She showed me the cigarette burns on her arms. Her eyes seemed empty as she slumped in the chair, answering questions with defeated shrugs. Finally she explained that her stepfather had held her down and burnt her arm many ...
Sep 11, 2014
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A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that many of the former child soldiers of Sierra Leone have been accepted by their families and communities as they try to ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 18, 2020
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Seventy percent of parents who have experienced child and adolescent-to-parent violence, saw an increase in violent episodes during lockdown, according to a report out today from researchers at the Universities of Oxford ...
Aug 19, 2020
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New research published Online First in The Lancet confirms that routine intimate partner violence screening and counselling in primary-care settings does not improve women's quality of life, but does help reduce depressive ...
Apr 15, 2013
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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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A QUT researcher is hoping to develop a new treatment approach for men who act violently towards their intimate partners.
May 29, 2018
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Women who kill their partners after years of family violence will have fewer options to defend themselves against murder charges if the current Victorian law is abolished, according to a new study.
Dec 13, 2013
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California's red flag law, which allows people to obtain gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), went into effect seven years ago.
Jan 11, 2023
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People sheltering in place to avoid the threat of COVID-19 are finding themselves trapped with a more familiar source of danger—their own spouse or parent.
Apr 10, 2020
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