Category: News Articles

  • Why So Many People Ignore LGBTQ Dating Violence

    By Paula Akpan – Teen Vogue 02/01/2019 “…In 2012, a Stonewall report found that one in four lesbian- and bisexual-identifying women experienced domestic abuse in a relationship, two thirds of which say the perpetrator was a woman. It also stated that nearly half of all gay and bisexual men have experienced “at least one incident of domestic abuse…

  • Abused husband’s call for men’s refuge in Blenheim

    By Chloe Ranford – Stuff 01/04/2019 “…Social stigmas often prevented male family violence victims from coming forward. …” Read the entire article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/110013883/abused-husbands-call-for-mens-refuge-in-blenheim 

  • Parents in West York School District working to stop bullying

    By Aimee Lewis – ABC27 01/28/2019 “…After seeing video from a bus camera, she was outraged to see her son apparently being punched by other students. She feels like the district didn’t take action. …” Read the entire article: https://www.abc27.com/news/local/york/parents-in-west-york-school-district-working-to-stop-bullying/1733878728 

  • Guide To Recognizing Elder Abuse And Knowing Your Rights

    By Aging In Place 02/2019 “…Every month, one in 10 older adults worldwide experience some form of abuse. But with only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse reported, the true figures are likely to be much greater. …” Read the entire article: https://www.aginginplace.org/guide-to-recognizing-elder-abuse/ 

  • 10-year-old Kentucky boy who killed himself was bullied, mother says

    By David K. Li – NBC News 01/23/2019 “…A 10-year-old Kentucky boy who killed himself was a victim of bullying, officials and loved ones said Wednesday. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/10-year-old-kentucky-boy-who-committed-suicide-was-bullied-n961936 

  • ‘Deliberately indifferent’: student athlete’s complaint slams SFA’s sexual assault investigation against him

    By John Suayan – SE Texas Record 01/22/2019 “…Richard L. Tate of the law firm Tate Moerer & King, LLP in Richmond has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a former Stephen F. Austin State University student athlete who accuses the East Texas school of conducting an unfair investigation into sexual assault allegations against…

  • Sexual abuse of boys often overlooked by state laws, global study warns

    By Rebecca Ratcliffe – The Guardian 01/26/2019 “…Sexual abuse of boys is “barely addressed” by the laws in many countries, according to a global study that warns of a lack of support for young male survivors. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/16/sexual-abuse-of-boys-often-overlooked-by-state-laws-global-study-warns?fbclid=IwAR3LXHL8sHGOWD_TUnDlrZF_FObRj8AV4vY7ENw0AKcll6zjwuIPXYMTPkU 

  • Christian Shelter Defends Choice To Reject Homeless Transgender Woman

    By Carol Kuruvilla – Huffington Post 01/14/2019 “…The Hope Center, which is also known as the Downtown Soup Kitchen, wants to continue barring transgender women from sleeping in its overnight shelter for homeless women, and the Alliance Defending Freedom is supporting it in its fight. …” Read the entire article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alliance-defending-freedom-hope-center-transgender-women_us_5c3ca570e4b0922a21d703ce 

  • Man still ‘in love’ with ex after she slashed him with samurai sword

    By Priscilla DeGregory & Ruth Brown – New York Post 01/15/2019 “…Prosecutors, however, laid out a far more gruesome scenario, in which Barba “intentionally and brutally” slashed Larrea with the blade — then left him bleeding out while his 12-year-old son desperately called 911 and tried to save his dad. …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/01/15/man-still-in-love-with-ex-after-she-slashed-him-with-samurai-sword/ 

  • State group critical of elder abuse report

    By Nicole C. Brambila – Reading Eagle 01/16/2019 “… The association representing Pennsylvania’s Area Agencies on Aging said that two major findings in a report released last week criticizing the Department of Aging’s oversight of elder abuse investigations was inaccurate. …” Read the entire article: https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-group-critical-of-elder-abuse-report