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Northwest Indiana infant died from child abuse: Autopsy
Author: Elyssa Cherney A 2-month-old boy from Northwest Indiana died this weekend from multiple injuries suffered in child abuse, the Cook County medical examiner's office determined Tuesday. The infant, identified as Ayden Zylstra from Wheatfield, Ind., was...
What is child abuse and neglect?
Author Child Welfare Information Gateway. Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave deep, lasting scars on kids. The earlier abused children...
Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?
Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health. When public health officials get wind of an outbreak of Hepatitis A or influenza, they spring into action with public awareness...
Alaska Psychologist Sentenced in Child Porn Case
By The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors say a 51-year-old Anchorage child psychologist has been sentenced to four years in federal prison in a child pornography case. Prosecutors say Russell Cherry also was sentenced Friday to 15 years of...
Australian Prime Minister to Apologize to Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
By Adam Baidawi MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said on Wednesday that he will issue a formal apology to thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse that went on for decades at schools, religious organizations and other institutions. The government...
Can people be saved from a terrible childhood experiences?
US researchers have found early intervention can help prevent negative experiences in infancy turning into long-term health risksby Lauren Zanolli in New Orleans. The Guardian. When Sabrina Bugget-Kellum walked into a neighbourhood clinic in New York for a routine...
Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids
(CNN)The American Academy of Pediatrics has hardened its stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline.In a new policy statement, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, the pediatricians' group recommends that adults caring for children use...
Child Abuse and Neglect How to Spot the Signs and Make a Difference
Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave deep, lasting scars on kids. The earlier abused children get help, the greater chance they have to...
Metal band Manowar drops guitarist amid child porn charges
Author: Associated Press The lead guitarist for heavy metal band Manowar has been charged with possessing child pornography in North Carolina. According to Mecklenburg County jail records, 53-year-old Karl Logan was arrested Aug. 9 on six counts of third-degree sexual...
New Mexico judge orders 5 adults held without bail on child abuse charges
Authors: Ben Neary and Abigail Hauslohner Washington Post A district judge in New Mexico on Monday ordered two men and three women held without bail pending trial for child abuse charges after sheriff's deputies raided their remote desert compound earlier this month....
East Aurora teacher accused of not reporting child sex abuse is placed on administrative leave
Author Denise Crosby An East Aurora School District teacher has been placed on administrative leave after she was charged with violating reporting provisions for allegedly knowing another employee was sexually abusing children and not reporting it. The district said...
An Esteemed Doctor, Child Sexual Abuse Claims and a Hospital That Knew for Years
Author Christina Goldbaum For almost 30 years, parents sought out Dr. Reginald Archibald when their children would not grow. They came to his clinic at The Rockefeller University Hospital, a prominent New York research institution, where he treated and studied...
Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse Homicide in Hanging
By The Associated PressPROVO, Utah A Utah man accused of helping a teenage girl kill herself and filming the act because he was fascinated with death has pleaded guilty to child abuse homicide. In accepting a plea deal Tuesday in a Provo court, prosecutors say,...
How Buffalo NY Bishop Richard Malone Concealed Sexual Abuse
60 Minutes: Whistleblower says Bishop Richard Malone knew of sexual abuse allegations, but did nothing. For the first time on television, the former executive assistant to Buffalo's Bishop Richard Malone explains why she decided to speak out against the bishop for not...
Countries that ban spanking have kids who are less likely to be violent
Spanking is, at present, controversial among U.S. parents. Is a tap on the rump OK just to correct behavior the way your parents did? Or is spanking in any form child abuse – enough said? A large study from BMJ Open found spanking, slapping and smacking has...
I Lost My Law License Others Lost Their Lives
Flawed Child Custody Practices Also Hurt Communities The original Quincy Model was a group of best practices that dramatically reduced domestic violence crime, especially murders in Quincy, Massachusetts. The county averaged 5-6 homicides, but enjoyed several...
Child Abuse and Neglect
Authors: Melinda Smith M.A., Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal, Ph.DChild abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave deep, lasting scars on...
Ex-law student ‘terrorized’ girl into regularly sending him explicit videos, prosecutors charge
Author Jason Meisner A former law school student from north suburban Niles is facing federal charges alleging he extorted and terrorized a young teenage girl for more than three years by threatening to expose her if she didn’t send him pornographic videos of herself...
High school football coach arrested on child porn charges
Author:Associated Press Police have arrested a Pennsylvania high school's head football coach on child pornography charges. Fifty-nine-year-old Russell Barley, of Chippewa Township, was arraigned Thursday in Beaver on charges of possession and distribution of child...
An Esteemed Doctor, Child Sexual Abuse Claims and a Hospital That Knew for Years
For almost 30 years, parents sought out Dr. Reginald Archibald when their children would not grow. They came to his clinic at The Rockefeller University Hospital, a prominent New York research institution, where he treated and studied children who were small for their age. He also may have sexually abused many of them.
HRSA $361 million to support families for maternal home visiting services.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced approximately $361 million in funding to 56 states, territories, and nonprofit organizations through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV Program). These funds support...
Infant death and DCFS: Is unsafe sleep abusive?
Author: Editorial Board She was 9 months old, described only as “Baby H” in a report compiled by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services inspector general. She was congested when her mother gave her Tylenol before bed and placed her on a pillow in her...
Crisis Center counselor Stacey Jones answers 10 questions about surviving sexual abuse
Author:Donna Vickroy If the horror stories shared through the #MeToo movement, the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the Catholic church scandal and the Bill Cosby trial have you pondering the extent of sexual abuse and assault in this country, consider that what...
We did this for a good purpose:’ Dad arrested in Norridge for placing son in car trunk defends ‘experiment’
Author:Jennifer JohnsonContact ReporterPioneer Press Boguslaw Matlak insists he wasn’t hurting his 3-year-old son when he put him in the trunk of his car on a hot afternoon in Norridge earlier this month. The 28-year-old Chicago father says he was conducting a...
ChicagoCAC’s Night of Heroes fights child abuse
Author: Candace Jordan The Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) hosted a new fall fundraiser Oct. 10 at the Montgomery Club. "A Night of Heroes: Protecting Children. Battling Abuse. Restoring Lives." drew more than 300 supporters — including Chicago police...
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN A NOT-SO INTIMATE WORKPLACE
It’s no secret to those who experience or work with intimate partner violence, that the violence often creeps (or crashes) into the workplace, either directly or indirectly by affecting the environment, the interactions, and the well-being of workers. But what do we do about it?
Making My Way Through Hell: A Story About Facing the Trauma of Sexual Assault
Heather thought she had achieved her dreams when she got her first good paying job as an adult. Until her boss raped her. After that things fell apart. But she was able to recover.
Facts People May Not Know About Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a complex form of abuse and trauma with complex causes. It happens all over the world, and is a form of modern day slavery.
Countries where smacking children is banned ‘are safer to grow up in’
Countries that ban the smacking of children appear to be safer for young people to grow up in, according to research revealing that fighting between youths – particularly females – is less common where corporal punishment has been outlawed. Experts say the study adds...
Domestic Violence Awareness Hasn’t Caught Up With #MeToo. Here’s Why.
By Sarah Mervosh When Kaylee Kapatos posted on Facebook this month that she was a survivor of domestic violence, using the hashtag #WhyIStayed, the response among her friends was muted. Only the week before, she had posted about sexual assault with the hashtag...