By Dallas Voice on 10/30/2017

“… Candy Marcum moderated a panel on domestic violence in the LGBT community on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Interfaith Peace Chapel. Panelists were from the Texas Council of Family Violence, The National Domestic Violence Hotline, which is based in Austin, a member of the Dallas Police Department’s Domestic Violence Unit, a District Court judge and a victim of domestic violence. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.dallasvoice.com/domestic-violence-panel-underscores-problem-in-the-lgbt-community-10244841.html

By Nest Egg on 10/31/2017

“… That’s the view put forward by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) which in October launched its guide to financial abuse of elders.

“As our society ages, FOS is seeing a greater number of disputes involving older Australians and their financial services providers,” said Philip Field, lead ombudsman, banking and finance. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.nestegg.com.au/saving/11118-are-banks-doing-enough-to-fight-elder-abuse

By Up University Press on 10/29/2017

“… A common misconception is that women can’t be perpetrators of violence because they’re “sugar and spice and everything nice and can’t hurt each other,” Hagen said. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.upressonline.com/2017/10/office-of-multicultural-affairs-hosts-conversation-on-lgbt-dating-violence/#photo

By ABC News on 10/28/2017

“… “We’re trying to help men understand that it’s OK to ask for help. It’s OK to have emotions. It’s OK to cry. It’s OK to be vulnerable,” said Paige Flink, CEO of The Family Place in Dallas. …”

Read the entire article: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/domestic-abuse-shelters-men-spotlight-male-victims-50781728

By The New York Times on 10/27/2017

“… Classmates yanked his long hair and tried to drag him around by his ponytail. They tripped him in the halls and stole from his backpack. They called him names and told a new girl he was gay, which he denies, so she would not befriend him. Every day in the cafeteria, he sat at a long table with a group of boys crowded at one end, a group of girls at the other, and him alone in the middle, surrounded by empty space. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/nyregion/at-school-where-student-died-bullying-led-to-a-suicide-attempt.html

By Daily Mail on 10/19/2017

“… Again, nearly a fifth of youngsters (17.8 per cent) admitted spreading rumours about someone online – while only seven per cent of parents thought their child had engaged in such behaviour. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4999314/Half-teenagers-victims-cyber-bullying.html#ixzz4wTIlkyXX

By York Dispatch on 10/19/2017

“… Your golden years are supposed to be the time when you live off your retirement savings, see more of your family and dive fully into leisurely pursuits. Unfortunately, they’re also the years when you’ll be a prime target of financial scams. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/money/business/2017/10/19/tips-protect-seniors-financial-fraud/106802746/

By The Navhind Times on 10/24/2017

“… A report published in this newspaper on Monday presents an alarming picture of violence against the elderly in Salcete. This is something generally not talked about at social gatherings, public meetings or in the media. The elderly are subjected to violence for not giving away property or money to the younger persons in the family as they dictate them to do. Forcing the elderly to part with their properties and funds with physical coercion, infliction of pain and injury is an area of crime the Goa police has not been paying attention to at all, as the cases in Salcete show. The consequences of physical violence and psychological trauma only worsen the situation for the elderly. Ageing has made them physically weaker and burdened them with diseases. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.navhindtimes.in/protecting-the-elderly-from-family-violence/

By Open Democracy on 10/23/2017

“… But Marco was far from alone in what he was going through. Stonewall – a British charity campaigning for LGBT equality – reports that nearly 50% of gay and bisexual men in the UK, and up to 80% of trans people, have experienced some form of domestic abuse. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/ella-milburn/supernova-project-lgbtq-domestic-abuse

By Mel on 08/16/2017

“… “It’s hard for a guy to say ‘I need help,’” says Paige Flink, the chief executive of the Family Place, a domestic violence shelter for men in Dallas that opened in May. “It’s just not a natural instinct for a lot of men.” …”

Read the entire article: https://melmagazine.com/what-domestic-violence-against-men-looks-like-74ce9500ab8d