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| Eyelid Surgery Beverly Hills And Substance Abuse – Why They Go Hand In Hand: | | 2008-04-28 00:14:00 | | More than a year ago, a British teen stabbed his girlfriend 32 times while he was high on cannabis. The 15 year-old apparently got into a fit after his friends told him that his girlfriend had Aids. The traumatized girl was never the same even after plastic surgery healed her wounds. Such teenage substance abuse cases are not isolated to Britain alone though. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found an increase in drugs other than marijuana from 3.6 to 3.8 percent among people aged 12 | | By: Eyelid Surgery Beverly Hills | | |
| | Rape, Abuse, Perceptions, & Mothers | | 2008-04-24 23:38:52 | | RAPE IS RAPEToday I am blogging lite. I’ve had a very strange day, escorting my god-daughter around town, taking her to lunch at a local eatery (non chain), then to her consult with Leroy as to her ‘make-over’. We were at the shop of one of my best friends, when a COLLECT call from her confessed pedophile father rang through on her cell. Knowing what I do of the situation, I told her not to answer, call her mother, and have her contact the DA. I watched a 14 year old girl who was having a fun day go ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
| | | Pope says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ of clergy abuse scandal | | 2008-04-15 13:43:53 | | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday he was “deeply ashamed” of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church and will work to make sure pedophiles don’t become priests.
Benedict was answering questions submitted in advance by reporters aboard a special Alitalia airliner as he was flying from Rome to [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Teens abuse YouTube | | 2008-04-12 05:55:26 | | Well I dont know if you have heard this or not, but I have got to talk about this. Eight Florida Teens are now charged for beating a girl to the point of unconsciousness to put the video on youtube just to get some attention and entertainment.Msnbc reports they will be charged as adults. Please note this video is very graphicWhat has this world come to where we have to get our five minutes of fame beating another person. It was supposedly about the girl posted some comments about them on the internet, so they thought the best way to get back at her is make a public beating out of her. What was even worse to this whole thing, was the parents encouraged this and publicly said the girl was at fault for this public lashing. One grandmother had the nerve to say "people dont know my granddaughter like I know". Well Im not giving any attention to the girl, but they named her after a Car.Well I dont know if this girl did anything to provoke this beating or not and really dont care. I even know | | By: doghouse with baddog Dog Blog | | |
| | Drug Abuse | | 2008-04-09 13:12:00 | | Drug use and addiction has become so prevalent in our society that no one bats an eye anymore, when hearing about these tragedies in the news. What’s even harder to admit is that the extent of the problem of drug use and addicting hits a lot closer to home than most of us want to admit. We may not realize it but sometimes addictions bring down not only the addicted person, but also the family structure of that person. No one is an island. Addictions are devastating afflictions that can lead to | | By: Fun and Fearless Entertainment , News and Gossip | | |
| | | More Videos of Abuse by US Soldiers in Iraq | | 2008-03-11 20:03:00 | | The David Mortari video showing a US Marine in Iraq callously throwing a puppy off of a cliff to its death has shone a bright light on the poor state of US public relations in the war zone of Iraq.
Below is a video of three separate incidents involving US soldiers in Iraq and their interactions with Iraqi civilians. In each incident, the way the US soldiers handled the situation was far from | | By: In The Spotlite | | |
| | Another family charged with maid abuse | | 2008-03-10 10:48:52 | | Yet another family has been hauled to court for maid abuse.On Monday, an 18-year-old girl, together with her mother and mum’s friend, was accused of pulling out two front teeth of Indonesian maid Badingah at a flat in Jalan Minyak off Chin Swee Road.
Nur Rizan Mohd Sazali, who does administration work, is said to have [...] | | By: Singapore News | | |
| | Recovered memories of childhood abuse -From Thrivers | | 2008-03-04 14:27:33 | | Article By:Jane RowanWhy are memories of abuse so often hidden? This is a really hard question for people in recovery from abuse, for therapists, and for researchers. In my case, I didn't recognize one of my early childhood memories as a memory of abuse until I was in my fifties. Then physical memories started to come back to me, memories that led me to know my father had sexually abused me. How could such a big betrayal remain hidden in the back corners of a psyche for years and years? Can we really believe memories that have been hidden so long?It's very common for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to suppress the memories. (Studies say from 30% to 60% of survivors experience loss of memories of abuse.) When the memories come back up, they are often in fragmentary form-a touch, a feeling of nausea, a smell, a fraction of a scene. This fragmentation has a physiological cause. The stress hormones released during frightening events suppress the hippocampus, a part of the brain vital f | | By: Absolute Zero United | | |
| | ADHD Drugs Won't Raise Risk of Substance Abuse | | 2008-03-01 21:36:00 | | (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children who are prescribed psychostimulants for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might have one less thing to worry about now that a new study concludes these kids are no more likely than their peers to abuse drugs and alcohol as young adults.The report, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, is published in the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry."The results should reassure clinicians who might be hesitant to treat ADHD because of concerns about future substance abuse," said study co-author Michael C. Monuteaux, assistant director of research at the pediatric psychopharmacology program at Massachusetts General Hospital.Past research looking for a link between ADHD medications and substance abuse has produced conflicting conclusions."Some previous studies showed an increased risk of substance abuse associated with stimulant treatment, and other studies showed both no association and also a protective effect f | | By: Integrative Medicine (CAM) Blog | | |
| | | Alcohol Abuse Treatment | | 2008-02-21 19:45:24 | | Ethanol in the form of alcoholic beverages has been consumed by humans since pre-historic times. Uncontrollable consumption of alcohol or being alcoholic can cause severe health problem to the consumer. There are currently approximately 9 million alcoholics in the United States alone, with comparable numbers in other countries.At Rehab Info, this non profit organization has taken a lot of steps to help the alcoholics and drug abused patients. This organization uses 12 steps method to help alcoholics and drug abused patients for their alcohol rehab and drug rehab programmes.Patients from prescription drug addiction such as oxycontin, vicodin, opiate addiction and pain killers also can find help at Rehab Info. This is no different from any other drug recovery. Physician care is essential to avoid physical danger in this regard, so you want to stick with rehabilitation centers that offer a higher standard of medical practice.
| | By: The Natural Cures | | |
| | Save The Donkeys From Fundraising Abuse | | 2008-02-19 11:02:22 | | Just recently, the principal of Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois, canceled the fund raising basketball game scheduled for the evening of Monday January 28, 2008. The leader of the school made this decision, after he learned that some of the game’s participants had been possibly mistreated or poorly trained. Once the news about [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | Alcohol Abuse and Harm Reduction | | 2008-02-18 13:02:58 | | Outside of the U.S. the concept of “Harm Reduction” is frequently the first step in addressing problems related to alcohol abuse, dependence or addiction. The concept is easy to understand: any reduction in a problem behavior is progress. Put together enough reductions and the problem will be eliminated or at least moderated.
More: continued here [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | | | Alcohol Abuse and Early Intervention | | 2008-02-18 10:02:24 | | Most people, and certainly most smart people, avoid looking too closely at their alcohol use. Frequently that’s a good idea, at least in the short run. Unhappily, over the long haul this can lead to problems, both real and mythical, that early and productive awareness might have helped avoid.
