Category: News Articles

  • Neglected elderly rights clash with growing aged care industry

    By The Australian 02/06/2016 “… The reason is their different care needs, and unfortunately every attempt to resolve the situation has failed to find a compromise. Consequently, they can no longer live as a couple, which greatly impinges on their psychological and emotional welfare. …” Read the entire article: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/angela-shanahan/neglected-elderly-rights-clash-with-growing-aged-care-industry/news-story/68101967b9383d7c1995cd1c20f3ecb3

  • Local teens and CODA speak out during National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

    By WTHITV 10 02/04/2016 “… According to the Council on Domestic Abuse, Domestic violence can be defined as “A pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.” …” Read the entire article: http://wthitv.com/2016/02/04/local-teens-and-coda-speak-out-during-national-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month/

  • Arizona Lawmakers To Consider Definition Of Child Abuse And Neglect

    By 91.5 KJZZ 02/08/2016 “…Arizona lawmakers are scheduled to consider a bill about child abuse and neglect Monday afternoon. The legislation would limit what the state’s child welfare agency is required to investigate. …” Read the entire article:http://kjzz.org/content/261369/arizona-lawmakers-consider-definition-child-abuse-and-neglect

  • Hallucinogens may protect against domestic violence: study

    By DNA 02/08/2016 “… Of the 56% of participants who reported using hallucinogens such as psilocybin or LSD, only 27% were arrested for later intimate partner violence, or IPV as opposed to 42% of the group who reported no hallucinogen use being arrested for IPV within seven years. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report-hallucinogens-may-protect-against-domestic-violence-study-2175254

  • Talks to help elderly abuse victims

    By The Mornington Peninsula The News “…“SOMEONE cries and asks for help” every time Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders chair Jeanette Lane and her group run an Elder Abuse Awareness Day. …” Read the entire article: http://mpnews.com.au/2016/02/08/talks-to-help-elderly-abuse-victims/

  • Domestic violence happens every day, not just during Super Bowl

    By Fremonttribune.com 02/06/2016 “… today, February 5th, Governor Markell signed the proclamation declaring February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM). …” Read the entire article: http://fremonttribune.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/domestic-violence-happens-every-day-not-just-during-super-bowl/article_891380ec-48f7-5109-93e0-3cdfb525a066.html

  • Okanagan Indian Band gains funds targeted at domestic violence

    By Vernonmorningstar.com 02/04/2016 “… Approximately $65,000 is being delivered for OKIB’s unique ‘A Canoe Journey’ program, a three-day canoe journey ending at a traditional gathering place to build respectful relationships and work on skills to prevent conflict, abuse and violence. …” Read the entire article: http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/367749451.html

  • UK’s national LGBT domestic violence charity faces closure

    By The Guardian 02/05/2016 “… The UK’s only national domestic violence charity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is facing closure due to a lack of funding. …” Read the entire article: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/the-uks-only-lgbt-domestic-violence-charity-to-close

  • Dating dangers: control and coercion in the online age

    by The Irish Times 02/04/2016 “… Are you ever too young to be abused by an intimate partner? Sadly the answer appears to be no. In Ireland 60 per cent of domestic abuse starts before a woman is 25. …” Read the entire article: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/dating-dangers-control-and-coercion-in-the-online-age-1.2518425

  • #ThatsNotLove: Helping Teens Spot Signs of Relationship Abuse

    By CNN 02/24/2016  “(CNN )Looking back, Mattis Collier, now 20 and a junior at the University of South Carolina, can see all the warning signs. ‘It was a very quick relationship. I didn’t know him very well … but the jealousy, the rage, all of that stuff came pretty soon after,; said Collier about her…