Category: News Articles

  • Durham sex assault victim speaks out to change attitudes to male victims

    By Rachel Conner-Hill  – The Northern Echo 08/09/2019 “… A MAN who was laughed at after being sexually assaulted in the street has spoken out in a bid to change people’s attitudes towards male victims. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17828453.durham-sex-assault-victim-speaks-change-attitudes-male-victims/

  • Sibling Conflict: When Is It Bullying?

    By Jewish Link NJ 08/01/2019 “…  One aspect that is sometimes overlooked is that occasionally sibling conflict can be a form of bullying. The entire conversation changes once we are dealing with bullying and not your run-of-the-mill quarreling amongst siblings. …” Read the entire article: https://jewishlinknj.com/monthly-sections/health-link-new/32657-sibling-conflict-when-is-it-bullying

  • Domestic violence reports among teens and LGBT rising

    By Mario Boone – WTNH 08/16/2019 “… Domestic violence isn’t just physical, according to Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury.  For teens, it sometimes involves controlling the victim through technology like Facebook and Twitter.  For LGBT, it includes threats of outing the victim. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wtnh.com/news/domestic-violence-reports-among-teens-and-lgbt-rising/

  • Nursing Home Abuse: America’s Silent Epidemic

    By The Speaker 08/26/2019 “…  It is estimated that there are roughly 1.4 million people living in nursing homes in the United States today, and of these people, an incredibly high number have faced abuse or negligence in their care facilities. …” Read the entire article: https://speakerpolitics.co.uk/opinion/1457-nursing-home-abuse-america-s-silent-epidemic

  • Domestic Violence Against Men Awareness Month

    By Stop Abusive and Violent Environments  “… For years, scientists have recognized that women were as likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence as men. But traditional domestic violence organizations have been reluctant to acknowledge that fact. …” Read the entire article: http://www.saveservices.org/camp/domestic-violence-against-men-awareness-month/

  • Tackling terrible toll of school bullying: The Yorkshire Post says

    By The Yorkshire Post 08/04/2019 “… What is not in doubt is the terrible impact bullying has on its victims – and the way in which social media is making it ever-harder for children to protect themselves from abuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/tackling-terrible-toll-of-school-bullying-the-yorkshire-post-says-1-9915122

  • How to Avoid Sibling Rivalry

    By Kristen Licciardi – Teen Life 07/30/2019 “… Sibling rivalry is a pertinent issue for children, teens and parents alike. Luckily, there are ways to combat this ongoing competition between siblings! …” Read the entire article: https://www.teenlife.com/blogs/how-avoid-sibling-rivalry

  • Study calls for legal reform on ‘hidden crime’ few male victims will talk about

    By Phys.org 07/25/2019 “… Men have added their voices to a ground-breaking study—the first of its kind to interview men in the UK—which examines their experience of non-consensual sex with women (known as ‘forced to penetrate’ cases or FTP). …” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-legal-reform-hidden-crime-male.html

  • The warning signs of elder abuse 

    By Dan Barney – Pauls Valley Democrat 07/31/2019 ” To add to the problem, those persons most often guilty are the groups who hold trusted and confidential relationships with their victims: (1) Caregivers; (2) Family members; and (3) Professional service persons. Looking behind the problem we can see that the elderly become vulnerable because physical…

  • LGBT domestic violence

    By Nicole Murray Ramirez – Gay San Diego 08/02/2019 “He started to cry again and said I just didn’t understand that they truly loved each other and that his boyfriend just had a bad temper. He thought a good counselor could help him and he did promise that he would stop beating him up.” Read…