By Patch on 07/24/2018
“… Kids will be going back to school in a few weeks, and for some, it will be a fresh year of torment from bullies and cyberbullies. A startling number of young people who have been bullied have taken their own lives; for others, the immediate pain of the experience can cause them to retreat into isolation. …”
Read the entire article: https://patch.com/us/across-america/bully-menace-13-reads-school-starts
By The Press Enterprise 07/21/2018
“… Often, the elderly fear if they complain of mistreatment, they will suffer loss. They are afraid of losing their home or place in a loved one’s home, winding up in a nursing home or other facility. They may also fear recrimination from registering a complaint. If they reveal abuse, it’s possible that when the abuser is …”
Read this entire article: https://www.pe.com/2018/07/21/four-subtle-signs-of-elder-abuse/
By Forbes on 07/23/2018
“… Elder financial abuse impacts millions of Americans each year, to an estimated tune of $2.9 billion annually. The financial exploitation of senior Americans is only going to continue to grow as scams targeting that segment of the population become more sophisticated. ….”
Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehopkins/2018/07/23/after-safe-act-passage-the-battle-against-elder-financial-abuse-remains-far-from-over/#4f3bed264702
By Gazette Live
“… A Freedom of Information request to Cleveland Police by Ian McNicholl – a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador for the ManKind Initiative – revealed that in 2017, 1,412 men across the Cleveland Police area reported they had been victims of domestic abuse. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/revealed-number-men-reporting-domestic-14935651
By Advocate on 07/17/2018
“… If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, here are some resources:
How common is domestic abuse? Statistics and research from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Williams Institute, Forge, and the National Coalition of Anti Violence Programs. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.advocate.com/health/2018/7/17/trans-men-and-domestic-abuse-lets-talk-about-it
By The Tribune on 07/18/2018
“… Cal Poly must overturn the expulsion of a student accused of a March 2016 sexual assault and allow that student to graduate, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ordered July 12.
Judge James C. Chalfant’s decision comes after a two-year battle between the accused student, named in the complaint under the alias John Doe, Cal Poly and the California State University system, both of which Doe accused of depriving him of his due process rights. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article215102510.html#storylink=cpy
By Health Imaging on 07/17/2018
“… Healthcare providers are often tasked with detecting physical abuse of elderly patients and initiating intervention. Emergency radiologists, in particular, may be able to do more in this area, according to an article published July 15 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Many emergency radiologists and imaging professionals don’t know how to screen for and diagnose abuse, wrote lead author Mihan Lee, MD, PhD, and colleagues. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/practice-management/radiologists-role-detecting-elder-abuse
By Your Erie on 07/16/2018
“… Experts say elder abuse is the “hidden” problem in our society. According to the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) the reports of elder abuse have astronomically sky rocketed from 2014 to now. Using lottery funded programs GECAC can provide support services especially for caregivers who might be overwhelmed. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/tips-and-suggestions-on-elder-abuse-and-how-to-prevent-it/1306557190
By Campus Reform on 07/09/02918
“… According to a press release issued by the attorneys representing the anonymous plaintiff, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White ordered USC to pay the sum on June 28 after finding that a John Doe was expelled from USC after an “improperly biased” Title IX investigation into disputed allegations of sexual assault. …”
By ABC.net News on 07/17/2018
“… Studies show people in same-sex relationships experience domestic violence at similar — and possibly higher — rates as opposite-sex couples.
But until recently survivors have suffered in silence and worse, been ignored and misunderstood by the health professionals and police who are supposed to help them, because of the persistent stigma and shame surrounding LGBT abuse and misconceptions that especially lesbian couples are immune from it. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-12/lgbt-domestic-violence-revolutionary-programs/9978680