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| | Abuse Of Antidepressants And How To Avoid | | 2008-02-18 09:02:41 | | There is a reason why there are strict laws against medicines being sold only with a prescription-not only are they harmful taken without a doctor’s consultation, but also usually do not take effect in the manner desired by the consumer. Incorrect or excessive dosage is potentially dangerous. Abuse of antidepressants has led to addiction, [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | | IBS Symptoms More Acute in Women With History of Abuse | | 2008-02-15 22:17:00 | | (HealthDay News) -- Women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who've suffered physical and/or sexual abuse may have a heightened brain response that makes them more sensitive to abdominal discomfort, a new study says.Symptoms of IBS, which affects 10 percent to 15 percent of people in the United States, include gastrointestinal discomfort, diarrhea and constipation.In this study, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of North Carolina used brain imaging to study female IBS patients and found that those with a background of abuse weren't able to switch off a pain modulation mechanism in the brain as effectively as those with no history of abuse.The study was published in February's online edition of Gastroenterology.Previous research has found that more than 50 percent of people with IBS have been physically or sexually abused at some point in their lives. The findings of this new study may help explain why this subset of IBS patients tend to suf | | By: Integrative Medicine (CAM) Blog | | |
| | | 4. Abuse Usage of Reciprocal Link Exhanges (RLE) | | 2008-01-26 01:08:20 | | In general there is nothing to say against link exchanges, as long as it is not done for the sole purpose of cheating the search engine spiders for better ranking. A honest exchange of links in between two sites, because their webmasters feel each other´s content to be a good supplement to their content is nothing to feel ashame or worried about. Therefore Google obviously has decided not to totally ignore link exchanges for a better ranking. But their overall value has been decreased, they are not weighed as heavily as before after the Jagger Update. Some reciprocal links or so called cross link exchanges have been detected as black hat SEO and are now totally neglected or even rated as link spamming. These are known sites created for the sole purpose of exchanging links as well as many FFAs (Free For All Link Lists), link farms, link selling or link renting and so on.Solution:Keep away or at least be very careful about exchanging links with suspicious FFAs, link farms or link exchan | | By: Search Engine Optimization Tips | | |
| | Should the U.S. Congress Investigate Steroid Abuse In Major League Baseball? | | 2008-01-17 17:14:31 | | Representative Christopher Shays (R) Connecticut
On Tuesday January 15, 2008 a committee of the United States House of Representatives held hearings on the use of performance enhancing drugs by major league baseball players. For several hours committee members grilled Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Player’s union chief Donald Fehr, and former U.S. [...] | | By: Politics and Sports | | |
| | ADA Consulting Firm Aims to End Cycle of ADA Lawsuit Abuse | | 2008-01-03 04:20:00 | | ADA Compliance Review Corp., an ADA consulting company, has introduced their 'Compliance Assurance' program in response to the tidal wave of Disabled Access lawsuits. Now their clients can maintain ongoing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and avoid lawsuits. Under the new program the Company will send an ADA compliance specialist to the client's site every 3 months.Under the ADA and California law, a business that is open to the public must have designated parking and no steps or curbs blocking an entrance. Bathrooms and aisles must be able to accommodate customers with wheelchairs and counters cannot be too high. The law allows a disabled person who has been denied access to a public building because of access violations to file a lawsuit.According to Philippe Heller, president of ADA Compliance Review Corp., "Once the parking lot paint fades or the disabled parking signs get knocked over or damaged by graffiti, the business is again subject to an ADA lawsuit. Through the 'Compliance Assurance' program a business owner won't have to worry. We will perform quarterly spot inspections to ensure ADA compliance and protect them from shakedown lawsuits."Many business owners are under the false impression that they are "grand-fathered" due to the age of the building. Heller points out that regardless of age all commercial buildings are subject to some level of compliance. With the law's exacting standards, violations are easy to find. "Our reports recommend the easiest and least expensive way to become ADA compliant. Compliance can often be accomplished without spending much money. And tax breaks exist for most businesses."ADA Compliance Review Corp. provides business and commercial property owners with affordable ADA inspection services and signs. Their investment in state-of-the-art reporting software and equipment has contributed to the rapid growth of the Company. For more information call (877) ADA-REVIEW or visit http://www.adacompliancerev | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
| | Sol Campbell Rally Against Crowd Abuse | | 2007-12-23 07:15:09 | | Sol Campbell has molded himself into a crusader against crowd abuse towards footballers and managers. Indignant that their human rights are being breached by soccer fans who hurl verbal abuse, he is...
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| | | Facts Are Simple and Easy to Abuse | | 2007-12-04 14:19:00 | | We went to war in Iraq because of their WMDs. After the overthrow of Saddam and no WMDs were found, Bush said it did not matter.Today, reports come out that Iran not only has no active nuclear program, but that they ended what program they did have years ago. Bush has stated Iran's nuclear program as a growing threat to the world as recently as today, in response to this very report."I have said Iran is dangerous, and the NIE doesn't do anything to change my opinion about the danger Iran poses to the world.""I view this report as a warning signal that they had the program, they halted the program...The reason why it's a warning signal is they could restart it."What can you do when your President thinks his beliefs are above the facts? Ya know, like Rove saying Congress rushed Bush to war. It would be funny if it weren't my reality they were screwing around with.Remember, North Korea has been working on the "Nuke Question" since before the war in Iraq. So far, only one country in t | | By: The Kanrei Home for Wayward Lemmings | | |
| | Gay Drug Addiction Treatment and Substance Abuse | | 2007-11-25 06:12:07 | | Gay Drug Addiction
Gay drug addiction and crystal meth abuse is especially dangerous because of the close relationship between gay drug addiction, crystal meth, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Gay men are still the highest risk group for HIV, and gay intravenous drug users have two methods of contracting or transmitting the virus, through sexual contact or infected needles. While clearly not all gay addicts are intravenous drug users, gay addiction is still dangerous because drug and alcohol use lowers inhibitions and often results in poor choices that have physical and social consequences.
