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Wife Sets Sleeping Husband on Fire With Gasoline, Say Police
By News Max 04/13/2016 “…According to the nonprofit organization Safe Horizon, men are victims of nearly three million physical assaults in the United States connected to domestic violence. …” Read the entire article: http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/Wife-Sets-Sleeping-Husband-on-Fire-Say-Police/2016/04/13/id/723685/#ixzz46ID1oB2M
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Organization offers wearable alarms for domestic violence victims
By WMTW 04/13/2016 “…Caring Unlimited, a resource program for victims, now offers wearable personal alarms. The devices send a signal directly to police without the attacker knowing. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wmtw.com/news/york-county-company-offers-wearable-alarms-for-domestic-violence-victims/39013850
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Beauty Bar apologizes after sign with domestic violence joke causes outrage
By Las Vegas Journal Review 04/15/2016 “…A photo of the sign, which read “I like my beer like I like my violence: domestic” and was removed Thursday night, was posted on Facebook by Derek Noel on Thursday afternoon. It has since been shared nearly 500 times and reposted by many others on both Facebook and…
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House unanimously votes to protect pets in domestic violence cases
By News Miner 04/14/2016 “…House Bill 147 allows for the safety and well-being of animals to be considered in court during divorces and protective orders. It also makes animal cruelty a crime of domestic violence if the animal is a pet. …” Read the entire article: http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/house-unanimously-votes-to-protect-pets-in-domestic-violence-cases/article_4fc96522-02cf-11e6-a40f-cbf0acc3b1f3.html
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Detecting and Defending Financial Elder Abuse
By JDsupra Business Advisor 04/14/2016 “…It is estimated that six million seniors are subject to financial elder abuse each year. Financial elder abuse can take many forms: deceptive advertising for products with hidden charges or that simply do not work as promised; outright shams by con artists preying on seniors with diminished capacity; theft by…
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Domestic violence crisis: Mums and dads live in fear of their kids
By The Daily Telegraph 04/15/2016 “…THOUSANDS of parents are forced to call police every year to protect themselves from their own teenage children in what has been called our hidden domestic violence crisis. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/domestic-violence-crisis-mums-and-dads-live-in-fear-of-their-kids/news-story/a1bb898eb4dd78f7bd7d9a4f8c447dd8
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LOWRY: Protect your loved ones from nursing home abuse, neglect
By Business in Savannah 04/15/2016 “…Although most nursing homes provide quality care, some facilities have been guilty of neglect or abuse. A national study of 2,000 nursing home residents reported that 44 percent said they had been abused, and 95 percent said they had been neglected or seen another resident neglected. …” Read the entire…
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Lecture shines light on domestic violence
By Collegian 04/19/2016 “…n the beginning of his lecture he pointed out the importance of acknowledging that men have been sexually assaulting women, children and other men for thousands of years. He stated that it wasn’t until the 1970s that rape crisis centers developed. …” Read the entire article: http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2016/04/19/lecture-shines-light-on-domestic-violence/
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Groups coordinate events to build awareness of child abuse prevention
By Bismarck Tribune 04/16/2016 “…The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Children and Family Services Division and Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota are partnering to award grant funding to 19 coalitions representing 43 counties for projects that strengthen communities and build awareness about child abuse prevention. …” Read the entire article: http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/groups-coordinate-events-to-build-awareness-of-child-abuse-prevention/article_e8310f2c-69b1-55d9-be7e-ff2488cdc1bf.html
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We are blind to an epidemic of domestic abuse
By The Guardian 04/08/2016 “…The BBC has done a public service in kicking off this conversation even though the scenario it highlighted – a woman snapping and trying to kill her abuser – has more in common with melodrama than real life. Domestic abuse causes fear, anxiety, depression, injury and death in the most extreme…