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Advocate calls for schools to teach about child sex abuse
News-Press Now 31 May 2018
School counselors can help expose and prevent child sex abuse through education, Erin Merryn said Tuesday. Merryn, an advocate for child sexual abuse prevention, spoke to hundreds of Kansas school counselors and other education professionals during K-State’s School Counseling Camp, an annual conference for Kansas school counselors ... Merryn said she was sexually abused by a friend’s uncle and her older cousin....
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Younger women most likely in Britain to suffer partner abuse: survey
China Daily 31 May 2018
LONDON - Young women aged 16 to 24 in Britain are more likely to experience partner abuse than any other age group, with students the group that is the most likely to suffer sexual abuse, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported Thursday ... The survey has revealed that women with a long-term illness or disability were more than twice as likely to have experienced some form of partner abuse than women who did not....
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Young women more likely to suffer partner abuse, figures suggest
Belfast Telegraph 31 May 2018
Girls and women in their late teens and early twenties are significantly more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of a current or former partner than those in older age groups, official statistics show. Females who are bisexual, from the poorest households or suffering from a long-term illness also face a greater risk of partner abuse, analysis suggests....
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Sierrra Leone News: 70% of mental health patients are due to drug abuse – Dr. Abdulai Jalloh
Awoko 31 May 2018
With the increase in reported cases of drug abuse across the country, Psychiatrist and Medical Superintendent at the Kissy Mental Hospital, Dr. Abdulai Jalloh, said about 70% of mental health patients are drug abusers. At present there is no universally accepted definition of substance abuse, but medical specialists define it as the excessive use of substances especially alcohol or drugs....
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Event to support elder abuse awareness
Citizen Tribune 31 May 2018
Yet, every year an estimated 5 million, or 1 in 10 older Americans experience elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Working together, communities can build the social supports that can prevent this abuse and keep everyone safe as they age ... The events on and surrounding this day attempt to shine a light on the injustice of elder abuse ... The good news is the issue of elder abuse can be prevented and addressed....
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In 2017, 40 kids in Pennsylvania died from abuse and neglect
Penn Live 31 May 2018
In 2017, 40 children died from neglect and abuse and 88 kids nearly died, according to the . Most of those children - 64 percent - were already known to the child welfare system, DePasquale noted. In 2016, 46 kids died from abuse and neglect in Pennsylvania, so the 2017 figures represent an improvement ... The report revealed more reports of abuse and neglect ... Overall reports of abuse and neglect rose 8 percent from 2016-17. ....
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SWBTS: Paige Patterson terminated ‘effective immediately’
The Baptist Messenger 31 May 2018
The decision, according to the statement, was based on “new information confirmed this morning … regarding the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against a student during Dr ... Further, the Seminary stands against all forms of abuse and grieves for individuals wounded by abuse ... Bingham called for the SWBTS community to join the Body of Christ in praying for healing for all individuals affected by abuse....
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Odisha launches awareness drive on child sexual abuse
Sify 31 May 2018
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a state-wide awareness campaign of Odisha Police against child sexual abuse ... While flagging off the Paree Express vans, Patnaik expressed great happiness on the initiative of Odisha Police towards tackling the issue of sexual abuse of children in collaboration with UNICEF ... He said state government has organized many qualitative initiatives for women safety and against child abuse....
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Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan
Journal Review 31 May 2018
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Four in five victims of child sexual abuse in Australian institutions will be eligible for compensation after three churches, the Scouts movement and the YMCA joined a federal government redress plan, an official said on Thursday ... Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson last week became the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse ... Reporting">Report Abuse....
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OUR VIEW: Clean out old medicines
Muskogee Phoenix 31 May 2018
Seventy percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers say they got the medication from friends or relatives ... This will prevent it from being available for abuse by a loved one ... Opioid abuse is at epidemic stage....
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Church joins Australia child abuse compensation plan
The Herald-Sun 31 May 2018
The Catholic Church's decision to join the Australian government's redress plan will ensure compensation will be paid to people who were sexually abused as children by church figures and puts pressure on other institutions to follow suit ... Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson last week became the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse....
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Sex workers cannot solve the problem of angry, misogynistic men
Vox 31 May 2018
They shouldn’t (and can’t) help “incels.” Last fall, following a New York Times article documenting multiple allegations of abuse and sexual harassment against the comedian Louis C.K., Rae Sanni, also a comedian, went on Twitter to share a few thoughts ... Because the truth is that many people, including prominent economists and New York Times columnists, do see sex workers as a primary defense against abusive and violent men....
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5 ways you can help women and girls living in poverty and exclusion
Metro UK 31 May 2018
Extreme poverty is rife – and women and girls are at the sharp end of a cycle of poverty, discrimination, injustice and abuse ... Women and girls in Kenya are coming together to claim their rights, expose abuses, and demand justice and change in their communities ... With your help, we’re helping more women and girls to challenge the sexism, abuse and extreme poverty that hold them back from achieving their potential....
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