Also of special risk are gay drug user’s especially crystal meth abuse that frequent the “party-n-play” scene, where the likelihood of regrettable sexual choices under the influence is high. These are just a handful of the issues related to gay substance abuse
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Gay drug addiction treatment or substance abuse treatment can take on several different | | By: LGBT Drug Treatment | | |
| | Bloggers Unite - Stop The Abuse | | 2007-10-19 12:14:22 | | Today 27 September 2007 marks the day for all bloggers to unite and blog for a cause. BlogCatalog has launched a worldwide campaign against abuse covering many related topics mainly:
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| | Chinese Child Abuse: Swimming Lessons? | | 2007-10-04 15:23:00 | | China will host the 2008 Summer Olympics this year-- a high recognition for a country embattled in human rights abuses. As of late, China has been struggling with a different kind of abuse. No, it's not religious or political persecution. It's a form of child abuse and exploitation: over-zealous sports training.A 10 year old Chinese girl swam in a river for three hours with her hands and feet bound. Her parents watched from land as she struggled in what her parents called "training. Swimming lessons? Hardly! A parent who wants to see a Chinese swimming victory should get in the pool himself! In June, a Chinese Olympic firm that makes products for the upcoming games event admitted to using child labor! China is up to its neck in wrong-doing allegations which infringe on basic human rights. Does this mighty country deserve the Olympics? No-- it's people deserve a massive revamp of the right to unexploited life. | | By: Life Consistency | | |
| | Stop Elder Abuse | | 2007-09-28 04:50:00 | | Due to my recent constant care of my grandfather, I have spent many days, hours, weeks, in nursing homes, hospitals, in the company of aides, doctors, and nurses. Many thoughts have come to mind. As a young, strong, aware individual, you often have the independence, awareness and physical strength to avoid, fight or just be aware when you being mistreated. Even if you choose not to fight back, you could. One of the most deplorable features of abuse is that cowardly individuals who inherently feel inadequate, gain power and strength from lording over easy targets (i.e., children, subordinates, elderly, animals). In the case of the elderly, those who have either been abused, or for whatever reason, have evil within and a need to belittle those in need, choose to verbally or physically maltreat someone of advanced age. If you step into a nursing home, you will see elderly men and women of all levels of health. There are individuals of fine physical shape, with failing mental facilities and those with a sharp mind and a failing physique. Some have neither their mind or bodies intact. I witnessed many kind, warm souls working in these environs, who clearly had their heart in their job. And I have also seen those who were less gentle. I am also aware that abuse is often done behind closed doors. Fortunately, my grandfather often was aware and reported when he was treated well and less so. In one particular incident on a hospital ward, he described a young female aide who was particularly rough with him, and even told him to "shut up" loudly. We were horrified, and sought to find out who this was, in order to prevent further actions like this towards my grandfather and others. So, what I'd like to state is that it is everyone's role to care for those without a voice. Not only because you may one day be weakened and vulnerable and may be at risk, but because you are not weak. You can see, hear and walk and talk and because of this, it is your role to speak up. Words and actions do immense good. Perhaps you aren't organizing a march on the nation's capital, but you make a anonymous phone call to the head of the hospital, reporting bad behavior. Or you witness an elderly man struggling with a door. Go and help. You will be glad you did and you will have added a bit of joy to their day. And if you see abuse of any kind towards an elderly person, stand up and fight back. Often the aggression and cruelty is a scary exterior hiding a weak coward inside. And, if you have grandparents in a nursing facility, take care to protect them and care for them. There is no other choice.
| | By: Ladybug & Co | | |
| | We Can Stop Abuse | | 2007-09-27 22:12:00 | | Brought to you via Bloggers Unite.Every special interest group rants against abuse of one form or another. We hear about Elder Abuse, Child Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Psychic Abuse, Worker Abuse, Environmental Abuse, Self Abuse and so on and so on and so on.... It is my belief that abuse is always indicative of deeper issues on all sides. We live in a culture that loves abuse. Our government abuses its citizens by sending them on jobs and to fight battles for no apparent reason. We abuse ourselves by overeating, not exercising (even when we are in pain and could benefit so much), and staying in jobs and relationships that make us miserable. We abuse each other by taking others for granted, using others for our own purposes (on every level), and pretending it's OK. We abuse the planet we live on by polluting, overdeveloping and farming, and destroying what we see fit.We each no start by making a commitment to ourselves to be happy, to live with love and respect for ourselves in gratitude for all that we have. Only then, when we stop abusing ourselves, will we be in a position to stop abusing others. Tags: Blog, Blog Catalog, blogging against abuse, abuse, news, lynda lippin
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| | Art Abuse | | 2007-09-27 21:26:40 | | My article on this day of blogging against abuse will be about art abuse.
1. Hand painted reproductions are not originals. Original means one and only one. Hand painted art has its value but it is not original.
2. If an artist wants to make prints fine but the only original is the painting. I’ve seen sellers [...] | | By: Beautiful Explorations of Creative Passion | | |
| | Today is the Bloggers Blog Against Abuse Campaign | | 2007-09-27 15:45:34 | | The official entry found for domestic violence according to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is: the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another; also: a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior.
My readers, whether it directly or indirectly affects us in our lives, I think we are ALL aware that domestic violence is akin to a strongly-flavored onion with its many layers and tear-producing capabilities.
If ignored and allowed to take root and grow larger, far-reaching, serious consequences are nearly always the tragic result.
Children and adults who were once very outgoing and happy people may gradually become socially withdrawn and very anxious, often behaving in such a manner that might be construed as being "weird," "bizarre," or "rather strange" to their loving family members and/or close circle of loving friends.
"What's wrong with Morgan?" she is acting so weird."
"Don't ask me. I have NO idea."
"Well go ahead and ask her. She | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
| | Blog against Abuse Day | | 2007-09-27 12:30:00 | | Today is the official Blog against Abuse Day as you may have noticed on my little poster on my sidebar. It’s where bloggers all around the world are, you guessed it, blogging on any form of abuse in any field. There are blogs today on stopping animal abuse, elderly abuse, abuse against children, sports games, anything and everything you can think of. So when thinking about what topic I would choose that was relevant to my blog, I decided to take a stance today that is controversial in the world of anxiety. And that is whether or not to take medication. In my opinion, by depriving yourself of medication that can help you live a more ordinary life, you are abusing your self worth and your right to happiness. That’s a pretty bold statement to make and I am sure many of you are reeling right now ready to rip me a new one. So I will list all of the reasons I know of as to why people don’t take medication and my thoughts on them. If I forgot one or don’t have your reason on there | | By: The Reality of Anxiety | | |
| | Getting out of the spiral of drug or alcohol abuse | | 2007-09-14 10:04:50 | | For those that get into a cycle of abuse of alcohol or drugs, it’s a problem not just for them but for their families too.
Neither is an easy cycle to break. Once you get caught up in the downward spiral it takes a lot of really hard work to drag yourself back up out of [...] | | By: Foreign Perspectives | | |
| | Substance Abuse Update | | 2007-09-13 11:28:34 | | Some things never change.
That is a great truth I have discovered. Many things are not what they appear to be and if we don't want to see something we usually won't see it until we choose to. As a behavioralist, one constantly learns just as much about oneself as will be discovered about the subject of therapy or treatment. The accurate diagnosing of a condition improves with repeated exposure to similar cases. Strong intuitive instincts can be quite useful and must never be ignored.
In this life I believe there is a reason for everything that happens. I once believed that God allowed substance abusers to cross paths with me as punishment for some terrible sin I may have committed at some past time. What other explanation could there be? Over time I've grown to learn that many times it's not even remotely about this sick and clueless individual who chooses to slowly poison themself into oblivion and eventual death of the spirit, mind, and body. Reality often turns out to be that I deluded myself into believing it was my purpose to heal them, only to eventually discover that the only help I can dispense is to expose them to the truth about themselves and then remove myself as completely as possible from their life, allowing them to advance or decline to the next stage of their journey.
