Guest column: Our most vulnerable deserve the utmost financial protection

By Star Local Media 10/09/2017

“… With over 3 million senior citizens currently residing in Texas and the large baby boomer population aging into retirement, many of us have taken on the responsibility of caring for our elderly parents or relatives. This not only includes making certain they have proper housing, healthcare, and food, but also protecting their financial security. …”

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Domestic Violence Event to Focus on Men

By Afro on 09/28/2017

“… Nationally, one in four women have been domestically abused and one in 13 men have been in the same situation, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

The center reports that one in five women will be raped in their lifetime and one in 71 men will be raped, as well. …”

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Mother fights to end bullying for daughter — and all victims

By New York Post on 09/30/2017

“… Ashlee Merrill said her daughter, Aleeyah — a sophomore at Essex Street Academy on the Lower East Side — was ridiculed and taunted on Facebook by a classmate in late August, who also targeted her in a Snapchat video which threatened …”

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Protect elderly ‘from abuse’

By National News on 10/01/2017

“… The 60-year-old woman is making an urgent call for the implementation of such legislation, after auxiliary nurse Ariel King, 38, was sentenced to 200 hours community service for assaulting Daniel-Goddard’s elderly mother, Jasmin Hall, last year.
The abuse was recorded on video which went viral, leaving Barbadians shocked and angry that such could take place in a nursing home. …”

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Help for Men Who Are Being Abused

By Help Guide 

“… While the majority of domestic violence victims are women, abuse of men happens far more often than you’d probably expect. Typically, men are physically stronger than women but that doesn’t necessarily make it easier to escape the violence or the relationship. An abused man faces a shortage of resources, skepticism from police, and major legal obstacles, especially when it comes to gaining custody of his children from an abusive mother. No matter your age, occupation, or sexual orientation, though, you can overcome these challenges and escape the abuse. …”

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‘It’s hard for a guy to say, “I need help.”‘ How shelters reach out to male victims of domestic violence

By LA Times on 09/05/2017

“… It was not until a neighbor backed up his story that police removed the cuffs and Miller found himself seeking refuge at one of the nation’s first domestic violence shelters devoted to men. …”

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Elder Abuse – One in Ten a Victim and Most Unreported

By Huffington Post on 10/02/2017

“… The truth is that for every case of abuse reported there may be five times more that are not, according to Blancato. In the area of financial abuse, victims can lose up to $3 billion a year on the low side and as high as $36 billion a year. According to the Justice Department, one out of ten people are victims of some form of elder abuse. …”

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Male victims of domestic violence are being failed by the system

By Independent on 03/17/2017

“…Women’s shelters are inappropriate for male victims, as the women shouldn’t be subjected to a male presence at their most vulnerable and the men – many of whom will have been assaulted by female partners – could similarly feel triggered …”

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How emoji helped girls start a conversation about bullying

By Technical Baltimore on 09/21/2017

“… On Saturday afternoon, a group of women – some young, some adults – gathered at Open Works. They spent part of the morning creating emoji. Then, they heard from leaders in the Baltimore tech community including Shervonne Cherry of Spark Baltimore, Charlotte James of Code in the Schools and Crystal Coache of Allovue about mentoring. State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby also stopped by to speak to the group. …”

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