Family Violence

Public Faces, Private Lives: A 13-Year-Old Boy's Wisdom

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: D'Var Torah, Family Values, Family Violence, Bar Mitzvah, Domestic Violence, Jewish Families, Scripture Commentary, Jewish Wisdom, Judaism, Religion News
Randy Susan Meyers

At bar mitzvah age, a boy is supposed to become a young man, with moral awareness and sensitivity, able to take responsibility for his actions. Which brings me to my young cousin.

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Man Kills Two Daughters, Self At Upstate Campground

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Murder, Adam Parcells, New York Crime, Family Violence, Domestic Violence, New York News

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — A man who apparently was breaking up with one of his daughters' mothers used a rifle to kill his two young girls and then sh...

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Is the NFL Bad for Women's Health?

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Family Violence, Nfl, Domestic Violence, Pro Football, Sports News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Emotional cues caused by the outcomes of NFL games have a significant effect on domestic violence, specifically the emotional shock and frustration that male fans experience when their team loses.

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Top Ten Most Murderous States for Women Killed by Men

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Violence Against Women, Female Homicide Victimization, Violence Policy Center, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Family Violence, Domestic Violence Prevention, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living News
Josh Sugarmann

Each year for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October the Violence Policy Center releases its report When Men Murder Women. This VPC study, usin...

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Fasting Against the Violence at Home: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Battered Women, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, The Murderer's Daughters, Family Violence, Children's Health, Domestic Violence, Impact News
Randy Susan Meyers

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and during that time, it's important to think of the children who watch as their parents raise fists to each other, to them, and to strangers.

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Have We Become Comfortably Numb to Violence and Abuse?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abuse, Oprah, Parenting Magazine, OWN Network, War, Rock to Stop Violence, Violence, Michelle Renee, Violent Video Games, Parenting, Ptsd, Family Violence, Samhsa, Child Trauma, Impact News
Michelle Renee

We are bombarded with gruesome images day in and day out. From tweens on up, what we see in the media, in movies and on the Internet is making us numb to it all.

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This Halloween, Let's Protect Our Children from Anti-Stranger Hype

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Halloween, Parenting, Family Violence, Crime, Sexual Assault, Family, Child Sexual Abuse, Sex Offenders Laws, Sex Abuse, Sex Offenders, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

A recent analysis on sex abuse concluded there isn't even the smallest blip at Halloween -- no increase in the rates on the days around Halloween compared with days two weeks before or after.

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Dallas Police Sort 2,000 Cases Found In Detective Mickey East's Garage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detective, Cases, Dallad DA, Det. Mickey East, Detective Mickey East, Crime, Mickey East, Family Violence, Dallas County, Dallas Police, Cuba, Files, Home News

DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department is investigating if more than 2,000 family violence cases stored in the garage of one of its 35-year veter...

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Pakistan Finally Passes A Law Against Domestic Violence

Daily Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistani Woman, Pakistani Families, Violence Against Women, Repression, Pakistan Court, Pakistan, Violence, Family Violence, Pakistani Women, Domestic Violence, Repressed Women, Domestic Abuse, World News

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill on protection against domestic violence covering all types of repressive and abusive behavior against v...

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US Congress: Keep Your Word to Abused Women

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, House of Representatives, Abuse, Violence Against Women, Emergency Shelter, Portland, Budget, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Appropriations, Pregnancy, Joe Biden, Women's Health, Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

When Michelle arrived at the shelter in Portland, Oregon, staff members had to help her remove her earring because the side of her face was so swollen from the last beating by her abuser.

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Domestic Violence Deadly for Women

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women, Female Homicide Victimization, Homicide, Family Violence, Violence Prevention, Healthy Living News
Josh Sugarmann

New findings demonstrate how domestic violence can escalate to homicide, often with the help of a gun -- a fact that has not gone unnoticed even in the most pro-gun states.

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