By KJZZ, 08/21/24

“…So a school district has a duty to protect their students and provide a safe environment. So, in other words, when your kid goes to kindergarten, we don’t expect the school to give them lead-based crayons because they could eat them and get poisoned. And if a school district fails in that duty and is negligent, then you, a parent, could bring an action for damages against the school district. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.kjzz.org/kjzz-news/2024-08-21/are-schools-liable-when-a-bullied-student-dies-by-suicide-this-expert-explains-the-suicide-rul

By Quadrant, 08/19/24

“…That women can be as abusive as men is something that Erin Pizzey, a British ex-feminist and advocate against domestic violence who set up the first refuge for battered women, in 1971, knew from the very beginning. Pizzey was raised by a violent mother who often called her ‘lazy, useless, and ugly’. Her mother took some pleasure in also abusing her father by often calling him ‘an oaf and an idiot’. …”

Read the entire article: https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2024/08/241083/

By Live5news, 8/2/24

“…A woman who resigned abruptly from the mayor in the city of DeRidder, Louisiana, is now accused of having sex with a juvenile. Misty Clanton Roberts was arrested by Louisiana State Police Thursday morning on counts of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. …”

Read the entire article:  https://www.live5news.com/2024/08/03/former-mayor-who-resigned-abruptly-now-arrested-accused-raping-minor/

By Yahoo, 8/5/24

“…The plaintiff in the lawsuit maintained that Gunvalson and her partner Ali used misrepresentations and other fraudulent measures to deceive her into investing her money wrongly and deliberately omitted facts that could have guided her otherwise. Field continued that the duo placed their interest ahead of her financial progress, and she made huge losses in her transactions with their company. …”

Read the entire article:  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rhoc-vicki-gunvalson-unbothered-spain-181531465.html?guccounter=1https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rhoc-vicki-gunvalson-unbothered-spain-181531465.html?guccounter=1

By Psychology Today, 7/6/24

“…Men are especially vulnerable to assumptions that abuse happens only to women. As a therapist who works with survivors of domestic abuse, I have a lot of experience working with men who have been victimized by their caregivers or partners, yet are shamed and embarrassed about speaking out due to society’s bias that men cannot be victims of violence or abuse. …”

Read the entire article:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-bruises/202204/when-allegations-of-domestic-violence-are-used-as-a-weapon

By WAAY31, 8/5/24

“…Hochberger says bullies target people they see as different or weaker, and says these days one group is especially at risk. “Kids that are from the LGBTQ-plus population – they really experience a lot of bullying and a lot of different kinds of trauma.” She says bullying is often learned behavior, especially when children pick up on their parents’ beliefs and convictions, and act them out against other kids. ..,”

Read the entire article; https://www.waaytv.com/news/back-to-school-bullyproof-kids/article_65707ad4-5323-11ef-bb19-ff7510c87ed5.html

By Taunton Daily Gazette, 7/25/24

“…Nearly one in 10 men in the United States has experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell was arrested Friday after she allegedly bit her husband and attacked him with a crowbar in a domestic dispute. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2024/07/25/domestic-abuse-male-victims-statistics-reasons-help-resources/74524265007/

By Security.org, 06/06/2024

“…Bullying takes on many forms, but today, a new kind of bullying has emerged – cyberbullying. It’s slightly different from what we were used to in our youth, but the consequences are just as grim, if not more. Cyberbullying happens online and digitally…”

Read the entire article: https://www.security.org/resources/cyberbullying-facts-statistics/

By World Health Organization, 06/15/2024

“…Around 1 in 6 people 60 years and older experienced some form of abuse in community settings during the past year. Rates of abuse of older people are high in institutions such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities, with 2 in 3 staff reporting that they have committed abuse in the past year.

Read the entire article: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abuse-of-older-people

By Phila, 06/21/2024

“…unfortunately, people who identify as LGBTQ+ are at greater risk of sexual and intimate partner violence (IPV) throughout their lives. This is not because LGBTQ+ relationships are more violent or abusive than others. Rather, LGBTQ+ people, like people from other marginalized identities, experience violence and abuse at higher rates related to heightened vulnerability…”

Read the entire article: https://www.phila.gov/2024-06-21-creating-powerful-collaborations-for-safe-lgbtq-relationships/