Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships Same-Sex abuse is in fact real and occurs in some relationships. Having said that‚ same-sex abuse is physical or mental harm to whom you have a same-sex relationship with. With this in mind abuse in same-sex relationships occur just as often as opposite sex relationships. Unfortunately domestic abuse is not as cared for as straight couple abuse in the fact that some do not have the same values as others do about domestic couples. Same-sex couples do not have the same
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The topic I chose for this project was the link between domestic violence and substance abuse. From the research that I did‚ there is a definite link between domestic abuse and substance abuse. According to the National Coalition against domestic violence‚ "Regular alcohol abuse is one of the leading factors for intimate partner violence." Approximately 61% of domestic violence offenders also have substance abuse problems. Domestic violence is the use of intentional emotional‚ psychological‚ sexual
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Animal Abuse Abuse is when someone treat a person or an animal with cruelty or violence‚ regularly or repeatedly.Pain‚ torture‚suffering‚fear‚and danger‚these are all of the things that abused animals feel. Animal abuse is happening every day. Sometimes they are caught‚ most of the time they aren’t”The shocking number of cruelty cases reported daily in the media is only the tip of the iceberg. Most cases are never reported‚ and most animal suffering goes unrecognized and unabated.” (Animal Cruelty
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Animal Abuse and Youth Violence: By: Jennifer O’Connor May‚ 28‚ 2011 Abstract: Although legal definitions of animal abuse vary‚ it is a crime in every State‚ and many States have enacted laws establishing certain forms of cruelty to animals as felony offenses. The forms of abuse to which animals may be subjected are similar to the forms of abuse children experience‚ including physical abuse‚ serious neglect‚ and even psychological abuse. It has been said that violence begets violence‚
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Child Sexual Abuse Siping Chen Laney College Psych 7A April 10‚ 2014 Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse does not have a universal definition. However‚ a central characteristic of any abuse is the dominant position of an adult that allows him or her to force or coerce a child into sexual activity (American Psychological Association). Yet all offences that involve sexually touching a child‚ as well as non-touching offenses and sexual exploitation‚ are just as harmful and
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Putting a stop to elderly abuse What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse occurs when an elderly woman or man is caused harm‚ neglected or mistreated - usually by someone they should be able to trust. Many people can feel uncomfortable when hearing the word ‘Abuse’ what abuse actually means is causing harm‚ mistreating‚ exploiting or neglecting elderly people‚ the above is just an example of certain ways in which the term abuse is meant by there are of course many other ways and forms in which elderly
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Rebecca Professor Mark Watman English500.2OL-SM13 28 July 2013 Preventing Child Abuse "Allison was washing the dishes and had just begun to dry them. All of a sudden‚ she heard the door slam. ’Girl‚ Where’s my food?’ the voice yelled. It was her father just getting home from work. Allison began to panic. Rushing to try and find a dish‚ her little five year old fingers dropped the plate and it smashed to the floor. Her father stomped into the kitchen and began to threaten to beat her.” Think
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Position Statement: Abuse in the elderly population In response to growing concerns over elder abuse in the United States‚ in 2010‚ president Obama signed into law the elder Justice Act (EJA) as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act. The EJA is a complete elder abuse prevention law to address any form of abuse suffer by the elderly population. The Act requires residential care facilities along with the general public to be familiar with warning signs of elder abuse‚ and notify staff of
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Child Abuse All around the world children are getting abused everyday. It could be your friend‚ your neighbor‚ someone you go to school with‚ a family member‚ a loved one‚ or it can be you. Children die every year from child abuse. In 2005‚ an estimated 1‚460 children died as a result of abuse or neglect (USDHHS‚ 2007). The majority‚ almost 76.6 percent of these children were 3 years of age or younger. Most of those child fatalities happened at the hands of the parents. Before we can talk about
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Background: Child Abuse Child abuse is an enormous issue that affects children from every social class‚ race and gender. There are two types of child abuse‚ emotional abuse and physical/sexual abuse. Many children experience both types of abuse. Children like Jay may never even know they are being abused. They think their horrendous treatment is normal. Their abusers are often emotionally manipulative‚ saying their sorry or they wish they were a family again‚ or their just doing what is best. (Jay
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