Psychology & Psychiatry
Family violence perpetrators need better response
The call for improved responses is made in a paper published today by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse.
Nov 28, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shines light on the health of pregnant people in the year after birth
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Nov 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows how excessive drinking affects others
A new study published in Addiction shows that around a fifth of adult Australians, from across regional and metropolitan Australia, reported harm from the excessive drinking of people they know.
May 14, 2024
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Health
Learn how to recognize, intervene in domestic violence cases
As recently as 40 years ago, domestic violence often was not considered a crime, even by law enforcement and the judicial system. Victims had little or no resources to help them escape the violence aimed at them and their ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Pediatrics
Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse
Nearly 13,000 Australian children aged 10 to 17 sought help alone from specialist homeless services last year. Many of these young people will have escaped family violence and then been endangered by abusive partners.
Oct 23, 2023
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Health
Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking
One third of women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of their intimate partners with consequences from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, to sexually transmitted ...
May 5, 2014
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don't get help
Each year, many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives.
Nov 10, 2023
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Pediatrics
Using substances at school may be cry for help
When teens are caught drinking or using marijuana at school, a trip to the dean's office may not suffice. These students also should be screened for exposure to trauma, mental health problems and other serious health risks, ...
May 3, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Intimate partner violence referrals increased after COVID-19 emergence
An increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) referrals was seen after the emergence of COVID-19, particularly for emotional abuse, according to a study published online March 22 in Pediatrics.
Mar 28, 2022
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Health
Study identifies barriers to intimate partner violence services
Texas has a shortage of beds for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), and although alternatives may be offered, survivors may find themselves isolated from much-needed services, such as crisis intervention, legal ...
May 19, 2015
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