By Kiplinger on 03/13/2018
“… Your elderly mother has a new best friend who accompanies her everywhere. She has always been frugal but now lavishes pricey gifts on her new pal. And although you used to speak with her every few days, she never seems to answer your calls anymore. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T048-C000-S004-senior-scams-a-new-friend-may-signal-a-big-problem.html?rid=SYN-google-editors-picks
By Japan Times
“… A record of 452 cases of nursing home abuse involving the elderly were reported in fiscal 2016, rising 10.8 percent from the previous year and completing a decade-long climb, according to a welfare ministry survey. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/10/world/crime-legal-world/abuse-elderly-nursing-facility-staffers-rises-10-8/#.WrKYARiZP-Y
By Global News on 03/16/2018
“…. When it comes to domestic violence, there are no boundaries or barriers. It can happen anywhere and among any demographic. Since the beginning of 2018, 14 people – 12 women and two men – have died in alleged cases of domestic violence in Ontario. That’s a statistic, but Farah Nasser reveals the real faces and real stories behind each name. …”
Read the entire article: https://globalnews.ca/news/4088508/domestic-violence-prevention-canada/
By Sea Coast Online on 03/17/2018
“… A state House bill could expedite the process for elderly and disabled people to acquire relief from financial exploiters, its crafters using the state’s existing domestic violence protective order process as the blueprint. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180317/house-bill-would-help-elder-victims-of-financial-abuse
By KUTV on 03/20/2018
“… The report stated that 18.1 percent of adult females and 10 percent of adult males in Utah experienced IPV in 2016, which is often linked to childhood trauma know as adverse childhood events (ACEs). …”
Read the entire article: http://kutv.com/news/local/new-report-shows-impact-of-intimate-partner-violence-in-utah
By Today Online on 03/20/2018
“… Officers from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) could be given powers to enter homes, obtain information and examine records, and even temporarily relocate those who might be suffering from abuse, neglect, or self-neglect under a proposed new law to help protect vulnerable adults. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/abused-neglected-seniors-and-adults-get-protection-proposed-new-law
By The College Fix on 03/16/2018
“… You could not ask for a more glaring contrast between campus and criminal justice measures of acceptable sexual behavior than those revealed by the recent trial of Yale student Saifullah Khan. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/43043/
By WFAA on 03/13/2018
“… Andrew’s mother, Cheryl Hudson, told WREG that on March 6, the 12-year-old left a note for his family then hanged himself. His 16-year-old brother found the body. The teen says he is also being bullied. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/mississippi-6th-grader-commits-suicide-over-bullying/507-528075836
By USC News on 03/12/2018
“… Victims filed nearly 354,000 fraud complaints about imposters to the Federal Trade Commission in 2015 alone, and many of them were for phone scams targeting the elderly. …”
Read the entire article: http://news.usc.edu/135031/senior-scams-and-fraud-due-to-aging-brain/
By TMZ on 03/12/2018
“… The D.A. has charged Heather with four counts of misdemeanor battery on an officer. She’s also facing one charge of resisting or obstructing an officer.
She was not charged with hitting her boyfriend, even though that’s why she was originally arrested. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/12/heather-locklear-charged-felony-domestic-violence-battery-cops/
