"Who was she supposed to call for help? When things go sideways, you call 911. He was 911." In this @msmagazine.com op-ed, Brian Stanley (@busph.bsky.social) explains why abuse rates are elevated in police families and why states must take action to better protect survivors. Read the full piece. 👇

Preventing harm before it happens, providing safe and non-judgmental spaces in which people who are considering harm can get help without requiring them to be criminalized--this is exactly the kind of thing we should be doing, and House of Ruth is doing it in Maryland.

Police officer domestic violence is a structural failure—not just the isolated misconduct of "a few bad apples."

Continuing to talk about OPDV is the only way we will build momentum on it. I'm grateful to Scholars Strategy Network for their support in editing and pitching this piece, and i'm thrilled @msmagazine.com had the interest and resolve to publish it. msmagazine.com/2025/12/11/p...

One of my clients died yesterday. She was an absolutely lovely woman, full of faith and joy and light. She cared deeply about the people around her. She was a source of encouragement and support to the women she was incarcerated with. She was 51 years old and had spent 28 years in prison.

So excited to have my website out - check here for my active work!! (I feature my Bluesky posts there too, so it’s a good trade) brianstanleyresearch.com

At the end of June, my article on Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV) was published in Violence Against Women. I’ve now added it to ResearchGate and created this summary deck as a way to counter the many silos paywalls create. ResearchGate: bit.ly/41pSEve VAW: bit.ly/4fuaUJQ

Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die. #MsReads via @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Ultimately, we need cultural accountability. Media narratives often present abortion as a political story, rather than a human experience disrupted by politics." Excellent piece in @msmagazine.com by @depechealamode.bsky.social and @tiffanylgreen.bsky.social - thanks for offering us so much!

Thrilled to pass along that, after years of focus, collaboration, and support, my first paper on police officer-perpetrated domestic violence (OPDV) has made it into a journal. If you are paywalled out of the work, or want to discuss / collaborate on OPDV, don't hesitate to reach out bit.ly/44hgwle

Congrats @mixedkracker.bsky.social - I heard it was an excellent presentation at ASHE too!! Excited to see what’s next (:

Call the police for help, get arrested--in the US and in the UK. Police don't keep victims of intimate partner violence safe. #ImperfectVictims www.opendemocracy.net/en/domestic-...

An uncomfortable truth: police already know about many offenders who murder women www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...

Anti-violence community, now is the time to say loudly and emphatically: the fact that Jennifer Vasquez Sura sought a protective order against Kilmar Abrego Garcia does not justify deporting him without due process to a country where his life is in danger and to a prison that is a torture factory.

Really worth reading "The legal system does not make abused women safer; instead, it makes their problems worse. [Leigh Goodmark] is the country’s most prominent proponent of decriminalizing domestic violence—that is, addressing the problem w/out recourse to police or prosecutors" @newyorker.com

As research funding dries up for US science, few alternatives appear. If researchers can't rely on federal dollars, they will have to look elsewhere to fund their projects—or risk leaving the work to die on laboratory benches. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... 🧪

As a nonprofit manager in the last era of Steve Jobs Silicon Valley, I am appalled Apple storification is still trending and aspirational. The model doesn't even work in retail. This classic tech aesthetics over functionality. Much waste, very inefficient. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Mandatory arrest laws in domestic violence cases are ineffective, unnecessary, and lead to the arrests of survivors of violence, even in places where police are told to determine who the primary aggressor is. It's long past time to repeal them. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Oh no- some of my interest areas are colliding! @mixedkracker.bsky.social and I have a new piece out in STAT First Opinion about the role philanthropy should take on in drug innovation - read more here! www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/b... #druginnovation #philanthropy #socialjusticephilanthropy

In all the chaos surrounding the future of government funded scientific research and biomedical innovation, it’s time for philanthropy to step up where the government is failing. Read more in my first op ed w/ @brianstanley.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/b...

Another phenomenal piece of reporting from @kwanetaharris.bsky.social. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

‘No Way to Please Everyone’ Says Only University Where Students Are Regularly Kidnapped

Where do you seek help when your abuser is a police officer? Our latest Conversation article examines the experiences of 17 victim-survivors of domestic violence perpetrated by a partner who is or was a police officer. 👉🏼 Read our article here: theconversation.com/he-knows-how...

Just finished a paper on OPDV after 3 years of development. I put the final version into Notebook LM for the first time and it gave the exact summary I wanted it too - literally nothing has been that validating

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I’m prepping a personal piece on #COVID19 and how devastating it is to your health. It reminded of writing this starter piece on police officer-perpetrated domestic violence. It’s so hard to make people aware of new horrors - but even worse to have to experience it in alone #OPDV #DV bit.ly/4gBa4L6

Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), and some ideas on where practitioners can go from here, a thread 🧵💴⛑️

Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), and some ideas on where researchers can go from here, a thread 🧵📚

Police officer-abuser power and survivor vulnerability in Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), a thread🧵

Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV) and the insidious “Blue Family,” a thread🧵🕸️

I know that I spend a lot of time talking about how police don't prevent gender violence--they inflict it. I apologize for failing to give equal love to other parts of law enforcement, like, say, prosecutors. So to rectify that error, I give you this: www.ksl.com/article/5122...

Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV) and harmful elements of Police Culture, a thread 🧵🚨

Issues with estimating the size of Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), a thread 🧵📊📈

Language and it’s power in police officer-perpetrated domestic violence (OPDV), a thread 🧵

Overview of Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), a thread 🧵

OPDV Info and Resources, a thread 🧵

Who am I and what can I say on OPDV Violence, a thread 🧵

Thoughts and prayers for health insurance CEOs 🙏🙏🙏

"Coupled with some of the highest prices in the world for prescription medications, taxpayers don’t just “pay twice” for drugs, they pay three, four, or five times."

Definitely says something about the US healthcare system when the CEO of a major health insurer is killed and all the comments are about people being denied coverage for life threatening conditions by said insurer.