Substance abusers with narcissistic or antisocial personality disorders can be the coldest people on earth if you aren't aware of whom you are dealing with. I have found them not to be frightening but mostly disappointing, frustrating, and ultimately a proverbial pain in the ass. I say that without malice because they teach me more about my own weaknesses and assets as a person than any other type of patient I have encountered. I have found my greatest liability to be that I have a tendency to be too trusting of others. Addicts over time have developed a predatory nature with a highly keen sense of detecting those who commit to trying to be honest and trusting. They have years of experience practicing on those closest to them and usually find themselves on a perpetual search for another bridge to burn in their quest to relieve their psychic pain. It is crucial that the psychiatrist never forget that everything is a game to these individuals and you to them are just an ace waiting for the opportunity to be played. This ace status is directly related to having control of the prescription pad and in no way suggests superior value as an individual. Objectivity must be preserved at all costs and one must never allow their ego to enter the treatment arena, for the patient has a great advantage when it comes to emotional manipulation in such a case. It must be remembered that the goal isn't always cure with this type patient. The main goal, once again, is exposure of truth then allowing the chips to fall. I really hate this game but have become much better with it over time.
Experiments with lab mice have been performed where the subjects receive a choice between cocaine or food and water by pressing a lever. Every single mouse hits the cocaine lever until death occurs from starvation and dehydration. The ability to save their own lives is over-ridden by the addiction to the cocaine. Despite a more highly developed brain the outcome for humans with addictions, over the long haul, is similar. The addiction does something to the common sense center of the brain in humans. It never ceases to amaze me how predictable the behavior of an addict actually is. It's almost like a worn out script what they are going to say or do. I must admit that it is more interesting as the doctor/therapist after learning how to see it coming, which it takes a while to do. The true narcissist might actually read this post (some have read my book) and conclude they now know me and would seize the opportunity to use this information to their advantage. To the average reader I know that may sound a bit absurd. I find it absurd for a person to choose a psychiatrist of all doctors to attempt a dupe or scam on. Any fool could get away with it once but who would try it repeatedly and not expect to get busted. I then remember that the person has a damaged brain from chemical abuse and think of the rat experiment. The total number of patient dismissals from my practice should reach 200 by the end of the year. We have become much more efficient at identifying those just looking for a way to get high. I find it despicable the lengths people will go to to obtain narcotics.
There is such a thing as a point of no return for an addict. I find the disease to be worse than AIDS and just as bad as cancer. The worst addict doesn't see a serious problem, however. I believe this point of no return is reached when the addict is eventually confronted with the choice of family or drug. If the wrong choice is made at this juncture the ballgame is over for all practical purposes. They may verbalize the choice of family but that is totally worthless if a consistent change in behavior and attitude isn't observed over a sufficient period of time. If the denial and minimizing continues, and there are enough enablers available, there is zero chance for successful recovery. A popular movie line is "never trust a junkie." I wouldn't put it that way but my experience tells me that is probably true. I will still always look for the good in people first with the understanding that we all are as good as the choices we make. When a person is involved in a pattern of persistently making bad choices, sometimes the only thing that can be done is to let them know that you won't be a part of that and do whatever necessary to make that happen. Doing so can save hours of conflict and pain.
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| | Bloggers Unite On September 27th Against Abuse | | 2007-09-12 18:30:50 | |
I belong to several social networks and BlogCatalog is one of them. There is a beautiful person over there who's seen fit to create a blogger challenge like this vital one. Since I couldn't describe this any better than the one who created this, here now is the information taken directly from the site itself:
On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog's Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge. This Blogging Challenge will be: Bloggers Against Abuse September 27th, 2007. The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.
So how do you participate? On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about). In the meantime though, *Spread the word among all the bloggers you know. Perhaps even give them a link to this Discussion.* If you are a graphic's designer, perhaps you can come up with some small badges announcing the ev | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
| | | | Britney Spears Update: Child Abuse, Gasless and Pantless | | 2007-08-31 02:58:00 | | Here are the latest rumors on Britney Spears:
The Times of India, TMZ.com and eontarionow.com are all reporting that Britney Spears is under investigation for possible child abuse by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. The allegations are poor dental hygiene and poor eating and sleeping habits.
The Times reported that "Spear’s lawyer Dennis Wasser appeared at an | | By: McCafferty's Pub | | |
| | Blog against Abuse | | 2007-08-20 00:47:00 | | Blog Catalog has set bloggers a new and very worthwhile challenge - to be part of the largest group of bloggers ever to blog on the same day about an important cause.On September 27th you are asked to write a post about putting an end to abuse - there are unfortunately many forms of abuse in this world. The specific topic is left up to you to decide on so blog about an aspect of abuse that you feel the most passionately about or blog about abuse in general - please make an effort to take part.You can read more about this on the Blogcatalog blog at:BlogCatalog Challenges You To Blog Against Abuse Good-Causes, sueblimely alexa | | By: Blogging Sueblimely | | |
| | Bloggers Against Abuse On 27th September | | 2007-08-17 10:56:00 | | On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog's Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.So how do you participate?On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about).In the meantime though,* Spread the word among all the bloggers you know. Perhaps even give them a link to this Discussion.* If you are a graphic's designer, perhaps you can come up with some small badges announcing the event, that we can then place on our blogs. To share the badge, place it on this thread.* List any organizations, on this thread, who are involved in putting an end to abuse.What do you get?You will receive a link to your Blog Post from the Blogcatalog blog when we list everyone who participated.You get to use your blog for an important cause.You get to create blogging history.Article BlogCatalo | | By: Mixing Blogging | | |
| | Elder 92 year Old Starved to Death After Paying Rent and Losing his Savings to Elder Financial Abuse | | 2007-08-14 00:17:11 | | BY ERIN L. NISSLEY Staff Writer The Times Tribune - PA, USAThe 92-year-old had been paying $300 a month for a room and care from Helen and Walter Pestinikas. Instead, the couple starved Mr. Kly to death, keeping his family from him while they drained more than $30,000 from his bank account.When the couple, who operated a funeral home on North Main Avenue, were charged with third-degree murder in Mr. Kly’s death, they argued that they had no obligation to care for him. Prosecutors argued that they did, because they had a contract to do so.The Pestinikases’ convictions in February 1987 was precedent-setting — it was the first time anyone had been convicted of murder for failing to live up to the terms of a care contract, according to then-District Attorney Ernie Preate Jr.Appellate courts struggled with the issue of whether the Pestinikases had a legal obligation to Mr. Kly. As the couple’s conviction was overturned by the state Superior Court and reinstated by the same court in | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Senator Kohl Aims to Fight Elder Abuse | | 2007-08-13 19:05:52 | | With the number of elder abuse cases on the rise, Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl is taking action. Senator Kohl made a stop in La Crosse today, renewing his call for a nationwide system of background checks aimed at preventing elder abuse. Wisconsin is currently