By Wigan Today 03/03/2016
“… Research shows 37 per cent of people in the North West are put off reporting potential abuse for fear they may be wrong and 29 per cent wopuld only go to the authorities if they were certain abuse was taking place. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/campaign-against-child-abuse-launched-1-7771739#ixzz42KUphRUJ
By The Jamestown Sun 02/29/2016
“… Those factors make domestic violence calls one of—if not the most—dangerous situations to which law enforcement officers respond, and the sheer number of calls amps up the danger factor even more. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.jamestownsun.com/news/state/3958536-officers-death-highlights-need-domestic-violence-focus-advocates-say
By In Forum 02/28/2016
“… The shooting death of Fargo police officer Jason Moszer after he and others responded to a domestic disturbance Feb. 10 drives home the fact that domestic violence affects the entire community — not just those involved, according to police, prosecutors, judges and victim advocates. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3957859-robin-huebner-reports-officers-death-highlights-need-domestic-violence-focus
By Scotsman 02/28/2016
“… “Domestic violence against men is still very much taboo or perceived as a joke but it’s no laughing matter for the victim,” said Myles on ITV’s This Morning programme. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.scotsman.com/news/i-was-covered-in-blood-from-her-punches-male-victims-of-domestic-abuse-speak-out-1-4039262#ixzz41lk151fk
By Union Leader 03/01/2016
“… “If one party in a relationship files a domestic violence (petition) against the other party,” said bill co-sponsor Rep. John Burt, R-Goffstown, “the person should have no other contact with the other person.” …”
Read the entire article: http://www.unionleader.com/Bill-calls-for-prohibiting-victims-of-domestic-violence-from-contacting-their-abusers
By Noozhawk 02/26/2016
“… Domestic Violence Solutions shelters now have the capability to provide full-time shelter support for up to 45 days for male victims of domestic violence. Client support programs and services have been updated to accommodate men. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.noozhawk.com/article/domestic_violence_solutions_announces_updated_services_to_accomodate_male_v
By The Sydney Morning Herald 02/25/2016
“… The problem of elder abuse – physical, psychological and financial – isn’t immediately apparent unless you or your closest have endured it; unless you have worked in aged care and seen it. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/bring-elder-abuse-into-the-light-so-we-can-help-20160224-gn32sx.html#ixzz41hpmAd9Y
By Good Housekeeping 02/24/2016
“… “I was a straight, white guy in a normal, small town that kind of catered to people like me,” he says wryly. “My family was really close. My folks are still together. There were no big family problems that would have given me some kind of a window into how dark the world can be.” …”
Read the entire article: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a37016/male-survivor-of-domestic-violence/
By Kion 02/17/2016
“… Rosenblum says reports of elder abuse have gone up significantly. In 2013, DHS received nearly 30,000 reports of elder abuse. In 2014, that jumped to more than 38,000. Rosenblum says that could be due to an increase in reporting, or an increase in the elderly population. Either way, she wants to help local District Attorneys prosecute more criminals. …”
Read the entire article: http://koin.com/2016/02/18/oregon-ag-wants-funds-for-elder-abuse-unit/
By Eureka Street 02/22/2016
“… To become old is usually to become invisible. Not always, and not always completely, but very often. Shakespeare has a person growing through seven ages and stages, and then moving inexorably into the time of ‘the lean and slippered pantaloon’, after which the individual’s ‘strange and eventful history’ sinks into ‘mere oblivion’. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=45959#.Vvw_J2PfOi5
