Teen boys report more violence than girls when dating: new study

By The Star on 09/03/2018

“… Teenage boys are more likely to report being victims of violence while dating — being hit, slapped, pushed or hurt on purpose — than girls in British Columbia, according to a new study. …”

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AMANDA STANTON FROM ‘BACHELOR’ ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

By TMZ on 09/11/2018

“… ‘Bachelor’ and “Bachelor in Paradise” fan favorite Amanda Stanton has been arrested for domestic battery after a drunken post-bachelorette party incident with her boyfriend … TMZ has learned.  …”

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How Should We Address Elder Abuse? One State’s Efforts

By Health Affairs on 08/23/2018

“… Elder abuse can be difficult to talk about or even contemplate. It is unnerving to understand that some older people are mistreated to the degree that they die of neglect, through intentional or unintentional lack of appropriate care. Older people experience social isolation and cognitive impairment, both of which are risk factors for abuse. …”

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Elder Financial Abuse Will Get Worse As Americans Age

By Forbes on 09/11/2018

“… Elder abuse will get worse as 10,000 people turn 65 every day for the next ten years. A growing pool of retirees, older workers, survivors, fragile older people are susceptible to financial exploitation. Sure, thieves and legal exploiters are the perpetrators; but, the root of elder financial abuse is in our retirement system that — for 40 years …”

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Agenda: Remember male victims of domestic violence

By Herald Scotland on 09/02/2018

“… SCOTLAND has come a long way in its recognition and response to domestic violence. It’s barely 30 years since this endemic curse was dragged out of the shadows and police forces and other authorities started to give the issue the attention it had always deserved. …”

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British LGBT domestic abuse victims twice as likely to attempt suicide

By Reuters on 09/11/2018

“… British LGBT victims of domestic abuse are almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide as their heterosexual counterparts, a major survey published on Tuesday revealed. …”

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Hilton Head former teacher shot her doctor ex-boyfriend before turning gun on herself: reports

By Fox News on 09/07/2018

“… Jennifer Rudemyer, 39, who was found dead outside the Hilton Head Island home of Gaston Perez on Tuesday night, attacked him hours after he got a restraining order against her, Beaufort County officials and police told the Island Packet newspaper. …”

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U.K. ‘Big Brother’ Star Makes Exaggerated Claim Of Domestic Violence After Play Fight

By Daily Wire on 09/01/2018

“… A former soap actress has left the U.K.’s “Celebrity Big Brother” house after tearfully claiming another housemate “punched” her “like a boxer would punch a bag.” Except footage of the incident shows her claims to be wildly exaggerated. …”

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Evicted elderly tenants rise up against Catholic nuns, claiming elder abuse

By Daily Free Press on 09/06/2018

“… The boarding house, run by the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception and prominent Fenway-area realtor Marc Roos, is facing backlash from its elderly tenants who have been evicted on what they believe to be a basis of blatant age discrimination. Although the purpose of the evictions has not yet been made clear, both the Daughters and Roos claim they are not responsible for the evictions. …”

Read the entire article: https://dailyfreepress.com/blog/2018/09/06/evicted-elderly-tenants-rise-up-against-catholic-nuns-claiming-elder-abuse/

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