Category: News Articles

  • Domestic Abuse Against Men: Know The Signs

    By Metro 06/08/2016 “If we asked you to picture a domestic abuser, what do they look like? And, more importantly, what gender are they? Society still follows an outdated narrative of domestic abuse, based on pejorative terms like ‘wife beater’ and ‘battered wife’. There are two main things wrong with these phrases – they assume…

  • Crisis nursery support a solid step to prevent child abuse

    By Great Falls Tribune  05/07/2016 “…She said the crisis nursery would provide up to 72 hours of emergency and respite relief for adults in various situations — a parent suffering extreme stress, a mother going to a job interview, or an adult raising three children who “just can’t handle it anymore.” Infants and toddlers are…

  • How to Protect Against the Rising Risk of Financial Abuse in Retirement

    By TIme 05/09/2016 “…Unfortunately, many older Americans have no idea that they’ve been victimized, since the odds of cognitive decline and dementia accelerate when you reach your 80s and 90s. Often, the older person is embarrassed to report that a son or daughter has taken money from them, or they may even fear harm from…

  • FOX25 Investigates elder abuse at nursing homes through social media

    By FOX 25  05/09/2016 “…”The federal government has an interest here. Protecting the taxpayers’ dollars and making sure that the rules that go along with getting the federal dollars are enforced.”FOX25 checked with Snapchat. A company spokesman said the incidents violate both their community guidelines and terms of services and the app has a tool…

  • Family violence: Men are victims too

    By NZHerald  05/10/2016 “…”I was married for nine years. In hindsight I should never have married her but was naïve at the time. We argued a lot and in the last two to three years of the relationship she started to physically assault me,” said the man, who the Herald has agreed not to identify.…

  • Preventing child abuse starts with reporting it, experts say

    By WFAA  05/09/2016 “…”They’re just regular kids. They have unconditional love,” Yvette Sanchez said. She’s the chief program officer at the Children’s shelter. “They’re innocent. They’re completely innocent, and what we need to do is restore that innocence.” …” Read the entire article: http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/preventing-child-abuse-starts-with-reporting-it/184332101

  • 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Investigation: Children at Risk in Abusive, Neglectful Homes

    By 5 Eyewitness News 05/09/2016 “…Not only did law enforcement know about problems with Kendrea’s foster family, but a lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, cites a Department of Human Services background study that revealed Kendrea’s foster mother, “physically abused her child or a child in her care,” in 2000. …” Read the entire article: http://kstp.com/news/5-eyewitness-news-investigation-children-at-risk-child-protection/4132250/

  • Man arrested after hours-long standoff in Casa de Oro neighborhood

    By 10 News 05/09/2016 “…SAN DIEGO – A 31-year-old man has been arrested for elder abuse after an hours-long standoff at a house in a Casa de Oro neighborhood that started with a man in his 70s being assaulted, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. …” Read the entire article: http://www.10news.com/news/house-in-casa-de-oro-surrounded-during-standoff-050916

  • Wife Battered Husband Over Candy, Flowers

    By The Smoking Gun  05/11/2016 “…Incensed that her husband got her “the wrong flowers and candy” for Mother’s Day, a Florida woman allegedly pummeled her spouse, according to cops who arrested her for domestic battery. …” Read the entire article: http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/mothers-day-battery-bust-657013

  • 5 Ways Promoting Masculine Stereotypes Harms Both Men And Women

    By Elite Daily 05/10/2016 “…Society upholds a lot of ideas about how men should act. While people typically think of these ideas as solely harmful to men, their implications are harmful to everyone, including women and people who don’t conform to the gender binary. …” Read the entire article: http://elitedaily.com/life/masculine-stereotypes-holds-back-men-women/1486575/