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/
By Forbes on 07/23/2018
“… Elder financial abuse impacts millions of Americans each year, to an estimated tune of $2.9 billion annually. The financial exploitation of senior Americans is only going to continue to grow as scams targeting that segment of the population become more sophisticated. ….”
Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehopkins/2018/07/23/after-safe-act-passage-the-battle-against-elder-financial-abuse-remains-far-from-over/#4f3bed264702
By Gazette Live
“… A Freedom of Information request to Cleveland Police by Ian McNicholl – a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador for the ManKind Initiative – revealed that in 2017, 1,412 men across the Cleveland Police area reported they had been victims of domestic abuse. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/revealed-number-men-reporting-domestic-14935651
By Advocate on 07/17/2018
“… If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, here are some resources:
How common is domestic abuse? Statistics and research from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Williams Institute, Forge, and the National Coalition of Anti Violence Programs. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.advocate.com/health/2018/7/17/trans-men-and-domestic-abuse-lets-talk-about-it
By The Tribune on 07/18/2018
“… Cal Poly must overturn the expulsion of a student accused of a March 2016 sexual assault and allow that student to graduate, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ordered July 12.
Judge James C. Chalfant’s decision comes after a two-year battle between the accused student, named in the complaint under the alias John Doe, Cal Poly and the California State University system, both of which Doe accused of depriving him of his due process rights. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article215102510.html#storylink=cpy
