By Trib Town on 05/31/2018
“… School may be out for summer, but some students at Seymour Middle School felt one more lesson was important in the days leading up to summer break.
Students from Seymour Middle School’s Upstanders Club visited Seymour-Jackson Elementary School the last week of school to educate students about bullying. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.tribtown.com/2018/06/01/students_give_lesson_share_antibullying_message/
By Tville Times on 05/29/2018
“… As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day approaches, county officials are encouraging residents to educate themselves about the plight of the elderly. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.hpenews.com/tvilletimes/county-leaders-encourage-elder-abuse-awareness/article_12d332b4-6381-11e8-a413-b38fb095226d.html
By NZ Herald on 05/31/2018
“… Age Concern New Zealand Manawatu Outreach Service manager Marian Dean says only one in 10 cases are reported, pointing to an alarming rate of abuse that is going unreported.
Abuse comes in different forms. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/manawatu-guardian/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503567&objectid=12062148
By Bulawayo on 06/01/2018
“… THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has said it has recorded a spike in cases where men were victims of gender-based violence from their female partners.
The issue came out in the ZGC 2015 and 2016 annual report, which were tabled this week in Parliament by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. …”
Read the entire artricle: https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-136913.html
By Punch on 05/27/2018
“… The experts also attributed it to the increasingly popular fad of female chauvinism, poverty, declining value of the extended family system and reluctance of the male victims to speak out due to associated stigma. …”
Read the enitre article: http://punchng.com/infidelity-responsible-for-domestic-violence-against-men-experts/
By National Review on 05/31/2018
“… Often, the reasons for manufacturing devastating fables are indiscrenible or unfathomable. But this much is clear. If there are no consequences for lying about crime, false accusations will continue to ruin the life of the innocent …”
Read the entire article: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/lies-false-criminal-allegations-reform-begins-with-exposure/
By NPR on 05/04/2018
“… Millions of elderly Americans are financially exploited each year. But what’s the total cost of that fraud? One estimate – 37 billion a year. According to reporter Nick Leiber, that’s probably low because for every case reported to authorities, as many as 44 are not. He wrote about this for Bloomberg this week, and he joins me now. Welcome to the program. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/04/608582970/why-few-of-the-millions-of-elder-abuse-cases-get-reported-each-year
By Valley Central on 05/16/2018
“… Cases of elderly abuse are on the rise in the Rio Grande Valley, according to data by the Texas Department of Adult Protective Services.
In 2017, the department received about 5,399 reports of elderly abuse in the Valley. …”
Read the entire article: http://valleycentral.com/news/local/cases-of-reported-elderly-abuse-on-the-rise
By 9 News on 05/06/2018
“… Bullying has become a big conversation across the U.S. and now a fourth grader in Berthoud wants to be part of a solution to end it.
Sophie Jaye’s been exploring the topic at school and said working to spread kindness has become a growing passion of hers. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.9news.com/article/life/how-a-fourth-grader-in-berthoud-is-taking-on-bullying/73-549504023
By Bloomberg on 05/20/2018
“… “I don’t want the trolls to win,” Culture Secretary Matt Hancock told ITV after his department published further details of an Internet Safety Strategy on Sunday. The government could have the power to impose penalties of 4 percent of a company’s global revenue if they break the rules, he said. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-20/u-k-seeks-penalties-for-tech-giants-to-stop-cyber-bullying
