"Contra Costa County -- Contra Costa County's Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative has won a $200,000 U.S. Justice Department grant to fight domestic violence homicides. "The grant comes out of the DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women to...
"Young adults in abusive and controlling dating relationships were happier when their relationships were over than they expected to be, according to a Purdue University study...."...
"When it comes to public health law, it seems the least coercive path may also be the one of least resistance. "In a new study published this month in Health Affairs, researchers found that the public does, indeed, support legal interventions aimed...
"The research found that over half of the 1,203 Year 9 pupils had some direct experiences of domestic abuse, whether as victims, witnesses, or perpetrators. It was led by Professor David Gadd from The University of Manchester and Dr Claire Fox from...
"Dr Barron said her initial focus will appropriately be members of the Sandy Hook School community and local responders, who may have witnessed some of the most horrible images resulting from the violence that descended on Newtown that day. “We...
"No More is an international campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault, using a symbol its creators hope will become as well-known as the pink breast cancer ribbon.... "One in four women experience violence from a partner in...
I t’s still March, but the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center is sending out reminders that next month is Child Abuse Awareness Month. “We hope you think about one or more simple actions to take during this month. We don’t care...
"Trauma, poverty and racism create a toxic mixture rarely talked about when discussing urban violence. According to Drs. John Rich and Ted Corbin , witnessing or being a victim of violence, along with other adverse conditions while growing up, can...
"Those on hand from the Police Department were first given background information on how the screening toll was created, how police can use it and then performed some role playing. When answering a domestic violence call, an officer will speak with a...
Twice weekly, I commute across the Golden Gate Bridge. I've taken this route for over a year, yet the view still consumes me. Whether marveling at the Bridge, seeing the sun (or fog) mingle with the Pacific Ocean, or eyeing the cramped San Francisco...
Want to Get Through to Teens | Talk to Their Brains. In my decade of research and writing on brain development and the brain disease of addiction, understanding the whole story about puberty and the brain’s evolution [see Image 2 below] gave me the pieces that finally completed the puzzle on how/why teens do the things they do and how/why their peers are so influential and why all of this is so instrumental in the development of substance abuse problems . If you are a parent, you know...
Abstract BACKGROUND: This study examined the prevalence, risk factors and consequences associated with child maltreatment in the home.... CONCLUSION: These results highlight the importance of examining children's multiple experiences of violence in...
"His words will weigh heavily on the audience at the two-day Safe to Compete summit in Alexandria, Va., because Ehrmann — minister, motivational speaker and onetime Gilman coach — is himself a survivor of child sexual abuse. "He still...
"In November, that task force released a report calling for the legislation to address those problems. The proposals would update the definition of child abuse, clarify who must report child abuse, increase penalties for failure to report and...
This survey of adverse childhood experiences was undertaken in 1277 students aged over 18 years from a representative sample of high schools and universities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia....