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Male couples report as much domestic violence as straight couples
By Science Daily on 07/10/2018 “… Most studies examining domestic violence look at female victims in heterosexual couples or have only asked questions of one member of a male couple. Nearly half (46 percent) of the 320 men (160 couples) in the study reported experiencing some form of intimate partner violence in the last year —…
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Area’s elder abuse statistics are state’s worst for the ‘quiet epidemic’
By News Leader “… Imagine if your area hospital was used to treat only elderly people who were the potential victims of neglect, exploitation and abuse. Imagine that hospital at full capacity, all beds filled. Now imagine another hospital right next to it, also filled. Actually, imagine another 23 hospitals. All filled to capacity. …” Read…
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Thousands misusing abuse orders to get legal aid, says parenting charity
By BBC News on 07/03/2018 “… Thousands of parents falsely claim domestic abuse in order to access legal aid and stop estranged partners from seeing their children, a shared parenting charity claims. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-44628179?ns_source=facebook&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews
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Local services raise awareness for elder abuse
By WITN on 06/27/2018 “… “Unfortunately, about 60% of the cases are from family members. One of the things we recommend is that folks set up a healthcare power of attorney at a young age and that they continually update their will so that their wishes are known and they are putting people in charge of…
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When Men Are the Victims of Domestic Violence
By The Crime Report on 06/27/2018 “… On February 25, the actress Heather Locklear was involved in a domestic violence incident. Sadly, such incidents are not uncommon. What makes this case unusual—aside from Locklear’s celebrity—is that she was the attacker, not the victim. …” Read the entire article: https://thecrimereport.org/2018/06/27/when-men-are-the-victims-of-domestic-violence/
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Male domestic abuse victims up 40% in just one UK county as thousands more report offense
By RT on 06/19/2018 “… Thousands of men have reported being domestically abused in Kent, a charity has revealed. The Mankind Initiative saw a staggering increase of 40 percent in the number of male victims suffering domestic violence since 2017. …” Read the entire article: https://www.rt.com/uk/430223-male-domestic-abuse-kent/
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How bankers are poised to thwart senior financial abuse
By Clarion Ledger on 06/24/2018 “… Decades ago, population experts began telling us to get ready for a major population shift as the baby-boomer generation (those born from 1946 to 1964) started to retire. Coupled with increasing life expectancy, this shift would challenge our society as record numbers of Americans became elderly. …” Read the entire…
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Domestic abuse in US turns digital – with thermostats, locks and lights
By Straits Times on 06/24/2018 “… Their stories are part of a new pattern of behaviour in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, thermostats, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for harassment, monitoring, revenge and control. …”…
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Domestic abuse in US turns digital – with thermostats, locks and lights
By Straits Times on 06/24/2018 “… Their stories are part of a new pattern of behaviour in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, thermostats, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for harassment, monitoring, revenge and control. …”…
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Pennsylvania grapples with increase in elder abuse
By Daily Item on 6/26/2018 “… Caseworkers confirmed almost 19 reports of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation every day in the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to that data. The number of substantiated cases of abuse, neglect or exploitation increased more than 50 percent over the same period just three years prior, according to data provided by…