part of a seven-state pilot program responsible for doing background checks on applicants to senior care facilities. Kohl hopes taking the program to national level will prevent elder abuse nationwide, and strengthen the current efforts in Wisconsin.Last year in Wisconsin alone almost ten thousand applicants were screened before they were hired by long-term care facilities, two hundred sixty-five of those applicants were denied because of a history of neglect or abuse. "During the pilot program over the last three years, in 7 states, 5000 people were identified as people we didn't want to employ, and would have otherwise been employed. I think that demonstrated the need for a national registry," Kohl says. By offering the program | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | The Story of Elder Abuse that Needs to be Told ! | | 2007-08-13 14:40:14 | | In this era of preposterous house prices, a lot of older people are sitting in goldmines. Never mind that these goldmines are their homes, have been their homes often for decades.And their greedy, evil, ungrateful offspring all too often are ushering their parents out of their homes and into institutions solely in order to get their greedy mitts on the goldmines left behind. Old people are often vulnerable. Their children are often their only lifeline. Like abused children, they feel conflicted loyalties to the very people abusing them. Abuse of elders is sometimes physical, but more often it's emotional neglect coupled with financial exploitation.That's why elder abuse so rarely is reported. But in order to get away with these daylight robberies, the scum who abuse their elderly relatives require the assistance of professionals like attorneys, bankers and solicitors, who all too often know exactly what is going on, but are happy to be complicit in order to pocket their own fees.This | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Bills DE Hargrove Suspended for Substance Abuse | | 2007-08-12 02:12:33 | | Deserving of a third chance? (Courtesy: BuffaloBills.com) Less than one week after being arrested for allegedly striking a police officer, Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove has been suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Hargrove's suspension begins on September the First and will last for one month; he is allowed to participate in all pre-season practices and games until his suspension begins. But does he deserve that opportunity? These were Hargrove's words just one week ago: "I've been in the league long enough to know what not to do. It's time for me to grow up. It's time for me to be a man and take responsibility in myself." There have been circumstances where players unknowingly take substances that contain traces of chemicals banned by the league. There have even been cases where great players are suspended and given a hero's welcome (see Shawne Merriman). But coupled with his arrest, it's unlik | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Elder Woman Critical with Head Wound Abuse Suspected | | 2007-08-10 19:57:30 | | Updated: Aug 10, 2007 06:18 AM EDTPORTAGE -Margaret Diamante is in critical condition suffering from a head injury Sunday at a residence on Woodbridge Lane, and medical personnel called police to investigate.The medical personnel responded to a rescue call in the Woodbridge Hills retirement community. They arrived and found Diamante, 87, semi-conscious and lying on the floor. They discovered she had been struck in the back of the head and had several bruises on her body.Doctors later found she had bleeding on the brain, and that led detectives to believe her injuries were elder abuse.No one has been arrested, but a suspect has been identified.Investigators have not revealed how the suspect knows Diamante, but said the person is not a danger to the community.According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, there was a 15 percent increase in elder abuse between 2000 - 2004.Two of every three victims are women, 42 percent are over 80 years old, and 53 percent of the suspects are adult chi | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Elder Abuse Remains Underreported Crime | | 2007-08-10 04:26:11 | | By Kelly EnosJack Parks was a 98-year-old survivor. He and his wife were married 74 years, and he was her sole caretaker before she passed away from Alzheimer's disease.Julia Spencer answered an ad in the local newspaper when Parks needed a caregiver. She beat him, she kicked him until he was black and blue, she tied him to a chair with a vacuum cleaner cord and tried to set him on fire.He died three weeks later of complications due to the injuries Spencer had caused."When you consider that people over the age of 65 will number about 52 million in the year 2020, crime and victimization against our seniors is not something we can ignore," Abridged read it all here >> ------------------------------------------Wow , married for 74 years and I thought Clara and A.J had been together a long time at 58 years before some jerk come and end it all , I sure hope the authorities are tough on elder abuse and prevent Julia Spencer from ever working again as a caregiver ! | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Woman Sentenced In Elder Abuse Case | | 2007-08-10 03:05:17 | | BURLINGTON, Ky. -- A Burlington woman was sentenced Wednesday on charges related to the death of an elderly person in her care. A judge sentenced Mary Allen to 225 days in jail and five years’ probation after she pleaded guilty to abusing Joe Daniels, a mentally disabled man for whom she was paid to provide care. Allen was indicted earlier this year on second-degree manslaughter and exploitation of an adult by a caregiver and two counts of abuse and neglect.The judge also ordered that Allen, whose husband, Brian Graham, faces charges related to the sexual abuse of an 18-month-old girl, may not work again as a caregiver.-----------------------------------Thanks Goodness this judge is tough on abuse and ordered Allen NOT to work again as a caregiver! We are thrilled to hear that, sounds like we are making real progress, here. | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Jailed Man Arrested For Abuse of Elderly | | 2007-08-10 03:01:28 | | Auburn,California - An Auburn man was arrested Wednesday, while incarcerated in Placer County Jail on other charges, for suspicion of elder abuse and grand theft. Officials believe there may be more victims.Robert Henning, 56, had operated National Medical Services on Shale Ridge Lane in North Auburn, with his wife, Elizabeth Henning. Authorities contend that he was selling medical equipment, including motorized scooters, accepting payment for the products, but not delivering them. Detective Jim Hudson, of the Placer County Sheriff's Department, said three victims have come forward thus far saying they ordered motorized scooters and have been defrauded."Based on our investigation, we believe there are more victims regarding fraudulent sales tactics by Mr. Henning," Hudson said Wednesday. Helen Bale of Auburn is one of Henning's alleged victims. "I am handicapped and have been using a hand-propelled walker," she said. "I'm now 86 years old and it was getting to be a bit of a chore - | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Elder Abuse Cases Expected to Grow With Aging Population | | 2007-07-31 13:55:00 | | WA,United States By Andrew Binion (Contact)The police officer had the 84-year-old woman step outside so she could talk without fear of her live-in grandson overhearing what she had to say.She broke down and started crying and said that she had been menaced for months. She said that her grandson had forced her to write him checks, and he became violent when she refused, court documents said.A few weeks later, another grandmother reported that her 19-year-old grandson, wanted for deserting the military, had assaulted her during an argument and then threatened to kill her as she called the police, reports said.......as baby boomers age, more cases of exploitation, violence and neglect of adults and the elderly are expected."Any of us, if we have the inability to care for ourselves, can be victims," said Carol Sloan, Adult Protective Services training program manager. "We're going to see more of it."Statewide there were 13,136 reports of abuse. A total of 10,640 investigations substantiat | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Pair Admits Elder Abuse | | 2007-07-27 14:05:00 | | Easton,PA BELVIDERE by Tom Quigley tquigley@express-times.comThe judge told Nina Bohuslawsky on Wednesday that as a registered nurse she should have known better.Bohuslawsky, 36, and her 62-year-old mother, Nadia Bohuslawsky, admitted to their roles in what one Adult Protective Services official described as the worst case of elder abuse he's ever seen.The former Lopatcong Township residents owned up to the neglect that led to their elderly matriarch's death in exchange for having murder charges in the case dismissed.Eighty-year-old Dunia Kuczynsky arrived at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg on May 30, 2006, weighing about 80 pounds, dehydrated, with a broken leg bone protruding through her skin and gangrene, authorities said.Nina Bohuslawsky, the victim's granddaughter, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless manslaughter and theft under a plea bargain reached with Warren County Assistant Prosecutor Craig Barto. She faces a prison sentence of up to 15 years.Nadia Bohuslawsky, the | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Maureen McCormick speaks about the 'Other side of Abuse' | | 2007-07-25 14:30:00 | | Maureen explains that she was close to her father, Richard, until her mother died. She claims, "Kevin isolated him totally from me, totally took him away. My family is in a huge crisis. We can't see our father any more. We have no contact with him.Her brother, Michael, recounts, “After Mom passed away, Maureen called and said, 'What do you think about Dad living with Kevin?' And at first I was a little nervous, but we said, 'Look, let's give it a try,' but things started getting really bad, really soon.”Maureen says her father and Kevin isolated themselves. “I felt like there was a lot of dishonesty,” she says. “They were starting to do a lot of things without telling anyone, like transferring huge amounts of money into Kevin's name. The degree of control that Kevin had is so, so scary.”