By Daily Mail on 12/14/2018

“… Prosecutors have dropped assault charges against a student model who was accused of attacking her boyfriend because he wanted to break up with her.

The attorney for Kathryn Mahoney told DailyMail.com that prosecutors in Connecticut are not going forward with their case against her. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6494519/Prosecutors-DROP-assault-charges-against-college-swimwear-model-Kathryn-Mahoney.html?fbclid=IwAR16_LX1crhrwQEb1IXr1KAT47G0LinRg5xpreYOADUSapumnIlaEuYGdPI

 By People on 12/12/2018

“… McKenzie Adams was a 9-year-old fourth-grader with a “bubbly, fun-loving personality” who loved to tell stories and wanted to be a scientist when she grew up. But her life was cut short on Dec. 3 when she hanged herself in her grandmother’s home in Linden, Alabama, after enduring months of bulling, her family says. …”

Read the entire article: https://people.com/human-interest/mckenzie-adams-suicide-bullying/?fbclid=IwAR2UgK3-KZPtu5YzcElVYlxXsBVdqk8xWmIy8f1Ask2zUB9DP2fiET9JlRo

By Kare 11 on 12/11/2018

“… Abuse knows no age limits. Children can suffer both physical and emotional abuse at the hands of those who are supposed to care for them, but so do the elderly.

On Tuesday in The Sandwich Generation, Jean Peters of Elder Voice Family Advocates and Erin Parrish from AARP visited KARE 11 News at 11 to talk about the problem and signs that a senior you love and care about is being abused. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.kare11.com/article/life/family/sandwich-generation/sandwich-generation-recognizing-elder-abuse/89-622895147

By The Washington Post 12/09/2018

“… Scams. Shady caregivers. Poor care. Elder mistreatment has many faces — from financial exploitation to physical and emotional abuse. About 10 percent of those 60 and older are reportedly affected by it in the United States. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/elder-abuse-happens-more-than-you-think-how-to-spot-the-signs/2018/12/07/0f0bf09e-f89b-11e8-8d64-4e79db33382f_story.html?utm_term=.63e41d6e9c98

By Seattle Weekly on 12/12/2018

“… As Seattle’s senior population rises, elder abuse is increasingly becoming an issue on city officials and caretakers’ radars. Advocates throughout the nation are calling on states to increase public awareness of elder abuse and for courts to respond to the epidemic. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-takes-on-elder-abuse-as-reported-cases-rise/

By News Day on 12/12/2018

“… ZWLA legal officer, Clara Chikohora, said although the majority of domestic violence and sexual abuse victims were women, men were also affected, but the majority suffered in silence.

“We are saying as women let us not shun men who go through abuse,” Chikohora said at a Women Coalition of Zimbabwe public meeting on gender-based violence held in Gweru last Friday. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2018/12/women-urged-to-help-abused-men/

By Full Fact on 12/06/2018

“… We’ve been asked by a reader to look into what percentage of domestic abuse victims are male.

Males made up 31%, or one in every three, of those aged between 16 and 74 who reported having been the victims of domestic abuse since they were 16. That’s according to a large survey of crime in England and Wales. …”

Read the entire article: https://fullfact.org/crime/are-third-domestic-abuse-victims-men/

By Galion Inquirer on 12/12/2018

“… Where are the male voices? Why aren’t men involved in preventing domestic violence? Will men listen to men?

“Now, when it comes to men and male culture, the goal is to get men who are not abusive to challenge men who are,” proclaimed Jackson Katz. He continued the TED Talk: “We need more men with the guts, with the courage, with the strength, with the moral integrity to break our complicit silence and challenge each other and stand with women and not against them.” TED.com. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.galioninquirer.com/opinion/36313/column-men-must-speak-out-against-domestic-violence

By Patch on 12/04/2018

“… Despite being one of the most popular states for retirees, Florida ranked only 22nd in a new study of the states that fight hardest for elder protection. Personal finance website WalletHub examined 14 key areas in ranking the 50 states and the District of Columbia. …”

Read the entire article: https://patch.com/florida/miami/florida-ranks-only-so-so-elder-protection-study

By Crains New York Business on 12/03/2018

“… The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice, part of the RiverSpring Health’s Hebrew Home at Riverdale, is working on new ways to identify seniors who are victims of financial, physical or emotional abuse or neglect. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-care/local-justice-center-tackles-elder-abuse