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Domestic Violence: Abuse Can Come In Many Forms

By Molly Longman – Refinery 29 10/07/2019
“…Each year, more than 12 million women and men — 24 people per minute, on average — are victims of rape, physical violence, or staking by an intimate partner in the U.S., according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. …”

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Elder Abuse Cases Likely to Remain ‘Open’ Investigations

By Mari Payton – NBC Los Angeles 10/07/2019
“… Every year more than 9,000 cases of elder abuse are reported in San Diego County and data shows the crime is often underreported and difficult to fight in court, leaving a majority of cases “open” investigations. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/national-investigations/Elder-Abuse-Continues-To-Plague-San-Diego-Cases-Court-Investigations-562346211.html?akmobile=o&nms=y

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Instagram Now Lets You Control Your Bully’s Comments

By  Aubri Juhasz – NPR 10/03/2019
“… Teenagers told Mosseri and other Instagram researchers that they often didn’t block bullies on the platform for two reasons. First, blocking a bully — something that the bully is aware of — can actually escalate the situation and result in more abuse on the platform or elsewhere. …”
Read the entire articlehttps://www.npr.org/2019/10/03/766507832/instagram-now-lets-you-control-your-bullys-comments

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A New Bill Seeks To Protect Husbands And LGBT Members From Abusive Relationships

By Steph Esguerra Olarte – Cosmopolitan 10/03/2019 
“… A partner is considered as someone one has an intimate relationship with, whether “heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex, cisgender, or transgender.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.cosmo.ph/news/bill-husbands-lgbt-members-abusive-relationships-a1031-20191003

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Transgender woman’s murder underscores problem of partner violence plaguing community, advocates say

By Karma Allen – ABC News 09/13/2019
“… But like a number of other transgender women, Williams appears to have fallen victim to violence at the hands of an intimate partner — an issue that while not particular to the transgender community, has had a profound effect on it. …”
Read the entire article: https://abcnews.go.com/US/transgender-womans-murder-underscores-problem-partner-violence-plaguing/story?id=65203137

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Ask Veronica – Elder abuse needs to be part of the conversation on aging

By Veronica Mitchell – The San Diego Union-Tribune 09/16/2019

“… I want to focus on elder abuse, a difficult but important subject that requires awareness and courage from families and caregivers. Some abuse is easier to recognize than others, and crimes against seniors range from physical to financial. …”

Read the entire article:  https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/caregiver/ask-veronica/story/2019-09-16/ask-veronica-september

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