By Blackpool Gazette on 05/12/2017
“…Calico Homes and domestic violence charity SafeNet have provided the safehouse places in east Lancashire, alongside a specialist male victim support service. Three men are currently being supported but the team reports there is even more demand. Around a fifth of domestic violence victims in the county are believed to be men. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/lifeline-for-male-victims-of-domestic-violence-1-8540832
By Statesman Journal on 05/09/2017
“…Each year, more than 50,000 Oregonians turn 65. The number of allegations of senior financial abuse reported to Oregon Adult Protective Services jumped from 3,789 in 2014 to 4,533 in 2015; victims suffered an average loss of about $25,000. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2017/05/09/financial-elder-abusers-target-proposed-bills/101334550/
By The Washington Post on 05/09/2017
“…“The most common refrain that I saw as I was reading research papers on LGBTQ intimate partner violence was ‘We just don’t have enough research on this,’ ” Messinger said. “Most journal articles on this topic seem to open up with some version of that sentence: ‘We just don’t know enough about this.’ ” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/05/09/violence-and-abuse-in-lgbtq-relationships-is-common-but-its-harder-to-spot/?utm_term=.3f36669ef496
By Athens Review on 05/11/2017
“…The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to protect the unprotected, and that includes the elderly members of our communities. May has been recognized as Elder Abuse Prevention Month in Texas. It’s the perfect time to check on elder friends or family members. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.athensreview.com/news/local_news/elder-abuse-prevention-month-celebrated-in-may/article_7513be20-369c-11e7-a3f9-9b0b6b6360b8.html
By Seward City News on 05/12/2017
“…If the two people within the abusive relationship (the abuser and the abused) have children, there is a high chance that the children will grow up to believe that the abuse is completely normal. In some cases, people have thought that the kids will learn from right and wrong as they grow up, but this is not always the reality. The reality is that the kids who see the abuse from the time that they are born till they turn 18 believe that this relationship is okay. …”
Read the entire article: http://sewardcitynews.com/2017/05/domestic-violence-help/
By NPR on 05/11/2017
“…And, according to a big new study in the journal Pediatrics, bullying is down. In 2005, 28.5 percent of students surveyed reported experiencing at least one form of bullying. By 2014, that had dropped more than half, to 13.4 percent. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/11/527416662/school-bullying-is-down-why-dont-students-believe-it
By The College Fix on 05/10/2017
“…“John Doe” filed his due process lawsuit nearly a year ago, after the private Florida university suspended him and revoked his academic and athletic scholarships – weeks before his hearing – following an accusation that local police deemed “unfounded.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32542/
By The Bolton News on 04/11/2017
“…GMP is the first police force in the country to officially record specific LGBT statistics. And It is hoped doing so will help police spot trends and patterns, and therefore tackle the problem and support victims in the most effective way possible….”
Read the entire article: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/bolton/15218928.Police_to_record_LGBT_domestic_violence_for_first_time/
By Oregon Live on 04/24/2017
“…In Oregon every year, approximately 1,000 individuals living in long-term care settings experience elder abuse. This is unacceptable. These Oregonians are our grandmothers, grandfathers, parents, siblings, friends, partners and spouses. Aside from abuse, other serious issues – such as violations of licensing regulations – regularly occur. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/04/elder_abuse_and_poor_care_the.html
By The Journal on 04/21/2017
“…Domestic violence and sexual assault are experiences of nearly a third of the female population, and more and more men are coming forward as victims who didn’t know how to find a voice in this culture. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/life/join-stand-up-men-fight-against-domestic-violence-sexual-assault/
