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Toronto’s first shelter for male victims of domestic abuse opens: a concrete sign of acknowledgement for a long-denied reality
By The Post Millennial on 03/26/2018 “… Some years ago, motivated by the deluge of personal stories I received once I started writing sympathetically about male victims of partner violence, I asked a male friend, presenting as a victim of partner abuse, to approach several different social service organizations for help. He was politely informed at…
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Compelling play tackling domestic violence against men coming to Dundalk’s An Táin
By Dundalk Democrat on 03/27/2018 “… The play is a “truly compelling new play tackling the taboo subject of domestic violence, particularly against men,” according to Linda McConville, the Front of House and Marketing Officer of An Táin Arts Centre. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/304675/compelling-play-tackling-domestic-violence-against-men-coming-to-dundalks-an-tain.html
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How to protect the elderly from financial abuse
By FT Adviser on 03/27/2018 “… The Court of Protection makes decisions for individuals lacking mental capacity in terms of their health and welfare as well as their property and financial affairs. …” Read the eentire article: https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2018/03/27/financial-abuse-and-how-to-protect-the-elderly/?page=2
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Senior Scams: A ‘New Friend’ May Signal a Big Problem
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
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Nursing care abuse targeting seniors climbs 11% to new record
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
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Canadians have role to play in trying to prevent domestic violence, experts say
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…
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House bill would help elder victims of financial abuse
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
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New report shows impact of intimate partner violence in Utah
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
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Abused, neglected seniors and adults to get protection with proposed new law
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…
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I sat through the entire Yale sexual-assault trial. The media aren’t giving you the full story.
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/