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Senators want more money for campus sex police

By Washington Examiner 04/04/2016

“Families Advocating for Campus Equality (FACE) intends to ask the subcommittee to require OCR first to bring its noncompliant directives into compliance before awarding them additional funding,” Warner continued. “The current OCR overreach has created more problems than it has solved and resulted in increasingly large bureaucracies and budgetary costs on every campus.”

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How Snapchat Is Helping Unheard Survivors of Domestic Violence Come Forward

By attn: 03/21/2016

“… According to the Times of India, 42 percent of Indian girls are sexually abused before 19. Moreover, a study found that 77 percent of girls who experienced sexual abuse between the ages of 15 to 19 said that it involved their husband or partner. …”

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Domestic violence advocate killed by husband

By Eagle Tribune 03/16/2016

“… A retired Utah lawyer used her expertise to help victims of domestic violence before her husband killed her and then himself, a grim reminder of the unpredictability of domestic abuse and how it can affect older couples, experts said Wednesday. …”

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Cuts led to loss of expertise in domestic violence cases

By The Guardian 03/16/2016

“…Your article headed “Why is domestic violence not taken seriously in court?” (9 March) quoted Vera Baird QC who believes that judges and magistrates need training in dealing with domestic violence sentencing and understanding the needs for these offences. …”

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Helping doctors prevent and detect child abuse: ‘No bruise in an infant is normal’

By Star Tribune 03/14/2016

“…The Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis has received a $2.5 million grant to detect and prevent child abuse, with a new program to help doctors and nurses in the difficult task of differentiating accidental injuries from abuse. …”

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Eliminating Your Negative Internal Dialogue

By Dr. Phil 04/13/2016

“Your internal dialogue powerfully programs and shapes your self-concept. If you believe you are worthy and strong, you will live up to that truth. The following exercises will help to focus your habits and patterns and hopefully set you free of some of your negative internal dialogue: …”

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