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Nursing care abuse targeting seniors climbs 11% to new record
By Japan Times “… A record of 452 cases of nursing home abuse involving the elderly were reported in fiscal 2016, rising 10.8 percent from the previous year and completing a decade-long climb, according to a welfare ministry survey. …” Read the entire article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/10/world/crime-legal-world/abuse-elderly-nursing-facility-staffers-rises-10-8/#.WrKYARiZP-Y
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Canadians have role to play in trying to prevent domestic violence, experts say
By Global News on 03/16/2018 “…. When it comes to domestic violence, there are no boundaries or barriers. It can happen anywhere and among any demographic. Since the beginning of 2018, 14 people – 12 women and two men – have died in alleged cases of domestic violence in Ontario. That’s a statistic, but Farah Nasser…
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House bill would help elder victims of financial abuse
By Sea Coast Online on 03/17/2018 “… A state House bill could expedite the process for elderly and disabled people to acquire relief from financial exploiters, its crafters using the state’s existing domestic violence protective order process as the blueprint. …” Read the entire article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180317/house-bill-would-help-elder-victims-of-financial-abuse
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New report shows impact of intimate partner violence in Utah
By KUTV on 03/20/2018 “… The report stated that 18.1 percent of adult females and 10 percent of adult males in Utah experienced IPV in 2016, which is often linked to childhood trauma know as adverse childhood events (ACEs). …” Read the entire article: http://kutv.com/news/local/new-report-shows-impact-of-intimate-partner-violence-in-utah
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Abused, neglected seniors and adults to get protection with proposed new law
By Today Online on 03/20/2018 “… Officers from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) could be given powers to enter homes, obtain information and examine records, and even temporarily relocate those who might be suffering from abuse, neglect, or self-neglect under a proposed new law to help protect vulnerable adults. …” Read the entire…
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I sat through the entire Yale sexual-assault trial. The media aren’t giving you the full story.
By The College Fix on 03/16/2018 “… You could not ask for a more glaring contrast between campus and criminal justice measures of acceptable sexual behavior than those revealed by the recent trial of Yale student Saifullah Khan. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/43043/
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Mississippi 6th grader commits suicide over bullying
By WFAA on 03/13/2018 “… Andrew’s mother, Cheryl Hudson, told WREG that on March 6, the 12-year-old left a note for his family then hanged himself. His 16-year-old brother found the body. The teen says he is also being bullied. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/mississippi-6th-grader-commits-suicide-over-bullying/507-528075836
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Why seniors are susceptible to phone scams and fraud, and how to stop them
By USC News on 03/12/2018 “… Victims filed nearly 354,000 fraud complaints about imposters to the Federal Trade Commission in 2015 alone, and many of them were for phone scams targeting the elderly. …” Read the entire article: http://news.usc.edu/135031/senior-scams-and-fraud-due-to-aging-brain/
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HEATHER LOCKLEAR WILL ESCAPE FELONY CHARGE In Domestic Violence Arrest
By TMZ on 03/12/2018 “… The D.A. has charged Heather with four counts of misdemeanor battery on an officer. She’s also facing one charge of resisting or obstructing an officer.She was not charged with hitting her boyfriend, even though that’s why she was originally arrested. …” Read the entire article: http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/12/heather-locklear-charged-felony-domestic-violence-battery-cops/
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Mark Brooks of Mankind Initiative on male domestic abuse
By Somerset County Gazette on 03/12/2018 “… DOMESTIC violence against men is largely overlooked by society, despite one in three victims being male, according to a Taunton-based charity. Mark Brooks, chairman of The ManKind Initiative, which supports men who have been abused in their homes, has welcomed the launch of a consultation on a new Domestic Abuse…
