By WITN on 06/27/2018
“… “Unfortunately, about 60% of the cases are from family members. One of the things we recommend is that folks set up a healthcare power of attorney at a young age and that they continually update their will so that their wishes are known and they are putting people in charge of their finances that they trust,” says Elliot. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.witn.com/content/news/Elder-abuse-awareness-486655931.html
By The Crime Report on 06/27/2018
“… On February 25, the actress Heather Locklear was involved in a domestic violence incident. Sadly, such incidents are not uncommon. What makes this case unusual—aside from Locklear’s celebrity—is that she was the attacker, not the victim. …”
Read the entire article: https://thecrimereport.org/2018/06/27/when-men-are-the-victims-of-domestic-violence/
By RT on 06/19/2018
“… Thousands of men have reported being domestically abused in Kent, a charity has revealed. The Mankind Initiative saw a staggering increase of 40 percent in the number of male victims suffering domestic violence since 2017. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.rt.com/uk/430223-male-domestic-abuse-kent/
By Clarion Ledger on 06/24/2018
“… Decades ago, population experts began telling us to get ready for a major population shift as the baby-boomer generation (those born from 1946 to 1964) started to retire. Coupled with increasing life expectancy, this shift would challenge our society as record numbers of Americans became elderly. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/06/24/elder-financial-abuses-bankers-battle-fraud/718852002/
By Straits Times on 06/24/2018
“… Their stories are part of a new pattern of behaviour in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, thermostats, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for harassment, monitoring, revenge and control. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/domestic-abuse-in-us-turns-digital-with-thermostats-locks-and-lights
By Straits Times on 06/24/2018
“… Their stories are part of a new pattern of behaviour in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, thermostats, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for harassment, monitoring, revenge and control. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/domestic-abuse-in-us-turns-digital-with-thermostats-locks-and-lights
By Daily Item on 6/26/2018
“… Caseworkers confirmed almost 19 reports of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation every day in the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to that data.
The number of substantiated cases of abuse, neglect or exploitation increased more than 50 percent over the same period just three years prior, according to data provided by the state Department of Aging. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.dailyitem.com/news/pennsylvania-grapples-with-increase-in-elder-abuse/article_104f6ab1-5edd-5524-99ba-065a7c9da60b.html
By Sentinel – Tribune on 06/19/2018
“…“Women shame other women a lot and that’s a big problem but also men are victims of domestic violence as well as it’s very hard for them to get out because usually people just laugh at them for being abused because it goes against our stereotypes of men and masculinity,” Steiner said. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.sent-trib.com/news/cocoon-gala-helps-abuse-victims/article_c3b963e6-73bc-11e8-812f-fbb5f45a0fb1.html
By The Washington Post on 06/14/2018
“… LAST SUMMER, everything changed. That was when Stan Lee lost his wife of seven decades — and, subsequently, so much else.
Without her, the factions within Stan Lee’s circle have fought and fractured, right up to this week’s allegations of elder abuse of Lee, who turned 95 in December. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/06/14/tan-lees-alleged-elder-abuse-and-money-issues-grow-heres-how-we-got-to-this-point/?utm_term=.a187ab34ac69
By The Atlantic on 06/01/2018
“… “Male and female student have a drunken hookup. He wakes up, terrified she’s going to file a sexual misconduct complaint, so he goes to the Title IX office and beats her to the punch. She is found guilty and suspended.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/title-ix-is-too-easy-to-abuse/561650/?utm_source=fbb
