 16, 2013 • The Huffington Post Chris Harnick Mariska Hargitay has been changed for good by "Law & Order: SVU" -- those are her words -- because of Detective Olivia Benson's experiences. read more
	Mariska Hargitay of ‘Law & Order: SVU’ talks untested rape kit backlog June 22, 2016 • Hidden Remote Anne Goetz ‘Law & Order: SVU’s’ Mariska Hargitay addresses the United State of Women Summit at the White House. read more
	Mariska Hargitay narrates Children of 9-11 on NBC August 31st, 2011 • The Examiner Christine Nyholm Mariska Hargitay will narrate 'Children of 9/11' a special about the children affected directly by the September 11 terrorist attacks. read more
	Mariska Hargitay is on the case and helping others October 10th, 2012 • Detroit Free Press/USA Today Donna Freydkin It's a fruitful time for Mariska Hargitay, in every sense. The star of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit just shot the landmark 300th episode of the procedural crime series, one of the network's workhorses that's now in its 14th season. It airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. read more
	Mariska Hargitay is front and center as 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' kicks off its 17th season September 14, 2015 • Daily News Jaqueline Cutler Mariska Hargitay returns as Sgt. Olivia Benson in the 17th season of “Law & Order: SVU.” read more
	Mariska Hargitay in town for Joyful Heart fundraiser The Star Advertiser • The Star Advertiser -TGIF Blog Nadine Kam Mariska Hargitay was in town for a series of private appearances, including a dinner at Neiman Marcus’s Mariposa restaurant Sept. 1, to raise awareness and funds for the Joyful Heart Foundation, which she founded out of a desire to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. read more
	Mariska Hargitay hosts the 2011 Joyful Heart Foundation Gala May 18th, 2011 • The Examiner Cathy O'Brien Mariska Hargitay hosted the 2011 Joyful Heart Foundation Gala last night at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the event featured a celebrity guest list as well as live performances by celebrity musicians. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Helps Survivors of Rape and Violence Find Hope November 8, 2013 • Variety Carole Horst Mariska Hargitay’s fictional life on “Law & Order: Special Victms Unit” inspired her to launch the very real Joyful Heart Foundation. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Helps Survivors Heal On and Off 'SVU' September 29th, 2010 • iVillage Jacki Garfinkel The Law & Order: SVU star speaks out about the rights of rape victims and what she's learned from Olivia Benson. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Gets Support from Celeb Pals for Joyful Heart! May 30, 2014 • http://www.justjared.com/2014/05/30/mariska-hargitay-gets-support-from-celeb-pals-for-joyful-heart/ Just Jared Mariska Hargitay poses with her pal Debra Messing on the red carpet at the Joyful Heart Foundation’s Joyful Revolution Gala on Thursday evening (May 29) at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. read more
	Mariska Hargitay directs powerful new PSA supporting male sexual abuse survivors March 3, 2016 • Today Pop Culture Sarah Epstein Mariska Hargitay is taking a page from her "Law and Order: SVU" character, Olivia Benson, and fighting to raise awareness about male survivors of sexual abuse. ... read more
	Mariska Hargitay Directs New 'No More' PSAs on Domestic Violence Dec. 10, 2014 • ABC News Luchina Fisher "There was no one who didn't have a particular line resonate so deeply that they had to take a moment to gather themselves," Hargitay, who directed the spots and whose Joyful Heart Foundation produced them, told ABC News. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Backs Expansion of NY’s DNA Database January 24th, 2012 • North County Gazette North County Gazette Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed making New York State the first state in the country to expand its DNA database to include anyone who has been convicted of a crime. In his annual State of the State Address, Cuomo said he would seek to expand the database to cover all crimes which would result in preventing future crimes and would help exonerate wrongfully accused individuals. read more
	Mariska Hargitay asks you to "Do the KIND Thing" September 25, 2012 • CBS News Camille Mann Mariska Hargitay is asking people everywhere to "Do the KIND Thing" in support of the Joyful Heart Foundation, a non-profit which helps survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and ‘I Am Evidence’ want to eliminate the rape kit backlog November 29, 2017 • IndieWire Jean Bentley When Mariska Hargitay landed the role of Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” she had no idea that it would turn her into an activist for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. But in 2017, almost two decades after the long-running show began, she’s helped spearhead a mission to eliminate the rape-kit backlog in the U.S. — and has produced a documentary with HBO and her former SVU coworker Trish Adlesic called “I Am Evidence” that helps bring the issue to light. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Joe Biden Will Be in Town Tomorrow October 29, 2013 • The Austinist Aleksander Chan Law & Order: SVU's Detective Olivia Benson will join Vice President Joe Biden for his trip to Austin to visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline tomorrow, the Statesman reports. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Joe Biden Visit National Domestic Violence Hotline Headquarters October 30, 2013 • E! Online Alyssa Toomey Mariska Hargitay and Joe Biden are joining forces for a good cause. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Jennifer Love Hewitt rock Aziam Tank for Charity January 25th, 2011 • John Simon Daily John Simon Daily Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay celebrated her birthday over the weekend wearing an AZIAM Wife Lover made exclusively for the Joyful Heart Foundation, a non-profit organization in which Harigtay founded in 2004 to support victims of sexual assault. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Hugh O'Brien show how to use celebrity ethically May 18, 2013 • Ethics Alarms Jack Marshall Hargitay is an unusual Hollywood story. The daughter of a screen legend (her mother was famous sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, and Mariska, then a toddler, was in the car Mansfield was driving when she died in a horrific accident), Hargitay achieved stardom the old-fashioned way, by working through the ranks. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and her Joyful Heart Foundation Support Child Abuse Survivors Oct 24 2012 • She Knows.com Mariska Hargitay and her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit co-stars Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino join her Joyful Heart Foundation as they partner with KIND Healthy Snacks’ Do the KIND Thing program to package healing kits for children currently seeking services at Safe Horizon’s Manhattan Child Advocacy Center on October 22, 2012 in New York City. read more
	Mariska Hargitay And Debra Messing Find Textiles Hilarious July 6, 2012 • Jezebel Anna Breslaw Mariska Hargitay and Debra Messing attend the Theodora & Callum Shopping Event Benefitting The Joyful Heart Foundation on July 6, 2012 in Bridgehampton, New York. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni Gather To Support No More Domestic Violence September 28, 2013 • Perez Hilton Perez Hilton Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni joined each other on the red carpet in Los Angeles to promote the Joyful Hearts Foundation’s new NO MORE PSA to stop domestic violence and sexual assault. read more
	Mariska Hargitay and Ali Wentworth Share Smooch at Joyful Heart Gala May 10th, 2012 • E! News Rebecca Macatee Why just hug your friends when you can kiss 'em? Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay and author and comedienne Ali Wentworth were so excited to see each other Wednesday night at the Joyful Revolution Gala in NYC that they locked lips on the red carpet! read more