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Get a FREE Ride Home this Halloween

Here are tips to help make sure you and others are safe on the roads this Halloween.

Topics: Public Safety

New Way for Victims to Report Sex Abuse by Clergy

If you are a victim of child sexual abuse by clergy or have knowledge of such abuse, report it to OAG at www.ReportClergyAbusetoDCOAG.com

Topics: Public Safety

“I Belong Here”: Expanding OAG’s Successful Anti-Truancy Program

It was a packed auditorium at John Philip Sousa Middle School last week for the second annual kickoff of “I Belong Here,” OAG’s year-long attendance competition that works to combat school truancy.

Topics: Other

Overwhelmed by robocalls? Here are 5 tips to help!

4.2 billion. That’s how many robocalls (a call that uses an automated dialer to deliver a pre-recorded message) were made to U.S. households in August 2018 alone.

Report Child Abuse—It’s the Law

Reporting child abuse is required by law. Learn how to report.

Topics: Public Safety

Cure the Streets: OAG’s Violence Interruption Program

OAG has launched and fully staffed its own violence interruption program called “Cure the Streets” and it’s already showing some early signs of progress.

Topics: Public Safety

6 Tips to Make Sure You Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

If you are a student borrower working to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, here are six tips that can help.

Preventing Suicide: Connecting At-Risk Individuals to Mental Health Resources

Earlier this summer, the Centers for Disease Control released a report showing that suicide rates between 1999 and 2016 have increased more than 30 percent in half of the states and by about 16 percent in the District.

Topics: Public Safety

Urging Congress to Renew Violence Against Women Act

Last week, AG Racine urged Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. 

Topics: Public Safety