News tagged with domestic abuse
When teen dating turns abusive and violent
(HealthDay)—When teens start dating, parents' worries grow—and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.
Pediatrics
May 10, 2013 |
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System fails foster children and parents
New research shows that early intervention and support for families is critical if foster children are to be reunited quickly and safely with their birth parents.
Health
Mar 20, 2013 |
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High levels of domestic abuse revealed among teenagers
A groundbreaking study of 13 and 14-year-olds in 13 Staffordshire schools has revealed worrying levels of domestic abuse among the young.
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Domestic abuse prevention programmes able to have a positive impact on children's attitudes toward violence
A team of researchers has shown that domestic abuse prevention programmes are able to have a positive impact on secondary school children's attitudes to violence.
Health
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Severe abuse at home linked to dating violence
Young urban black women who are exposed to severe abuse within their families are much more likely to be victims of dating violence, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
Health
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Married women more likely to have positive pregnancies, study finds
(HealthDay)—Compared with unmarried women, married women are less likely to experience domestic abuse, substance abuse or postpartum depression around the time of pregnancy, a new study finds.
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Child abuse in U.S. declines for 5th straight year
(HealthDay)—The number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in the United States in 2011 fell for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new federal government report.
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Dec 13, 2012 |
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Distressing life events and poverty behind many abortions in US
The researchers, from the Guttmacher Institute in New York, base their findings on feedback data from almost 9,500 women who had an abortion in 2008 (Abortion Patient Survey), in the light of 11 "disruptive" events, and the ...
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Aug 20, 2012 |
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Preschool children at risk for stress after seeing domestic violence and another traumatic event
(Medical Xpress) -- Preschool children exposed to domestic violence and additional traumatic events are at increased risk for developing traumatic stress disorder, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Child abuse disrupts brain, may cause depression: study
Children who suffer or witness physical abuse undergo changes to their brain structure that may predispose them to depression and substance abuse later in life, a study said Wednesday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 01, 2012 |
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New University of Houston research focuses on treatment for perpetrator, not victim
A new UH experiment takes an unconventional look at the treatment for domestic violence, otherwise known as intimate partner violence (IPV), by focusing on changing the perpetrators' psychological abuse during arguments rather ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Survivors of violence benefit from mentoring
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development.
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Survey: 1 in 4 women attacked by intimate partner
(AP) -- It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.
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Dec 14, 2011 |
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Study shows how general practice can substantially improve care for women experiencing domestic violence
One in four women in the UK have experienced physical or sexual abuse from their husband or a partner. A programme of training and support for GPs, practice nurses and GP receptionists can substantially increase ...
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Oct 14, 2011 |
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The role of GPs in helping women experiencing domestic violence
The research will be presented today at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Academic Primary Care, hosted this year by the University of Bristol's Academic Unit of Primary Health Care.
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Jul 07, 2011 |
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