Category: News Articles

  • Rotary Club learns about elder abuse prevention

    By The Inter Mountain on 05/15/2018 “… With May being “Older Americans Month,” Elkins Rotarians learned about the importance of elder abuse prevention during their Monday meeting. …” Read the entire article: http://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2018/05/rotary-club-learns-about-elder-abuse-prevention/

  • Anguish behind closed doors: Cries for help from elderly reveal true toll of abuse

    By Express on 05/15/2018 “… In fact, of the nearly 9,000 calls received by Action on Elder Abuse over the past year, 71 per cent related to harm in the victim’s home with two thirds involving a perpetrator in the family. …” Read the entire article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/959752/elderly-care-home-pensioner-abuse-action-on-elder-abuse

  • When It Comes To Bullying, How Involved Should Parents Get?

    By Mind Body Green on 05/15/2018 “… With the school year winding down, many parents finally have time to reflect on the year behind them and summer activities in front of them. Between the schoolwork and fun, there’s an inevitable not-so-great part of growing up: Bullying. Although bullying prevention efforts tend to focus on middle schools…

  • “End domestic violence” town hall

    By KXLY on 05/15/2018 “… Someone you know has been victim to domestic violence. One in three women and one in four men will experience intimate partner abuse. The cost of domestic violence in this country, each year, is more tha $8.3 billion per year. The impact on our legal system, schools, and community is undeniable.…

  • Domestic violence: men are victims too

    By The Loquitur on 05/12/2018 “… Don’t cry. Don’t show emotion. Man up. A few expressions that we’ve all heard spoken to boys and men alike for as long as we can remember. However, these words are damaging in more ways than one. The conversation of domestic violence is starting to really make a difference in…

  • Law professor files Title IX complaint against Syracuse for ‘sham’ proceeding against fraternity

    By The College Fix on 05/04/2018 “… It may be too late for Theta Tau to get a fair disciplinary proceeding at Syracuse University for its “satirical skits,” but the “faculty procedural advisor” for three of the 18 accused students wants to make sure the U.S. Department of Education is hovering like a hawk over the…

  • A college athlete was arrested for rape, but it’s his accuser who is in trouble, SC police say

    By The State on 05/06/2018 “… A student-athlete at a South Carolina college was arrested and charged with rape, but it is his accuser who is in trouble now, according to the police. Lauren Emily Pearson, 18, has been arrested and charged with filing a false police report regarding the rape accusation, wmbfnews.com reported. …” Read…

  • Due Process Rights Help Vindicate Victims of Sexual Assault

    By Catholic Citizens on 05/07/2018 “… A former Sacred Heart University student accused of making up rape allegations against two football players to gain sympathy from a prospective boyfriend faces trial this week in Connecticut on charges of falsely reporting an incident and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. …” Read the entire article: https://catholiccitizens.org/views/78825/due-process-rights-help-vindicate-victims-sexual-assault/

  • mily says bullying pushed 8-year-old to consider suicide

    By WREG on 05/04/2018 “… “It has taken my son having a detailed plan to take his life to make something happen,” said the mother, who is hiding her identity. Her son is now getting help after telling counselors at Shadow Oaks Elementary he planned to commit suicide because of bullying. “At 8 years old, these…

  • I-Team: Should schools be able to question kids about bullying without a parent’s consent?

    By WCPO on 05/07/2018 “… FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Sharmia Wallace said she first heard about her son’s bullying case after school district staff had already questioned him and finished an investigation. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/i-team-should-schools-be-able-to-question-kids-about-bullying-without-a-parents-consent