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By The Dallas Morning News 01/19/2016 “… Dallas family violence cases increased by 7 percent last year. But the most stark rise at one local shelter was in the number of battered men needing a temporary place to stay. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20160119-family-place-planning-one-of-nations-first-shelters-for-battered-men.ece

By Wallowa County Chieftain “… That’s important because felony domestic abuse cases often are pleaded down to misdemeanors when victims decide not to testify, limiting the evidence available to prosecutors as they seek felony charges. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wallowa.com/local_news/20160119/new-laws-help-put-teeth-in-domestic-violence-prevention

By Hamptons.com  “… This year, the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) is presenting the ‪#‎ICanDoSomething‬ awareness campaign to highlight February, which is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. To help spread the word about the initiative, OPDV is inviting students ages 14 to 18 throughout New York State to create…

By BBC News 01/21/2016 “… Paul, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, walked away from his 25-year marriage after suffering physical, emotional and psychological abuse.“My wife and I had only been together two years when the trouble started,” he told the BBC. …” Read the entire article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35364979

By CBS 6 01/21/2016 “… Bell is sponsoring House Bill 609 and HB 610, which he hopes will deter abusers from committing repeat offenses. The bills would make assault and battery resulting in bodily injury and stalking of a person protected by a protective order a Class 6 felony. …” Read the entire article: http://wtvr.com/2016/01/21/gop-lawmakers-seek-crackdown-on-domestic-violence-offenders/

By Medline Plus 01/15/2016 “… Using data from a national survey conducted during the mid-1990s, when violent crime rates were falling in the United States, researchers found that 13 percent of black students, 10 percent of Hispanic students and 7 percent of white students had been involved with weapons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_156732.html

By Public News Service 01/2016 “… FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill filed in the Kentucky House would give victims of domestic and dating violence the ability to legally break their home or apartment lease as they leave a dangerous situation. The sponsor of House Bill 41, Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Shively), says the legislation will be…

By International Business Times 01/18/2016 “… Other complaints include 3,725 cases of standard of care in aged care facilities subsidised by the government and 1,127 incidents of missing people or unexplained absences. These incidents of suspected or alleged abuses comprise 1.1 percent of the 231,555 Aussies who stay in permanent residential aged care facilities. Another…

By She Knows 01/19/2016 “… More than 700,000 men a year are believed to fall victim to violent attacks from their partners, but according to The Telegraph, many of these acts go unreported, as men fear the consequences of reporting the offence. …” Read the entire article: http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1109511/stigma-facing-male-domestic-abuse-victims