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Letters to the editor: Water warnings commonplace and shameful neglect of elderly
By NZ Herald on 12/11/2017 “… Yesterday’s newspapers, television and radio news broadcasts all included at least one item about our country’s deteriorating water. Warnings not to swim here and not to drink there are becoming commonplace. At the same time, we are allowing our very best water to be exported overseas free of any charge….”…
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Taking the time to take care our elderly
By PA News on 12/11/2017 “… States, like people, may be judged by how they treat the most vulnerable among us. Texas presents a good but not consistently great picture of how it treats the elderly and protects them from abuse, according to a recent study by WalletHub.com, a national consumer website …” Read the entire…
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Know the statistics of domestic violence
By Michigan State University Extension on 12/11/2017 “… 1 in 4 men are physically abused by an intimate partner and 1 in 7 are severely abused. …” Read the entire article: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/know_the_statistics_of_domestic_violence
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Pioneering support group offers help to male survivors of abuse
By Gazette Xtra on 12/04/2017 “… Jimmy once confided in his pastor that his wife was physically abusive. “He told me it was always the man’s fault when things like that happen,” Jimmy recalled. “He didn’t give me any advice about what to do.” …” Read the entire article: http://www.gazettextra.com/20171204/pioneering_support_group_offers_help_to_male_survivors_of_abuse
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Male abuse victims should not be ignored
By Columbia Chronicle on 12/04/2017 “… However, 10 percent of men also experience domestic violence, and they should not be disregarded. One in seven men age 18 and over have experienced severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime. In 2013, 13 percent of documented calls to the National Domestic Violence hotline identified as male.…
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Beware financial scams and abuse
By Tao News on 12/04/2017 “… Financial abuse happens when money or property is stolen, including forging checks, taking someone’s Social Security payment, or using their credit card without permission. Abuse also occurs when names on bank accounts or life insurance policies are changed by scammers. …” Read the entire article: http://www.taosnews.com/stories/beware-financial-scams-and-abuse,44715
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TRACE working to stop abuse of local elders
By The News Journal on 12/05/2017 “… “A lot of what goes on doesn’t get as much publicity, or is stuff not being advertised that much, like emotional or mental abuse,” Bingham added. “That happens pretty commonly. The physical abuse happens as well, but it is not as prevalent as the emotional or mental side of it.”…
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New Michigan law proposed for cyber-bullying
By Fox 2 on 12/04/2017 “… “This cyber-bullying law, is a law that is going to help as a tool for the prosecutors to go ahead and get those individuals that are abusive, outright just ridiculously harming those individuals and families in the state. …” Read the entire article: http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/new-michigan-law-proposed-for-cyber-bullying
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Stop Abuse for Everyone Receives 2017 Best of Lake Oswego Award

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stop Abuse for Everyone Receives 2017 Best of Lake Oswego Award Lake Oswego Award Program Honors the Achievement LAKE OSWEGO November 21, 2017 — Stop Abuse for Everyone has been selected for the 2017 Best of Lake Oswego Award in the Non-Profit Organization category by the Lake Oswego Award Program.…
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A responsibility to care: Peninsula forensic team aims to reverse rise of elder abuse
By WY Times on 11/13/2017 “… Addressing elder abuse is particularly important in Williamsburg, where more than 16 percent of the population is over the age of 65, according to the United States Census Bureau. In Virginia, elder abuse – whether physical, financial or psychological – is a growing problem, state officials say. …” Read the…