“They were putting things on me that — " Maureen begins. “It was like they were turning everything around. It jumped out to me that they're one, that they're just like one per | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Pediatric - Abuse and Sexual Problem Nclex Questions | | 2007-07-25 13:21:00 | | 1. A child’s gender identity typically is established between ages:A. 1 and 2B. 2 and 4C. 4 ½ and 8D. 8 and 10RationaleGender identity, a conviction of being male or female usually is established between ages 2 & 4. Once a child has become comfortable w/ being male or female, identification w/ the parent of the same sex occurs. Gender identity typically follows a patterned sequence of events. First, the sex chromosomes and gonads initiate differentiation of the reproductive anatomy; next, these visible differences act as a stimulus to parents & others to respond to the child in a manner that shapes the child’s gender identity; and last, hormonal changes during adolescence activate reproductive capacity, thereby confirming the child’s gender.2. Follicle-stimulating hormone in males promoteA. Spermatozoa productionB. Spermatozoa maturationC. Semen productionD. Testosterone releaseRationaleFSH, combined w/ TSH & an appropriate thermal environment, promotes maturation of spermatozoa | | By: Philippine Nurses - Board Exam Results NLE - Nurse | | |
| | Elder Abuse - What to do When Authorities Refuse to Help | | 2007-07-24 14:00:00 | | Letters to Editor: An Elder named Ray is suspected of being a victim of elder financial abuse and elder abuse by a family member. Adult services were called by a family member . The Family Services responded by saying that they would not talk to her and would not investigate.The Victims' family is at a loss as to what to do and who to call now.History:Ray and Mary Ruth had ups/downs with their children (7) but the one child that they always depended and relied upon was, Rosemary.Ray and May Ruth had a close relationship with Rosemary and her family. They went places together and Ray idolized and bent over backwards for his grandson.When Mary Ruth was diagnosed with cancer, it was Rosemary who was there daily and took them to the doctor and hospitals and surgeries.Mary Ruth passed away two years ago and Rosemary’s father, Ray became even more dependent on her after the loss of his wife of 58 years.Rosemary made sure he had food in the house and took him home-cooked meals, did his was | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse Speaks Up! | | 2007-07-23 14:35:00 | | NASGA response to Marin County defamation lawsuitby Terri Alvillar June 2007June 18, 2007 The First Amendment of our United States Constitution was made applicable to the states through the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. It states, in part, that Congress shall make no law prohibiting or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.This protection is tantamount in a free society. It allows reporters and media the ability to inform the public on a number of important matters which, in other countries, would be censored for fear of reprisals.However, when individuals use the court system in order to circumvent this freedom, punish or otherwise seek malicious revenge against reporters and their publications, our very freedoms are threatened. Such is the case in Bakes v. Alvillar & Coastal Post. (Marin County Superior Court case number CIV 032918)In a 2002 article published by Coastal Post, "County Fails To Protect Frail Elderly" Terri Alvillar attempted to expose the major p | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Senator Kohl Works to Stop Mistreatment of Elders and Elder Abuse | | 2007-07-20 15:30:00 | | Washington - Alarmed by growing abuse of the elderly and worried that abuse will become more prevalent as baby boomers age, Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl has renewed his call for a nationwide system of background checks to identify applicants with criminal histories before they are hired by long-term care facilities."I want to stop the scourge of elder abuse and put in place a system that can be used across the country to prevent" mistreatment, Kohl said at a packed listening session Wednesday. Kohl and New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici introduced the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act last month and are seeking more supporters. The Elder Justice Act, the first comprehensive federal legislation designed to reduce elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, is also under consideration now in the Senate.Legislative attempts to address abuse of the elderly as a pervasive national problem have been ongoing for years, said Robert Blancato of the Elder Justice Coalition in Washington and | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Protect Elderly Californians from Financial Fraud and Abuse | | 2007-07-19 14:00:00 | | With more aging Americans calling California home than any other state in the nation, California Governor Schwarzenegger today signed legislation to help protect elders from fraud and abuse.“Public safety is government’s primary responsibility. We must do whatever possible to prevent unscrupulous individuals from taking advantage of older Californians. These new bills will help strengthen laws to protect aging Californians and ensure families can seek justice if their loved one is a victim of abuse,” said Gov. Schwarzenegger.The bills signed today are:SB 183 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - Elderly and dependent adults: civil actions. This measure allows heirs to continue legal action after the death of an elder or dependent adult.SB 611 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - Financial abuse of elder and dependent adults. This bill gives judges additional tools to provide restitution to elders and dependent adults who are victims of financial abuse.Last year, Gov | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Two Charged With Elder Abuse | | 2007-07-18 17:15:00 | | By DOANE YAWGERdyawger@mercedsun-star.comCalifornia .. A woman and her boyfriend have been arrested by sheriff's detectives on charges of taking more than $52,000 from a 73-year-old Merced resident.Christine Rodriguez, 49, and Joe Talman, 35, both of Merced, were charged with embezzlement, forgery, identity theft and financial elder abuse, Detective Scott Dover of the Merced County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.Dover said criminal charges will be filed with the Merced County District Attorney's Office today in connection with the case, reported at the end of May.Rodriguez, the woman's daughter, and Talman were arrested at 1:30 p.m. Monday by Dover, who served warrants signed by Merced County Superior Court Judge John Kirihara.Both remained in Merced County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $150,000 bail each, Dover said.Dover said the woman's family approached the department in May when the property owner where the woman lived reported bounced checks.During the investigation, it was | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | We Must Break Silence, Report Abuse of Elderly | | 2007-07-18 17:00:00 | | Illinois ..Please read this letter. It describes the fearsome existence that many of our elderly neighbors endure every day. They are the victims of financial exploitation, neglect and physical or emotional abuse.These frightened elders, from all walks of life, all races and ethnic groups, live in your neighborhood. But they cannot help themselves. They are afraid to speak out because the abuser is often a member of their own family or a caregiver upon whom they depend.They fear retribution, lack of care, embarrassment and