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NEW INFORMATION: Senate votes for tougher penalties on repeat child abuse
By WEAU.com 01/12/2016 “… The bipartisan bill passed Tuesday would require that a jury unanimously agrees that a person physically abused the same child at least three times in a specified period. The period of time would depend on the facts of each case. …” Read the entire article: http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Senate-to-vote-on-new-child-abuse-crime-364971051.html
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Screening Tool Helps Domestic Violence Victims
By WESB.com 01/12/2016 “… More than 1,400 Pennsylvanians sought assistance from local domestic violence service centers last year as a result of a new screening tool that helps identify victims who are at greatest danger of being killed or seriously injured by their abusive partner. …” Read the entire article: http://wesb.com/screening-tool-helps-domestic-violence-victims/
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Editorial: Shelter in Greenlee is an idea whose time has come
By The Copper Era 01/13/2016 “… According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in five women nationally will be the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, one in seven men will suffer the same, and violence by an intimate partner accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime nationwide. …”…
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Domestic violence bill to be reintroduced
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
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Law enforcement agencies train for domestic violence calls
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:…
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Column: Protect Yourself from Financial Abuse
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
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Male abuse victims need help, too
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. …”…
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Domestic violence issue goes to heart of who we are
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/
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The Four Categories of Elder Abuse: Evaluation Approaches
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
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Breaking the cycle of domestic violence
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/
