By TheDPost.com “… CHARLESTON — The joint Judiciary Committee approved on Monday, Jan. 11, the reintroduction of a domestic violence bill that passed both houses unanimously last session but met a veto from the governor. …” Read the entire article:  http://thedpost.com/Domestic-violence-bill-to-be-rei

By WCYB.com 01/11/2016 “… The University of Tennessee’s Law Enforcement Innovation Center put on the training. Executive Director Don Green says domestic violence calls are the most dangerous for law enforcement, and this training will help officers determine who the victim is when they respond to these types of calls. …” Read the entire article:…

By CarsonNow.org 01/12/2016 “… It seems about 1 in 5 folks age 65 or older have been victimized by financial fraud. The National Council on Aging said “over 90 percent of reported elder abuse is committed by the older person’s own family members.” …” Read the entire article: http://carsonnow.org/story/01/12/2016/column-protect-yourself-financial-abuse

By New Straits Times Online 01/10/2016 “… According to the United States’ National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in seven men aged 18 and above has been the victim of physical violence by an intimate partner in his lifetime, while 10 per cent of men have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner. …”…

By The Chronicle 01/11/2016 “… In Australia, about one in three women has experienced physical violence and as sadly about one in five has experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. …” Read the entire article: http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/dv-is-never-acceptable/2894544/

By Psychiatric Times on 01/11/2016 “… Elderly persons can become engaged with the legal system in multiple ways, but elder abuse is becoming more widely recognized as an important public health and social issue accompanying the increasing number of older adults in the US.1…” Read the entire article:  http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/geriatric-psychiatry/four-categories-elder-abuse-evaluation-approaches

By Coshocton Tribune 01/08/2016 “… “First Step brings awareness that domestic violence happens in our community,” Laudick said. “It brings awareness that an individual can empower themselves to make changes with the right support. This means that the cycle will lessen. It also creates a healthier, non-violent community.” …” Read the enitre article: http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2016/01/08/breaking-cycle-domestic-violence/78533472/

By The Michigan Daily 01/09/2016 “… “What we’ve chosen to focus on here today was domestic and sexual violence awareness, and it’s because it’s partially underrated here on campus,” Brooks said. “We’d really like to bring that to the forefront and actually highlight the beauty and the power that come from women.” …” Read the…

By Buzz on 01/09/2016 “… These numbers are growing as more men are reporting domestic abuse but there is still a stigma attached to the issue and a lot of men still aren’t asking for help. …” Read the entire article: http://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/male-victims-of-abuse-stories-scars-and-the-stigma/

By Montana Public Radio 01/08/2016 “… A state audit of those investigations found that, “The Department of Public Health and Human Services needs to address inconsistent documentation, limited supervisory oversight, and a lack of management information related to child abuse and neglect reports.” …” Read the entire article:http://mtpr.org/post/monday-hearing-address-mts-overwhelming-child-abuse-caseload