institutionalization.This is not a pleasant topic. Elder abuse is a scar on our vision of a compassionate society. But, please, do not stop reading.There is something you can do; something you must do.Illinois law protects and supports victims, and it gets tough with those who act criminally.So if you suspect elder abuse, please report your suspicions, anonymously or not, to the Statewide Elder Abuse Hotline at 1-866-800-1409 (Voice) or 1-888-206-1327 (TTY).The trage | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Reported Elder Abuse on the Rise in Santa Cruz County | | 2007-07-18 16:15:00 | | By GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER Sentinel staff writerSANTA CRUZ — Reports of financial elder abuse in Santa Cruz County have spiked this year, after a law took effect Jan. 1 requiring bank tellers to report suspect behavior.Olivia Rios, at her desk at the county's Emeline Avenue complex, works in the local office of the state Adult Protective Services.Local staff with the state's Adult Protective Services already have restored or prevented $36.5 million in the past year, following a 13 percent rise in financial elder abuse cases. Even more money is expected to be recovered. But while the increasing number of reports allows social workers to crack down on corrupt caregivers and swindling relatives, it creates more of a burden for the four-person staff that investigates the claims. Those workers dealt with 600 reported cases of elder abuse in 2006, said Sandy Skezas, program manager for the Santa Cruz County branch of California's Adult Protective Services. While numbers have not been tabul | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Law enforcement Works To Stop Elder Abuse Before it Starts | | 2007-07-18 16:00:00 | | By JENNIFER SQUIRES Sentinel staff writerSanta Cruz, California.. Elder abuse is on the upswing across the county, but the crimes can be difficult to detect and, sometimes, are caught too late."We getting a lot of elder abuse cases — everything from identity theft to financial abuse, all the way to physical and emotional abuse," District Attorney Bob Lee said.The aging population coupled with the high value of homes in the area has led to an increase in elder abuse but there are few statistics available to show how widespread the problem is, authorities said."A lot of it just falls under financial and identity theft," said Santa Cruz police Sgt. Bernie Escalante.The horror stories are there. During a breakfast forum last month, about 20 elder-care insurance specialists from all over the county listened to Escalante, an elder law attorney and an administrator at a live-in facility discuss the problems they see."It's often adult children who are trying to protect their inheritance," a | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Senator Kohl To Address Growing Problem Of Elder Abuse, Highlight National Solutions | | 2007-07-18 14:30:00 | | Contact: Ashley Glacel Phone: (202) 224-5364 Witnesses Support Nationwide System of Background Checks for Long-Term Care WorkersWASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 18, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) will hold a hearing to address the issue of elder abuse, a growing yet overlooked problem within America’s aging population. The hearing will be centered on the need for, and the benefits of, S. 1577, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007. This bipartisan bill, introduced by Chairman Kohl and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) last month, would establish a nationwide system of background checks to prevent those with criminal histories from working within long-term care settings. The bill was cosponsored by Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Carl Levin (D-MI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, victims of el | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | WW2 Comfort Women Victims of Abuse to this day! | | 2007-07-17 21:30:53 | | The recent response of some group of Japanese conservative politicians in response to US Congress has to this day in the twilight of their years has reaped upon the WW2 comfort women more abuse and insult. Not content with the harrowing experience they have subjected these women they have labeled them as prostitutes is the most despicable ignorance I have encountered. Could it be that to this day | | By: Pedestrian Observer | | |
| | Daughter Charged With Elder Abuse in Mom's Death | | 2007-07-16 14:15:00 | | BY SUSAN L. OPPAT News Staff Reporter June 13 Revised June 16,2007Salem, Michigan, The daughter of a Salem Township woman who froze to death in March has been charged with vulnerable adult abuse for reportedly leaving her mother - who had Alzheimer's disease - alone for 26 hours.Subrenia Dout, 45, faces up to four years in prison if convicted of the felony charge. She was scheduled to undergo a preliminary examination in 14A-1 District Court Thursday, but the hearing was delayed until Aug. 9.State Police Trooper Greg Setla said Dout told him she left her mother, 67-year-old Djuna Fay Clark, alone at about noon on March 15 to help a friend. She said she didn't get anyone to care for her mother while she was gone, and when she returned the next day at 2 p.m., her mother was gone, Setla said.Police searched for Clark in the cold for the rest of that day and found her wallet on Eight Mile Road - more than 3 miles from her home. On March 17, Clark's body was found in a ditch along Pontia | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Deal Reported in Los Angeles Abuse Cases | | 2007-07-16 14:05:00 | | Richard Sipe with Pope John Paul IIInternational Conference on Celibacy Rome - May 1993 Lawyers for more than 500 people who say they were abused by Roman Catholic clergy members said last night that they had settled their lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for $660 million.If approved, it will be by far the largest payout made by any single diocese since the clergy sexual abuse scandals first became public in Boston in 2002. It will dwarf the $85 million paid for 552 claims by the Archdiocese of Boston.The settlement, which archdiocese officials have said would require the sale of church property, appeared to bring the drawn-out legal wrangling to a close.Steven Sanchez, a 47-year old financial adviser who is one of the plaintiffs in the case set to begin on Monday, said he had been girding himself to testify about the abuse he suffered when he was 9 or 10 years old, and he said he wanted to see church officials called to account in a courtroom.Asked before the settlemen | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Elder Abuse 101 | | 2007-07-16 14:05:00 | | Abuser.............. VultureWhat is the difference between these two animals ? One is an financial elder abuser and the other is a vulture.Now this is not an easy question, they are very similar , but there are subtle differences.The answer is not easy because they both like to pick your bones, but the vulture will have the cortesy to wait until you are dead to pick your bones, the other one won't.To see other wildlife portraits by Snyder Art Gallery here >> | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Dozen More Accuse Aide of Elder Abuse | | 2007-07-14 13:45:00 | | By Elaine Jarvik and Pat ReavyDeseret Morning News Utah.. A dozen more people are alleging elder abuse by a nurse's aide who was accused Wednesday of raping a resident of a Salt Lake City long-term care facility.Jacob Mut Bolith Some of the new allegations "sound serious; they're similar type crimes," said Salt Lake City police detective Jared Wihongi about Jacob Mut Bolith, a certified nurse's aide who is being held without bail in the Salt Lake County Jail. Most of the complaints stem from his employment at other nursing homes in Salt Lake County, specifically South Salt Lake and Holladay, Wihongi said. Bolith is accused of raping an 85-year-old woman living at Christus St. Joseph Villa on July 1, several weeks after losing his CNA license on charges of inappropriately touching a patient at Avalon Valley Rehabilitation Center last December. St. Joseph hired Bolith in December after first doing a criminal background check on him and consulting the CNA Registry, which at that time r | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | The United States has More Cases of Elder Abuse than Child Abuse | | 2007-07-12 18:55:00 | | Brunswick,North CarolinaThe Cape Fear Elder Abuse Prevention Network marked Elder Abuse Awareness Month in June with a billboard on U.S. 17 near Supply.According to the group, the United States has more cases of elder abuse than child abuse, but less than 30 percent of elder abuse cases are reported.To report elder abuse, call the Brunswick DSS at 253-2077.For information on the network, which tries to raise awareness about elder abuse and advocate for needed services, call the Agency on Aging at 395-4553. | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Substance Abuse Treatment and Dual Diagnosis | | 2007-07-08 19:33:29 | | Substance abuse often co-occurs with severe mental illness. Research shows that there is a 60% lifetime incidence of severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse (Dual Diagnosis). Another way of saying this is that 6 out of 10 individuals with a severe mental illness will have substance abuse problems some time during their life. Unfortunately, severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse is associated with a variety of negative outcomes including:
