By US NEWS on 04/04/2019
“… As the American population ages, elder abuse rates are increasing, particularly among men, federal health officials reported Thursday. …”
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Domestic abuse in LGBT relationships is more common than you realize
By Philadelphia Weekly on 04/17/2019
“… The most common depiction of domestic violence is a woman as victim, threatened by a man. The reality of who commits and experiences abuse – and what it looks like – though, is more complex. Stereotypes about gender affect how abusive situations are handled by not only bystanders and authorities, but the people in the relationship. …”
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Police are recording more domestic abuse against men
By Economist on 12/13/2019
“… In 2014 his then wife split his head open with a hairdryer. By that point, says Mr Chivers, he had been on the receiving end of domestic abuse for ten years …”
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She Accused Him Of Stalking After A One-Day Facebook Chat. The Campus Process Led Him To Overdose, Lawsuit Claims.
By Daily Wire on 03/08/2019
“… she would tell school administrators that the male student stalked her, according to a lawsuit filed in California superior court. He was found responsible for stalking by Occidental and believed he would be barred from law school or medical school based on the finding. …”
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Victim-centered investigations create new victims. Just ask Trent Cromartie.
By The College Fix on 04/18/2019
“… The evidence is rather beside the point: Victim-centered investigations intentionally avoid collecting detailed evidence that may contradict or expose credibility problems in an accuser. They are predetermined to result in a misleading, incomplete investigation. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/
How does your child’s school handle bullying?
By The Irish Times on 04/23/2019
“…As parents we send our children to school in the hope it’s a safe place for them to grow academically, socially and emotionally. But while schooldays are often fondly referred to as “the best days of our lives”, for many children their experience is far removed from the platitude. …”
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Bills targeting elder abuse advance in Montana Legislature
By Missoula Current on 04/06/2019
“… “Financial exploitation can exhaust seniors’ incomes, reduce their healthcare options and leave them impoverished. A perpetrator of this insidious form of elder abuse should not stand to profit from their crimes,” Cotton said. …”
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North Carolina: no protections for same-sex domestic violence victims
By The Guardian on 02/06/2019
“… She was speaking to domestic violence victims, but because they were in same-sex dating relationships, they were not entitled to the protective orders they felt they needed to stay safe. That’s because when it comes to dating relationships, Chapter 50B – North Carolina’s statute regarding domestic violence – only applies to people whose abusers are “persons of the opposite sex”. …”
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Cases of domestic violence reached record high, male victims increased
By The Asahi Shimbun on 03/28/2019
“…There are an increasing number of male victims, and the previous year’s figure, 15,964, is 2.6 times the number reported in 2013. …”
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VERNON R. WIEHE
Vernon R. Wiehe, Ph.D. is a nationally known researcher in the field of sibling abuse. His initial book, Sibling Abuse, Hidden Physical, Emotional and Sexual Trauma reports the results of his research with over one hundred adults who were seeking help from mental health therapists for the effects of the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse they experienced in childhood from a sibling. Dr. Wiehe has written ten books on family violence especially violence between siblings, and has published over fifty articles in social science journals. He has lectured throughout the United States and abroad on sibling abuse. Dr. Wiehe received a masters degree in social work from the University of Chicago, completed the Program of Advance Study at Smith College, and received a Ph.D. degree from Washington University, St. Louis. He is a retired professor at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, where he held an endowed professorship in family violence.