By CBC on 01/18/2018
“… Marketplace compiled six years of data from Ontario’s long-term care facilities, including critical incidents involving abuse and neglect that each home reports to the government. The number of incidents was compared with the number of licensed beds in each home to calculate a rate of abuse. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elderly-care-violence-marketplace-investigates-1.4493215
By Reason on 01/16/2018
“… And yet, boorish behavior similar to Ansari’s—behavior that most pundits say they consider gross but not criminal, at least in Ansari’s case—is routinely investigated as sexual misconduct on university campuses. Ansari is lucky he’s not a college student; otherwise he could have been accused months or a year after the incident, investigated by a lone administrator with sole power to decide which witnesses to interview, called before a hearing to answer charges he does not fully understand, forbidden from consulting a lawyer or cross-examining his accuser, found responsible for sexual misconduct under a preponderance of the evidence standard, and expelled from campus as required by Title IX, the federal statute that mandates gender equality in schools. …”
Read the entire article: http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/16/if-aziz-ansari-were-a-college-student-he
By Herald Sun on 01/21/2018
“… Somehow it also went unnoticed that the big news in the latest survey results was all about men. The Bureau’s figures reveal that since 2005 the proportion of men reporting violence in the last year from their current partners has risen more than fivefold while those experiencing emotional abuse have more than doubled. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/bettina-arndt-men-are-also-victims-of-home-violence/news-story/da4bc12a017e07e17352cf355b73c680
By NITV on 01/22/2018
“… The suicide of 14-year-old girl Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett triggered a much-needed national anti-bullying campaign — but lest we forget Aboriginal children, who are twenty times more prone to take their lives because of bullying. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2018/01/22/opinion-we-must-tackle-all-forms-bullying-not-just-cyber-bullying
By HNG News on 01/11/2018
“… “One in nine seniors have reported being abused, neglected or exploited in the last twelve months, but we also know that elder abuse is drastically underreported[1],” said Attorney General Schimel. “With respect to financial crimes perpetuated against the elderly alone, it is estimated that just one in 44 cases is ever reported.[2] As this task force continues to work on improving outcomes for the state’s growing population of elderly, we need more people to come forward and report when they see or experience elder abuse.” …”
Read the entire article: http://www.hngnews.com/milton_courier/article_813bddae-6317-549b-bd17-f6cdc4e6ace5.html
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. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/bedford_county/reports-rise-of-abuse-neglect-and-exploitation-of-older-virginians/article_eb71c846-67a0-5efe-85fb-e8d950724114.html
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.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/recent-murder-highlights-intimate-partner-violence-trans-community-n837161
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. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.kezi.com/content/news/469067633.html
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. …”
Read th entire article: http://www.news.com.au/finance/money/wealth/the-shocking-rise-of-financial-abuse-involving-wills/news-story/66539c4ed7dc78e90829e3f76133aff6
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. …”
Read the entire article: http://helpsaveoursons.com/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-judge-approves-groundbreaking-title-ix-retaliation-lawsuit-against-drake-university/
