By WBHM on 07/08/2018
“… Timothy Townsend offers loans for a living in north Alabama. It’s kind of like a middle ground between a payday lender and a bank. He remembers one time when a 19-year-old applied for a truck loan. The young man didn’t have any credit and had only been working a few weeks. So he got his grandfather to co-sign the loan application. …”
Read the entire article: https://news.wbhm.org/feature/2018/uncovering-elder-financial-abuse-its-tricky/
By DCT Passport on 07/15/2018
“… The Edinburgh-based charity – who run support groups and a helpline – say the safety of 350 men it helps every year will be put at risk unless it is granted a reprieve.
Chairman Tom Wood said: “If we do not find a new source of funding this lifeline service will close.
“We ignore what is happening to these men at our peril.
“Thousands live in silence and pain.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/silent-no-more-male-victims-of-domestic-abuse-speak-out-to-save-threatened-lifeline/
By Atlantic on 07/01/2018
“… Is it possible for two people to simultaneously sexually assault each other? This is the question—rife with legal, anatomical, and emotional improbabilities—to which the University of Cincinnati now addresses itself, and with some urgency, as the institution and three of its employees are currently being sued over an encounter that was sexual for a brief moment, but that just as quickly entered the realm of eternal return. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/title-ix-is-too-easy-to-abuse/561650/
BY PE on 07/28/2018
“… Not only is it important for us to be able to spot it, we need to educate elders and seniors about what is considered “elder abuse.” Elderly people need to learn what they can do to help themselves. The onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in seniors is a major factor in how abusers take advantage. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.pe.com/2018/07/28/different-types-of-elder-abuse-and-when-to-speak-up/
By kstp on 08/01/2018
“… “We’ve put a lot of work into this and we have taken this very serious, we have a ways to go still with improvement but we have made significant changes,” said Minnesota Assistant Health Commissioner Gil Acevedo. …”
Read the entire article: https://kstp.com/news/state-backlog-of-elder-abuse-and-maltreatment-complaints-almost-cleared/5014154/
By Eurek Alert on 08/01/2018
“… Primary care practices in Rochester, N.Y., are pilot testing an app that screens patients for domestic violence and makes actionable recommendations for victims and their doctors. …”
Read the entire article: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/riot-nah080118.php
By Emerging Europe on 07/28/2018
“… While the focus of the convention is on all forms of violence against women, which includes domestic violence committed against women, the convention also recognises that there are other victims of domestic violence, such as boys and men. This may include gay men, transgender men or men that do not conform to what society considers to constitute appropriate behaviour.” …”
Read the entire article: https://emerging-europe.com/in-brief/bulgarian-human-rights-groups-blast-wicked-court-ruling-on-domestic-violence/
By The Daily Wire on 07/26/2018
“… A Yale basketball captain who was expelled several years ago for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had an ongoing sexual relationship with has produced an updated opposition filing that includes a bombshell conflict of interest. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/33651/yale-administrator-encouraged-accuser-come-forward-ashe-schow
By Patch on 07/24/2018
“… Kids will be going back to school in a few weeks, and for some, it will be a fresh year of torment from bullies and cyberbullies. A startling number of young people who have been bullied have taken their own lives; for others, the immediate pain of the experience can cause them to retreat into isolation. …”
Read the entire article: https://patch.com/us/across-america/bully-menace-13-reads-school-starts
By The Press Enterprise 07/21/2018
“… Often, the elderly fear if they complain of mistreatment, they will suffer loss. They are afraid of losing their home or place in a loved one’s home, winding up in a nursing home or other facility. They may also fear recrimination from registering a complaint. If they reveal abuse, it’s possible that when the abuser is …”
Read this entire article: https://www.pe.com/2018/07/21/four-subtle-signs-of-elder-abuse/
