New bill would ensure free exams for sexual assault victims
After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free.
Oct 27, 2022
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After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free.
Oct 27, 2022
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Responding effectively to young people who use family violence requires increased investment and the development of tailored interventions, according to research released by Monash University today.
Oct 5, 2022
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Children with disability require urgent policy attention and trauma-informed responses to their experiences of domestic and family violence (DFV).
Sep 29, 2022
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Michael Rose, MD, MPH, is a proud gun owner, hunter, and native North Dakotan who practices medicine in the heart of Baltimore. Dr. Rose understands how his personal and professional lives may seem at odds with one another. ...
Aug 30, 2022
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More than one-third of the population experiences adversity in childhood—including abuse, neglect or family violence—leaving hundreds of thousands in need of treatment.
Aug 23, 2022
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A University of Queensland study has found there are still barriers to terminating a pregnancy in Queensland, more than three years after the practice was decriminalized.
Aug 23, 2022
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When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022
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La Trobe University researchers have done a deep dive into the costs of alcohol use in Australia to those impacted alcohol use, rather than the drinkers themselves, revealing an estimated cost of close to $20 billion in 2016.
Jul 26, 2022
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A new study has found children exposed to domestic and family violence were at a much higher risk of problems such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse and had a five times higher chance of needing help from a mental ...
Jul 19, 2022
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One in three Melbourne mothers experiences family violence before their first child's 10th birthday, according to a new study.
Jun 30, 2022
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