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By New York Post on 09/30/2017 “… Ashlee Merrill said her daughter, Aleeyah — a sophomore at Essex Street Academy on the Lower East Side — was ridiculed and taunted on Facebook by a classmate in late August, who also targeted her in a Snapchat video which threatened …” Read the entire article: http://nypost.com/2017/09/30/mother-fights-to-end-bullying-for-daughter-and-all-victims/

By National News on 10/01/2017 “… The 60-year-old woman is making an urgent call for the implementation of such legislation, after auxiliary nurse Ariel King, 38, was sentenced to 200 hours community service for assaulting Daniel-Goddard’s elderly mother, Jasmin Hall, last year.The abuse was recorded on video which went viral, leaving Barbadians shocked and angry that…

By Help Guide  “… While the majority of domestic violence victims are women, abuse of men happens far more often than you’d probably expect. Typically, men are physically stronger than women but that doesn’t necessarily make it easier to escape the violence or the relationship. An abused man faces a shortage of resources, skepticism from police,…

By LA Times on 09/05/2017 “… It was not until a neighbor backed up his story that police removed the cuffs and Miller found himself seeking refuge at one of the nation’s first domestic violence shelters devoted to men. …” Read the entire article: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-male-domestic-violence-shelter-20170804-story.html

By Huffington Post on 10/02/2017 “… The truth is that for every case of abuse reported there may be five times more that are not, according to Blancato. In the area of financial abuse, victims can lose up to $3 billion a year on the low side and as high as $36 billion a year. According…

By The Conversation on 10/02/2017 “… Throughout Australia older people are losing their savings, property and homes through financial abuse, usually at the hands of persons close to them such as an adult child or grandchild. …” Read the entire article: http://theconversation.com/how-can-we-prevent-financial-abuse-of-the-elderly-84991

By Independent on 03/17/2017 “…Women’s shelters are inappropriate for male victims, as the women shouldn’t be subjected to a male presence at their most vulnerable and the men – many of whom will have been assaulted by female partners – could similarly feel triggered …” Read the entire article: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/domestic-violence-male-victims-shelters-government-funding-stigma-a7626741.html

By Technical Baltimore on 09/21/2017 “… On Saturday afternoon, a group of women – some young, some adults – gathered at Open Works. They spent part of the morning creating emoji. Then, they heard from leaders in the Baltimore tech community including Shervonne Cherry of Spark Baltimore, Charlotte James of Code in the Schools and Crystal…

By Des Moines Register on 09/22/2017 “… From the very first day of medical school, it has been drilled into my head that caring for the elderly would be the greatest challenge for my generation of aspiring physicians. …” Read the entire article: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2017/09/22/med-student-hopes-state-cares-elderly-much-he-does/692217001/

By 60 Starts at 60 on 09/26/2017 “… In the 1970s, 8 per cent of the population was over 65 years of age. This figure grew to 13 per cent in 2001, and it’s predicted that over-65s will make up 25 per cent of the population by 2042. That’s a growth from 2.5 million to 6.2…