Category: News Articles

  • More Than 40% Of Domestic Violence Victims Are Male, Report Reveals

    By The Guardian 9/4/2010 “Campaign group Parity claims assaults by wives and girlfriends are often ignored by police and media” Read the entire article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/05/men-victims-domestic-violence

  • Recognizing Signs of Abusive Dating Among Teenagers

    By The New York Times 2/14/2013 “…In the past few years, domestic abuse in teenage relationships has been recognized as a public health issue. …” Read the entire article: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/recognizing-signs-of-abusive-dating-among-teenagers/?smid=tw-share

  • Male Victims of Violence Also Need Support

    By Bert Hoff – The Seattle Times 2/6/2013 “…”…The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on intimate-partner violence found that each year more men (5.36 million) than women (4.74 million) are victims of intimate-partner physical violence (Tables 4.1, 4.2 of full report) and psychological violence (20.5 vs. 16.5 million). Yet here in…

  • Bisexual Women at Especially High Risk of Sexual Violence, CDC Says

    By Medline Plus 1/25/2013 “Bisexual women in the United States are more likely to suffer from domestic violence than either lesbian or heterosexual women, a new government report shows.” Read the entire article: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133442.html

  • Police arrest woman for allegedly assaulting former boyfriend

    By Mid Maine 6/13/2012 “A Clinton woman is facing a domestic violence assault charge after she slapped an ex-boyfriend, according to police.” Read the entire article: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/12/news/mid-maine/police-arrest-woman-for-allegedly-assaulting-former-boyfriend/?ref=polbeat

  • Ask all women about abuse, says task force

    By Medline Plus 6/12/2012 “A government-backed panel on Tuesday recommended doctors ask their female patients about domestic violence they are currently experiencing or may have faced in the past.” Read the entire article: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_126207.html 

  • Child Welfare Dept. Ignores Brutality to Six Children and One Man

    By Robert Franklin, Esq. – SAVE 6/28/2012 “…And control it she did. The children were so terrified of Gonzales-Esquivel that, when they were questioned by authorities, they invariably claimed to have a model home life of peace and harmony. That’s because Gonzales- Esquivel had threatened severe repercussions if they told the truth. …” Read the…