Violence toward animals and people often occur together. Understanding these connections can improve safety and outcomes for both.
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First came psychological abuse, then physical, then came sexual abuse.
Even though her most famous work, ‘Bastard out of Carolina,’ deals with physical and sexual abuse, this merely constitutes one element of a broader emotional and physical landscape.
As Euro 2024 kicks off, the governing body of European football is urgently trying to recruit thousands of new grassroots officials. Is football really in danger of running out of referees?
Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
Lots of people report bruising easily. What do doctors look for to see if it might be caused by something serious?
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems in adulthood.
Providing men who suffer domestic abuse with the help they need can also reduce violence experienced by women and children.
A sports culture that does not tolerate abuse of any kind needs to be cultivated to ensure that the benefits of participating in sports are achieved.
After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day highlights the increasing population of older adults around the world and the accompanying rise in elder mistreatment.
Research shows that violence between patients is prevalent, often overlooked and largely unaddressed.
Family courts’ hostility – both in the US and abroad – toward claims of paternal or spousal abuse has been widely reported. Now there’s an in-depth study that documents that hostility.
What would you do if you weren’t safe at home – and now you’re not allowed to leave because of the coronavirus pandemic?
An evaluation of a therapeutic foster care program has shown significant improvements in children previously thought too complex and challenging for foster care.
If even top judges can get it wrong when it comes to domestic abuse then perhaps it’s time we all tried to better understand the nature of coercive and controlling behaviour.
Spanking does not lead to better behavior by children. Instead, it could lead to some adverse, long-term consequences.
A ban on corporal punishment has not stopped the practice in Uganda’s schools. An initiative in the East African country may hold the solutions - and could be used in other countries, too.
Diagnostic labels usually describe symptoms, attempt to answer the question of what is wrong, and lead to a treatment plan. But “borderline personality disorder” fails on all three counts.
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