Media Archive by Year: 2013

Publication	Title
	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
	Julianne Hough Wears Jacob Arabov Jewelry to 2013 Joyful Heart Foundation Gala May 29, 2013 • Wall Street Journal MarketWire The Joyful Heart Foundation Gala 2013 was held on 42nd Street in New York City on Thursday evening, May 9th. The event was sponsored by a number of well-known companies including Pepsi Cola Company, Michael Stars, Verizon Communications, The Art of Grace, and Wolf Films among many others. The founder, Mariska Hargitay, was joined at the event by her husband, Peter Hermann, and a number of celebrities including Danny Pino, Mary J. Blige, Jemima Kirke, Will Chase, Julianne Hough, Christopher Meloni, Uma Thurman, Mary Louise Parker, Glenn Close, and Harry Connick Jr. just to name a few. read more
	Say Cheese! May 10, 2013 • New York Post Page 6 Jemima Kirke attends the Joyful Heart Foundation Gala. read more
	Eye on Entertainment May 10, 2013 • The Washington Post Lifestyle Blog Images from the Joyful Heart Foundation's 2013 Joyful Revolution Gala read more
	Law & Order star promotes Rockland's own SVU in video May 10, 2013 • Journal News - Lohud.com Steve Lieberman Actress Mariska Hargitay talks about helping victims of sexual and domestic abuse on a video released Friday by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office promoting the county’s “Spirit of Rockland" Special Victims Unit. read more
	Biden weighs a White House run in 2016. May 3, 2013 • The Washington Post Philip Rucker and Melina Mara Biden jokes with Mariska Hargitay, a star of one of the “Law & Order” TV shows, who has been vocal against domestic violence, before giving his speech. 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
	Steubenville High School Football Players Convicted of Raping Teen April 1, 2013 • People Magazine Jeff Truesdell Take a Stand Against Violence read more
	Lanvin Collection Preview and Benefit for Joyful Heart April 1, 2013 • C Magazine - Social Front Alexandra von Furstenberg, Mariska Hargitay and other fashionable folk turned out for Lanvin's collection preview and luncheon to benefit the Joyful Heart Foundation and toast Hargitay's (who is JHF's Founder & President) birthday. read more
	Tweet Peeks: Mariska Hargitay and Joe Biden March 20, 2013 • E! Online The Law & Order: SVU actress can't help but snap a photo with the Vice President before a news conference is held in Rockville, Md. 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
	Sexual abuse and domestic violence symbol is launched March 18, 2013 • USA Today Eliza Collins Christine Mau doesn't want anyone to go through the abuse that she suffered, which is why she helped design the No More symbol. read more
	NO MORE: Putting an End to Domestic Violence Once and for All March 15, 2013 • Huffington Post Ariel Zwang While we are absolutely, truly delighted that President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act last week, it's also clear that the legislation never should have been allowed to lapse in the first place. The fact that it was even used as a political chess piece is a disturbing indication of the low priority that sexual and domestic violence have in this country as a national issue. read more
	Silent on rape no more March 15, 2013 • The Washington Post Kathleen Parker Mariska Hargitay, better known as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” detective Olivia Benson, is the human intersection of life and art. read more
	Taking Action to Prevent Domestic Violence Homicide March 14, 2013 • WhiteHouse.gov Lynn Rosenthal Yesterday I attended an event held by Vice President Biden and Attorney General Holder focused on reducing domestic violence homicides. read more
	Wayne Co. prosecutor wins praise from actress for rape kit efforts March 14, 2013 • The Detroit News David Shepardson Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy lobbied Wednesday for more federal support to test a backlog of more than 10,000 rape kits from Detroit and won praise from a national advocate for victims of sexual assault. After initially testing 400 of the kits picked at random from a backlog of 11,300 that were found in a Detroit police storage facility in 2009 for a pilot project, Worthy said they have completed testing another 398 rape kits. read more
	‘Twilight,’ ‘Law and Order’ Actresses Say ‘No More’ to Domestic Violence March 13, 2013 • ABC News Sarah Parnass and Freda Kahen-Kashi A week after President Obama signed a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, celebrities and business leaders came to the Capitol today to end domestic abuse. read more
	Biden: We can do more to stop domestic violence March 13, 2013 • USA Today Vice President Joe Biden joined Attorney General Eric Holder and Mariska Hargitay at an event in Maryland Wednesday to highlight the urgent need to reduce domestic violence homicides. (March 13) read more
	In Rockville visit, Biden announces new program to curb domestic violence March 13, 2013 • The Washington Post Bill Turque Vice President Biden, in Rockville Wednesday to announce a new initiative to curb domestic violence, got personal as he described the effort to eliminate what he called “a blight on the nation’s conscience.” read more
	'SVU' star, Biden join forces March 13, 2013 • Politico Caitlin McDevitt Spotted: Actress Mariska Hargitay of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” fame listening to Vice President Joe Biden discuss ways to reduce domestic violence on Wednesday. read more
	Wayne Co. Prosecutor Worthy lobbies for more rape kit testing funds March 13, 2013 • The Detroit News David Shepardson Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy lobbied Wednesday for more federal support to test a backlog of more than 10,000 rape kits from the city of Detroit and won praise from a national advocate for victims of sexual assault. read more
	In Washington, Mariska Hargitay gives serious talk, hangs out with Joe Biden March 13, 2013 • Washington Examiner Nikki Schwab Getting emotional at times, Mariska Hargitay discussed her journey from actress to sexual assault and abuse advocate Wednesday at the National Press Club. read more
	TV's Hargitay gets federal help fighting domestic abuse March 13, 2013 • Houston Chronicle Dan Freedman For actress Mariska Hargitay, it wasn't enough to play a detective on NBC-TV's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." When her fan mail started to include statements like "I was raped when I was 15; I'm 40 now and I've never told anyone," simply remaining a Hollywood star was no longer an option. read more
	Joe Biden, Mariska Hargitay Of 'Law & Order' Take Selfie At Domestic Violence Prevention Event March 13, 2013 • Huffington Post Gabrielle Dunkley The office of Vice President Joe Biden tweeted a photo of Biden posing with "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Mariska Hargitay on Wednesday. read more
	Mariska Hargitay snaps 'selfie' with Biden March 13, 2013 • The Hill Emily Goodin Add actress Mariska Hargitay to the list of celebrity fans of Vice President Biden. read more