Reports rise of abuse, neglect and exploitation of older Virginians

By Roanoke on 01/09/2018

“… That information is contained in an annual report published by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The report breaks down the caseload for its Adult Protective Services Division, which oversees guardians, manages adult services and investigates abuse of the elderly and of younger adults who are incapacitated. …”

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Brutal murder highlights intimate partner violence in transgender community

By NBC News on 01/13/2018

“… “A lot of the murders that have happened over the last few years have been domestic violence or intimate partner violence,” Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality told NBC News. “Unless we understand that, we can’t really help or address it.” …”

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WINSTON PARENT SPEAKS OUT AGAINST BULLYING AFTER HER SON COMMITS SUICIDE

By KEZI on 01/12/2018

“… WINSTON, Ore. — Parents are continuing to come forward with stories of their children being bullied, saying bullying is an issue in the Winston-Dillard School District as a whole. 

One of those parents is Nicole Hanek, whose son committed suicide just three months ago on October 11, 2017. …”

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The shocking rise of financial abuse involving wills

By news.com.au on 01/15/2018

“… “When I questioned the elderly lady to confirm that this was what she wanted, she appeared to not understand what she was at my office for. When I explained this to her she appeared very confused,” Ms Fedorov said. …”

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EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Judge Approves Groundbreaking Title IX Retaliation Lawsuit Against Drake

By Help Save Our Sons on 01/05/2018

“… Press Release: In a first-of-its-kind Title IX retaliation case, a former23 year member of the Board of Trustees of Drake University won the ability to move forward in his lawsuit against Drake University and its Board of Trustees for retaliating against him after he spoke out against the University’s improper conduct, including the wrongful sexual assault investigation of his disabled son.   …”

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Judge overturns campus rape finding after officials call accused student ‘motherf—er’

By The College Fix on 01/02/2018

“… Just before Christmas, a judge overturned the University of Southern California’s 2016 sexual-assault finding against an accused student, deeming him the victim of a process that was not “fair, thorough, reliabl[y] neutral and impartial.” …”

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The Double Standard of Domestic Violence by Katherine Walsh, St Philomena’s High School for Girls

By Your Local Guardian on 01/08/2018

“… Although, the media is not completely to blame for the lack of support for men struggling with domestic violence. The Journal of Family Violence, found that in 2011, ‘male victims were more likely to be arrested upon calling the police, than the female perpetrator’. This is even though 40% of all victims of abuse are male. Which brings forth the question, is a man asking for help cause for punishment? …”

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Let’s End Bullying

By Huffpost on 01/04/2018

“… My name is DJ Annie Red and I am a 9 year old DJ, Rapper and Author from Brooklyn, New York. I want to talk about bullying. Bullying is not ok! Bullying is when you gossip and physically hurt someone. I fight against bullying so I guess you can call me an anti-bullying ambassador. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lets-end-bullying_us_5a4e9c71e4b0ee59d41c094f

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