In the state of California, reported incidences of sexual harassment are 5 percent higher for women and 10 percent higher for men than the national average, report the authors of a joint study produced by the Center for Gender ...
May 23, 2019
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Students who perceive that their college campus is more inclusive and welcoming of sexual- and gender-minority people have lower odds of being victims of sexual assault, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh ...
Mar 17, 2017
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Christine Blasey Ford's account of allegedly being sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers is provoking both informed and uninformed comment from politicians. Still more private ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Risk factors for sexual assault, including young age and alcohol consumption, must be addressed when considering preventative strategies, suggests a new study, published today (15 October) in BJOG: An International Journal ...
Oct 15, 2014
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When longtime former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed suit July 6 for sexual harassment against the network's former boss, Roger Ailes, the public response was less than kind. There were expressed disbelief and rebuttals ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime—including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment—were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to ...
Feb 22, 2022
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A multiyear clinical trial comparing medication and mental health counseling in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder shows that patients who chose their form of treatment—whether drugs or therapy—improved more ...
Oct 19, 2018
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Dominique Lee was training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportunity. Instead, she was drugged and sexually assaulted.
Oct 25, 2023
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Porter County, Indiana, has expanded its problem-solving courts to include a mental health court for teens, the first of its kind in the state.
Sep 26, 2023
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Women are able to recall details of sexual assault and rape with accuracy, even if they have drunk—or expected to drink—moderate amounts of alcohol.
Feb 1, 2023
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