Media Archive by Year: 2014

Publication	Title
	Adweek's Top 5 Commercials of the Week: Dec. 12-19 Dec. 19, 2014 • Adweek David Griner Apple bridges generations, celebrities fall silent, and Ikea shows what kids really want 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
	'NO MORE' Outtakes: Stars at a Loss for Words Dec. 19, 2014 • Access Hollywood Access Hollywood Live The heartfelt moments that make up the new "Speechless" videos in the NO MORE PSA campaign were featured on Access Hollywood. read more
	SVU’s Mariska Hargitay Says NO MORE to Rape and Domestic Violence Dec. 19, 2014 • The Washington Post Diana Reese If you’ve ever watched even one episode of “SVU,” you can understand why Hargitay, who’s won both Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her portrayal of Det. Benson, has turned activist for the victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Her latest effort, aimed “at getting the conversation started” about these issues that often “are swept under the carpet,” ironically relies on silence and raw emotion rather than on cleverly scripted words. read more
	Celebrities Including Hilary Swank and Mariska Hargitay are Rendered 'Speechless' with Emotion in New PSA to Raise Awareness about Domestic Violence Dec. 17, 2014 • Daily Mail UK Erin Clements The campaign, which also stars Tim Gunn, Jemima Kirke, Mary J Blige and other famous faces, was launched by the organization NO MORE. The videos feature outtakes from No More's previous campaign, and are completely unscripted. read more
	Outtakes From the 'No More' Campaign Are More Powerful Than the Original PSAs: Y&R's 'Speechless' Series Dec. 15, 2014 • Adweek Andrew McMains Sometimes, it's the unexpected things that happen on a commercial set that send the most powerful message of all. Case in point: the Joyful Heart Foundation's "No More" campaign against domestic violence and sexual assault. read more
	Congress Poised To Dedicate $41 Million To Help End Backlog of Rape Kits Dec. 11, 2014 • CBS New York CBS NY Staff “It’s a huge deal,” said Sarah Tofte, vice president of policy and advocacy for the Joyful Heart Foundation, which is pushing for ending the rape kit backlog. read more
	Spending Bill Includes $41 Million to Help Rape Victims Dec. 12, 2014 • ABC 2 WMAR Baltimore WMAR Staff Lawmakers have allocated $41 million to help rape victims as part of the $1.1 trillion spending plan approved by Congress Thursday night. read more
	NFL STARS AND ACTORS ARE RENDERED "SPEECHLESS" BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THESE POWERFUL PSAS Dec. 12, 2014 • Fast Company Jennifer Miller Some subjects are so painful, it's hard to find the words to talk about them. read more
	San Francisco Police Make Progress on Backlog of Untested Rape Kits Dec. 12, 2014 • CBS San Francisco CBS San Francisco Staff The San Francisco Police Department announced this week that it has cleared a backlog of sexual assault kits dating back more than 10 years. read more
	No Words: Boosted by NFL Controversy, Anti-Abuse Group Readies New Ads Dec. 10, 2014 • AdAge Jack Neff Unscripted Ads Use Emotional Outtakes From Shoots; Will Super Bowl Follow? read more
	Money to Address Rape Kit Backlog in Congressional Spending Bill Dec. 10, 2014 • BuzzFeed Alison Vingiano Advocates praised the inclusion of $41 million to handle thousands of untested rape kits. 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
	National Rape Kit Backlog Gets a $35 Million Boost Dec. 9, 2014 • Epoch Times Genevieve Belmaker The massive national backlog of rape kits is being targeted by Manhattan’s district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr. According to Vance, there is a backlog of “hundreds of thousands of rape kits” across the country in police warehouses. read more
	The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Me&Ro and the Joyful Heart Foundation's 'NO MORE' Pendant Dec. 8, 2014 • Forbes Barry Samaha In collaboration with The Joyful Heart Foundation, Me&Ro has created the “NO MORE” pendant to support the mission to end domestic violence and assault. read more
	The NFL's response to domestic violence and sexual assault Dec. 5, 2014 • NFL.COM NFL.COM When faced with these issues in the summer of 2014, it quickly became clear that the NFL needed to know and do more. read more
	#RocksMyWorld: Mariska Hargitay and Me & Ro Team Up to Make New Jewelry for the Joyful Heart Foundation Nov. 27, 2014 • InStyle Marion Fasel Gifts that also contribute to charity make great presents during the holiday season. The “No More” pendant Me & Ro designer Robin Renzi created with Mariska Hargitay for her Joyful Heart Foundation is not only the kind of jewel you put on and never take off, it also benefits a good cause. “This Me & Ro necklace is a beautiful way to show—and kindle in others—the commitment to ending sexual assault and domestic violence,” Hargitay says. 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
	SPD Leaves most Rape Kit Evidence on the Shelf Nov. 25, 2014 • King 5 News Linda Byron The Seattle Police Department's records show that in a little over a decade, 1,641 rape kits were booked into evidence. But only 365 of kits were tested, just 22% of the total. 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
	No Longer Ignored, Evidence Solves Rape Cases Years Later August 2, 2014 • The New York Times Erik Eckholm Like hundreds of thousands of other rape kits across the country containing evidence gathered from victims, that of Ms. Ybos lay untested for years on a storeroom shelf. read more
	Memphis Police official says rape kit backlog is shrinking July 15, 2014 • The Commercial Appeal Daniel Connolly As of June, 1,185 previously untested kits have been tested. An additional 2,495 kits remained at forensic labs, and 5,553 remained untested. read more
	Star-Studded PSAs Say No More To Domestic Violence July 10, 2014 • Look to the Stars Look to the Stars Viacom Velocity Creative has partnered with Mariska Hargitay, founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, to create a star-studded NO MORE PSA Campaign. read more
	VH1's Nick Lachey Joins NO MORE To End Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault June 30, 2014 • VH1 Christopher Rosa VH1 is sick of the silence, excuses, stigma and victim-blaming that comes with domestic violence and sexual assault cases. That’s why we are joining forces with NO MORE, a campaign dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault for good. read more
	Senate Delay Threatens Funding for Thousands of Untested Rape June 23, 2014 • Autostraddle Kaitlyn It’s a problem of unknown magnitude — recent estimates place the numbersomewhere around 100,000 — but the consequences of the nationwide rape kit testing backlog are clear and appalling. read more