• Hospitalization
• Suicide
• Work/school problem
• Problems with relationships
• Non-compliance with dual diagnosis treatment
Pychosocial approaches to dual diagnosis have been limited in their success. The majority of approaches are adopted from programs that address substance abuse problems without co-occurring mental illness. These approaches are yet to be proven for dually diagnosed individuals. However, the research literature does support the following:
• A Substance abuse problem is the rule not the ex | | By: LGBT Drug Treatment | | |
| | Preventing Nursing Home Abuse | | 2007-07-07 17:05:00 | | It is sad to say that nursing home abuse and neglect is an even bigger problem that many may realize. The truth is, by both witness accounts and survey results it seems that the problem is underreported. When you take into consideration the rise in our elderly population and the fact that more and more elderly will seek nursing home care in the coming years, staff shortage is sure to add to the problem.According to National Academy of Sciences Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect, many different conditions contribute to abuse must be considered such as: Stressful working conditions - particularly staff shortages; staff burnout; and inadequate staff training. A combination of strategies is suggested by the National Center on Elder Abuse in terms of prevention. Suggestions can be found by going to the link.Santa Clarita Personal Injury LawyerSusy OwenOwen, Patterson & Owen | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Ellen Young's (D-Flushing) Bill Combats Senior Domestic Abuse | | 2007-07-06 13:50:00 | | A new bill penned by state Assemblywoman Ellen Young (D-Flushing) is expected to bring the state Office for the Aging and the state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence into closer cooperation in an effort to highlight and reduce cases of domestic abuse against senior citizens.The bill, the first to be authored by the first-term legislator, will make a representative of the Office for the Aging an ex officio member of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.Young said last Thursday that the bill was passed by both the state Senate and Assembly and is expected to be signed into law in the near future by Gov. Eliot Spitzer."This bill is particularly important in light of the vicious mugging of 101-year-old Rose Morat of Queens in March," Young said. "Although not a domestic violence issue, it still shows that our senior citizens are susceptible to violence anywhere and additional care must be taken to ensure their protection. With the passage of this elder-abuse bill | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Guilty Plea in Turkey Theft, Elder Abuse | | 2007-07-05 14:35:00 | | By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat A Yuba City man who tied up a 71-year-old East Marysville woman and stole her Thanksgiving turkey and Ford Bronco pleaded guilty Monday in Yuba County Superior Court to charges of robbery and elder abuse. Scott Conrad Herrera, 35, is expected to be sentenced July 25 to eight years in prison as part of a plea agreement. He will have to serve at least 85 percent of the time, said Assistant District Attorney Melanie Bendorf.Herrera, wearing a black ski mask, entered the apartment in the 2000 block of Ahern Street on Nov. 21 and bound the victim with plastic ties before taking valuables and the turkey from a refrigerator. He left with the keys to her vehicle, according to a Marysville Police Department report.Herrera denied committing the crime and told Judge James Curry he was accepting the plea agreement only because Sutter County authorities threatened him with a 12-year sentence on two charges, including robbery, if he did not. “I could take this to trial | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Reporting Abuse is Everyone’s Responsibility | | 2007-07-05 14:10:00 | | Picture yourself walking through a busy Fourth of July celebration in the town square when you observe a little child who appears to be confused, disoriented and scared. Wouldn’t you feel some sort of obligation to stop what you were doing, regardless of how important it was, to at least see if the child needed some sort of assistance?Sure you would.Now picture yourself as a public school teacher who welcomes his or her students to class one morning only to discover that one child appeared to have sunken eyes (perhaps from lack of sleep), has unexplained bruises on extremities, is unkempt and presents an obvious hesitation to talk openly. Wouldn’t you have a moral (as well as legal) obligation to report the situation to appropriate authorities?I believe most of you would feel that sense of duty.More and more often across our great country, within communities large and small, is the quietly discussed abuse of the elderly. We seem to be an independent bunch who tends to present that | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Stop the Abuse of the Elderly | | 2007-07-05 14:00:00 | | In the middle of June a major report into the extent of the abuse facing older people in the UK was published, to coincide with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.The study was commissioned by the Department of Health and Comic Relief, following representations by Action on Elder Abuse.And - despite not covering institutions or people with dementia - it has provided frightening conclusions that should make us all sit up and take notice.At least 342,000 older people face such abuse.That's greater than the populations of Leicester, Cardiff, Aberdeen or Belfast. We have the equivalent of cities of old people being neglected, assaulted, coerced, bullied and defrauded or stolen from. And it's their partners, sons, daughters, and care workers who are doing this to them.It's a sobering and solemn future for those of us not yet old, and a fearful reality for too many of those who should be enjoying their twilight years.It is about how we view and treat those who have become old in our society, | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | 'Aboriginal industry' created abuse crisis | | 2007-07-05 13:45:00 | | Those most to blame for this horror are the promoters of the Aboriginal industry - from H.C. "Nugget" Coombs and his successors to the legislators who disenfranchised rural Aboriginals from the economy through the equal wage case 30 years ago, to the jurists who conspired to concoct the Mabo case and the authors of flawed reports on Aboriginal deaths in custody and the so-called "stolen generations".abridged for those that are following this crisis read it all here >> | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Son Sentenced For Sexual Abuse Two Weeks After Father Sentenced | | 2007-07-02 14:10:00 | | BANGOR (AP) -- The son of a Patten man serving an eleven-year sentence on sex charges has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor and been sentenced to nine months in jail.Thirty-year-old Kirby Williams Junior was sentenced Friday to four years in prison with all but nine months suspended for sexual abuse of a minor in 2005.Williams' father, 54-year-old Kirby Williams Senior, also was charged with sexually abusing the same girl. But those charges were dropped after the elder Williams was convicted in January of sexually abusing a different female family member. | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | Elder Abuse: Nursing Home Neglect Is a Widespread Problem | | 2007-06-29 14:30:00 | | Editor: Clayton W. Kent Firm: Brayton Purcell LLPA nursing home is guilty of neglect when it fails to fulfill its duties to its residents. These obligations can range from providing special diets to taking a frail, elderly person to the toilet at appropriate times. Refusing to answer a resident's page or failing to call his or her doctor may also be neglect. A bedridden nursing home resident should be repositioned at least every two hours to relieve body pressure. Without this care, the resident may develop inflamed, reddened skin or bedsores (also called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers). If a bedsore is not treated, skin tissue breaks down and a large wound is formed.Bedsores are often signs that the nursing home is neglecting residents' nutritional and hygiene needs. Skin breakdown can occur when a resident becomes incontinent and urine and feces are not cleaned up promptly. Improper nutrition may also affect the skin, inhibiting healing.Poor nutrition and dehydration may cause | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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