Category: News Articles

  • New app helps victims of domestic violence in the privacy of their doctors’ office

    By Eurek Alert on 08/01/2018 “… Primary care practices in Rochester, N.Y., are pilot testing an app that screens patients for domestic violence and makes actionable recommendations for victims and their doctors. …” Read the entire article: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/riot-nah080118.php

  • Bulgarian human rights groups blast ‘wicked’ court ruling on domestic violence

    By Emerging Europe on 07/28/2018 “… While the focus of the convention is on all forms of violence against women, which includes domestic violence committed against women, the convention also recognises that there are other victims of domestic violence, such as boys and men. This may include gay men, transgender men or men that do not…

  • Yale Administrator Encouraged Accuser To Come Forward, Then Judged Accused In Kangaroo Court

    By The Daily Wire on 07/26/2018 “… A Yale basketball captain who was expelled several years ago for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had an ongoing sexual relationship with has produced an updated opposition filing that includes a bombshell conflict of interest. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/33651/yale-administrator-encouraged-accuser-come-forward-ashe-schow

  • The Bully Menace: 13 Reads Before School Starts

    By Patch on 07/24/2018 “… Kids will be going back to school in a few weeks, and for some, it will be a fresh year of torment from bullies and cyberbullies. A startling number of young people who have been bullied have taken their own lives; for others, the immediate pain of the experience can cause…

  • Four subtle signs of elder abuse

    By The Press Enterprise 07/21/2018 “… Often, the elderly fear if they complain of mistreatment, they will suffer loss. They are afraid of losing their home or place in a loved one’s home, winding up in a nursing home or other facility. They may also fear recrimination from registering a complaint. If they reveal abuse, it’s possible…

  • After SAFE Act Passage, The Battle Against Elder Financial Abuse Remains Far From Over

    By Forbes on 07/23/2018 “… Elder financial abuse impacts millions of Americans each year, to an estimated tune of $2.9 billion annually. The financial exploitation of senior Americans is only going to continue to grow as scams targeting that segment of the population become more sophisticated. ….” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehopkins/2018/07/23/after-safe-act-passage-the-battle-against-elder-financial-abuse-remains-far-from-over/#4f3bed264702

  • Revealed: The number of men reporting domestic abuse on Teesside

    By Gazette Live  “… A Freedom of Information request to Cleveland Police by Ian McNicholl – a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador for the ManKind Initiative – revealed that in 2017, 1,412 men across the Cleveland Police area reported they had been victims of domestic abuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/revealed-number-men-reporting-domestic-14935651

  • Trans Men and Domestic Abuse: Let’s Talk About It

    By Advocate on 07/17/2018 “… If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, here are some resources: How common is domestic abuse? Statistics and research from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Williams Institute, Forge, and the National Coalition of Anti Violence Programs. …” Read the entire article: https://www.advocate.com/health/2018/7/17/trans-men-and-domestic-abuse-lets-talk-about-it

  • He was accused of sexual assault and expelled. Now Cal Poly student gets to graduate

    By The Tribune on 07/18/2018 “… Cal Poly must overturn the expulsion of a student accused of a March 2016 sexual assault and allow that student to graduate, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ordered July 12. Judge James C. Chalfant’s decision comes after a two-year battle between the accused student, named in the complaint…

  • How radiologists can help detect cases of physical elder abuse

    By Health Imaging on 07/17/2018 “… Healthcare providers are often tasked with detecting physical abuse of elderly patients and initiating intervention. Emergency radiologists, in particular, may be able to do more in this area, according to an article published July 15 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Many emergency radiologists and imaging professionals…