Media Archive by Year: 2013

Publication	Title
	Mariska Hargitay raises funds for domestic violence victims September 27, 2013 • MSN Actress Mariska Hargitay has raised $700,000 (£466,660) to benefit victims of domestic violence. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star was joined by her former co-star Christopher Meloni, as well as Hilary Swank and Marcia Gay Harden on Thursday (26Sep13) in Los Angeles for the JoyRocks and Joyful Heart Foundation benefit dinner, which aims to raise awareness and funds to combat domestic violence. read more
	Lending a Hand September 27, 2013 • People Magazine Jordan Strauss/AP Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay at JoyROCKS event, benefiting the Joyful Heart Foundation. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Raises $700K at Hollywood JoyRocks Benefit September 27, 2013 • The Hollywood Reporter Natalie Stone The "Law and Order: SVU" actress drums up support to end domestic violence and sexual assault: "We're going to change the world." read more
	Hilary Swank showcases her trim figure in a plum dress to support Mariska Hargitay at charity event September 27, 2013 • Daily Mail Iona Kirby Hilary Swank attends a charity event hosted by Mariska Hargitay. read more
	Katie's Take - Mariska Hargitay September 27, 2013 • Yahoo! News Clip of Mariska Hargitay on the Katie Couric Show. read more
	Chris Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Hilary Swank, and Maria Bello Show Their Support at Joyful Heart Foundation’s JoyROCKS in Los Angeles September 27, 2013 • InStyle Celebrity Parties! Column For Mariska Hargitay playing Detective Olivia Benson on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999 has meant much more than just acting. read more
	Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay – NO MORE PSA Launch at MILK Studios. – Los Angeles, CA September 27, 2013 • Contact Music Photo of Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay - NO MORE PSA Launch at MILK Studios. read more
	Mariska Hargitay Says No More to Domestic Violence at Bloomingdale's September 26, 2013 • Just Jared Mariska Hargitay hosts an event in support of her Joyful Heart Foundation and the “No More” Campaign on Wednesday afternoon (September 25) at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street in New York City. read more
	Mariska Hargitay + Other Celebs Say NO MORE to Domestic Violence + Sexual Assault September 25, 2013 • MTV Act Blog Claire Biggs Mariska Hargitay, of "Law & Order: SVU," made her directorial debut this week when she helped NO MORE launch a series of star-studded PSAs that will kick-start a three-year campaign to urge bystanders to speak out against sexual assault and domestic violence. read more
	60 Percent of Americans Know a Survivor of Domestic Abuse or Sexual Assault: No More Excuses September 24, 2013 • The Huffington Post Soraya Chemaly Sixty percent of Americans know a survivor of domestic violence. One in three women (30 percent), one in seven men (14 percent) report living with intimate violence. read more
	At Last! A National PSA Campaign to End Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault September 24, 2013 • The Huffington Post Anna Kegler After writing almost a year ago about the need for a major public campaign around sexual violence prevention, I was overjoyed to hear that the Joyful Heart Foundation (headed by Mariska Hargitay of SVU fame) and No More were joining forces to create a nationwide PSA campaign to address domestic violence and sexual assault. read more
	Check Out Kiernan Shipka In NO MORE’s New Campaign! September 24, 2013 • Seventeen Magazine Macey Hall Mad Men star Kiernan Shipka wants you to say “NO MORE” to domestic violence and sexual assault! read more
	Mariska Hargitay: The Haircut That Almost Got Me Fired September 23, 2013 • Yahoo! Daily Shot Ali Wentworth Mariska Hargitay sits down with Ali Wentworth to discuss Season 15 of Law and Order: SVU, the role Detective Olivia Benson has played in her life and the work she does with the Joyful Heart Foundation read more
	NO MORE launches new celebrity-driven domestic violence awareness campaign September 23, 2013 • The Examiner Richard Webster Prominently featuring the NO MORE symbol, new public service announcements designed to raise awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault are launching on Sept. 23. read more
	Study finds sexual and domestic violence widespread, largely undiscussed September 23, 2013 • CBS News Alexander Trowbridge An estimated 22 percent of Americans say they have been a victim of domestic violence, and 13 percent report being the victim of sexual assault, a women's awareness group reported Monday. 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
	Thousands of Untested Rape Kits in Memphis Endanger Public September 8, 2013 • Nonprofit Quarterly Ruth McCambridge For anyone who has worked on issues of violence against women, this should serve as a wake-up call that the work is far from done. For anyone who works on social change, it serves as a reminder that monitoring implementation of hard-won laws is critical. read more
	The science of stopping sex crimes September 4, 2013 • Minnesota City Pages Judy Keen In the quest to catch violent perps, rape kits can be a key ally – but only if they're tested. read more
	Work to end the rape kit backlog August 30, 2013 • Tampa Bay Tribune Sarah Tofte Every year, thousands of individuals take the courageous step of reporting their rape to the police. read more
	Kym Worthy and the fight to investigate Detroit's 11,000 forgotten rapes August 26, 2013 • The Guardian Rosie Swash Evidence relating to thousands of rape cases has been neglected for years in the US. Now 'the toughest woman in Detroit' is determined to do something about it. read more
	Why rapists have a 76 percent chance of getting away with the crime August 25, 2013 • Alabama.com Sarah Tofte Every year, thousands of individuals take the courageous step of reporting their rape to the police. They overcome the terrible, misplaced social stigma of being the victim of sexual violence, they overcome the warnings sometimes uttered by the rapist to keep silent, they overcome the suggestions that these issues ought not to be spoken of, and they speak up. read more
	Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault August 20, 2013 • Thomson Reuters Foundation Sarah Tofte Last year, a FedEx delivery truck arrived at the Detroit Police Department storage facility to pick up the first batch of untested rape kits bound, finally, for crime labs. Thus began Detroit’s massive task of processing its rape kit backlog – the more than 11,000 kits that were left behind to languish in a police warehouse, some for more than two decades. read more
	'Law & Order: SVU' Star Mariska Hargitay Helps Real-Life Victims July 25, 2013 • Hamptons Magazine George Stephanopoulos Mariska Hargitay sits down with George Stephanopoulos and Hamptons Magazine to discuss how her role on the hit NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has influenced her life over the past 14 years. read more
	Joyful Heart Foundation Gala by Julie Moran 7/11/13 • The Balancing Act Julie Moran Emmy-award winning actress Mariska Hargitay stops to talk to Julie Moran on the red carpet at the gala for her Joyful Heart Foundation. Hollywood Watch was there to capture all the star studded support. read more
	Wayne County must put safety of its communities first: Sarah Tofte June 6, 2013 • Detroit Free Press Sarah Tofte With Wednesday’s announcement that the State of Michigan may provide $4 million in funding to help test old rape kit evidence in Detroit, Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette made it clear that preventing and prosecuting sexual assaults in Detroit is a priority. read more