By ITV 10/03/2019
“… A male victim of domestic violence has spoken out about the attack that nearly killed him. …”
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Children bullied by friends and siblings are more likely to think about suicide in their early 20s
“… Those who experienced sibling bullying and peer bullying had double the odds of developing clinical depression and consider suicide.”
Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
By Laura McGowan 10/11/2019
“Just as there are signs that a child is being bullied, there are also indicators that a child is the bully.”
Read more: https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/
Domestic Violence: Abuse Can Come In Many Forms
“…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. …”
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. …”
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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 article: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/
Domestic violence shelter to start accepting male survivors to help fill gender cap
“… A domestic violence shelter that has provided a safe haven for women and children for nearly two decades now plans to take in men as well. …”
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A New Bill Seeks To Protect Husbands And LGBT Members From Abusive Relationships
“… 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/
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. …”
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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. …”
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