Sentences with phrase «abuse by another member of your family»

By keeping prescriptions in the household, residents create a dangerous situation which could lead to drug abuse by a member of the family or accidental ingestion by a young child.

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His youth was surrounded by family members who struggled with substance abuse, violence, teenage pregnancy, and lack of social mobility.

A detailed weekend report by the New York Times, for example, states that «members of the royal family, and relatives, advisers and associates of the detainees» say those who were kidnapped were coerced and physically abused in some cases, and that billions of dollars in private wealth were transferred to Crown Prince's Mohammed's control.

Statistics have for decades shown that children are far, far, far, far more likely to be abused by a family member or by a school authority figure than they are by a member of the clergy of any religion.

«I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse made by family members, as well as by abuse victims themselves,» Francis said in the homily, according to a text of the statement provided by the Vatican.

Indeed, according to the NSPCC, the vast majority of abuse of children and young people happens not by any particular kind of adult professional, but by peers (friends, boyfriends, etc.) and to a lesser degree family members (siblings, parents, etc.).

Murray Straus's studies suggest that marital violence occurs in one out of four marriages, not as a single event but as a pattern (Richard J. Gelles and Claire Pedrick Cornell, Intimate Violence in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult children.

More recently, definitions of family violence have incorporated coercive sexual relations, including the sexual abuse of children by family members, and also marital rape.

For the record, I was abused by a family member at 13 and it took me all of 3 hours to tell.

The international sex abuse crisis has involved revelations of the deep wounding of innocent children and their families by the sinful actions of individual priests and religious, sometimes enabled by the, at best, incompetence and, at worst, callous dereliction of duty of some members of the Church's hierarchy.

Researchers looking into the abuse of prescribed medication in a regional NSW town are told elderly people are being targeted by family members to get access to chronic pain medication.

Girls are at a greater risk than boys of being abused by a family member.

«Our goal has always been to constructively work with the speaker to pass the Right to Know Act — she has a clear choice: support sound policy that a majority of her members, 18 families of New Yorkers killed by the NYPD and hundreds of community groups from across the city endorse, or chart a path that is increasingly antithetical to democracy and allows police abuses to continue.»

More than a third of sexual abuse victims in the United States, like the sisters, are abused by family members, according to a 2010 report to Congress presented by the federal Health and Human Services Department.

This can be caused by a variety of factors like social stigma, rejection of family members, and psychological abuse by their friends and family.

Whitney Houston was sexually abused as a child by a female member of her family, a documentary on her life revealed Wednesday.

Houston's brother Gary Garland - Houston also says he was molested between the ages of seven and nine by a female family member, and says his sister was abused, too.

Children who experience significant family changes or disturbances, whether abuse, abandonment or rejection by a family member, separation, divorce, death, or financial stress learn the hard way about the fragility of life.

However her life would prove to be a life of great pain... Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against their sexual and psychological abuse.

We want to encourage positive portrayals of these «monsters» as a way to change public perception and fight dog discrimination and abuse by showcasing dogs who are exemplary ambassadors for the breeds (therapy dogs, Canine Good Citizens) or just loving family members regardless of their often horrific pasts.

As a private nonprofit animal welfare organization with a central mission to place companion animals in loving homes with compassionate people who will make lifelong commitments to them by accepting them as a member of their family, we give priority status to the intake of neglected, abused and abandoned animals over those animals whose owners are simply seeking to surrender them.

725 I.L.C.S. 5 / 112A -14 This Illinois law allows a court to issue an order of protection if the court finds that petitioner has been abused by a family or household member.

Wisconsin allows «household pets,» defined as domestic animals that are not farm animals, that are kept, owned, or cared for by the petitioner or by a family member or a household member of the petitioner, to be included in restraining orders or injunctions in domestic abuse cases, child abuse cases, and cases filed by «individuals as risk.»

As a family member or friend of a person that resides in a nursing home or other long - term care facility, there are a few signs of abuse or neglect you should be aware of if you suspect they are being purposefully harmed by a staff member or other facility caregiver.

If you suspect that a member of your family is a nursing home abuse victim, put a Keller nursing home abuse attorney to work for your family now by calling the Weaver Injury Law Firm at [phone].

If you or your children are the victim of abuse by a spouse, significant other or other member of the household, you may want to seek a restraining order or protection order to keep you and your family safe.

As a family member or friend of a person that resides in a nursing home or other long - term care facility, be aware of the signs of abuse or neglect if you suspect your elderly loved one is being purposefully harmed by a staff member or other facility caregiver.

A study in 2008 — UK Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People Prevalence Survey Report — by the Department of Health and Comic Relief, found that found that 2.6 % of people aged 66 or over who were living in their own private household reported mistreatment involving a family member, close friend or care worker in the past year.

You can apply if you are a person experiencing abuse by a family member, you are a Child and Family Services social worker, or you are a member of the pfamily member, you are a Child and Family Services social worker, or you are a member of the pFamily Services social worker, or you are a member of the police.

You can also contact us if your parent or other family member has passed away while in a nursing home and you believe that the death could have been prevented or might have been caused by some type of abuse or neglect.

If you believe an elderly family member is being victimized by abuse, neglect, or some other negligence or violation of professional standards in a Texas nursing home, speak at once with an Addison nursing home abuse attorney at the Weaver Injury Law Firm.

(4) If a parent who is granted parenting time rights pursuant to this section or any other section of the Revised Code is authorized by an order issued pursuant to this section or any other court order to receive a copy of any notice of relocation that is filed pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section or pursuant to court order, if the residential parent intends to move to a residence other than the residence address specified in the parenting time order, and if the residential parent does not want the parent who is granted the parenting time rights to receive a copy of the relocation notice because the parent with parenting time rights has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child, the residential parent may file a motion with the court requesting that the parent who is granted the parenting time rights not receive a copy of any notice of relocation.

As a family member or friend of a person that resides in a nursing home or other long - term care facility, there are a few signs of abuse or neglect you should look out for if you suspect your elderly loved one is being purposefully harmed by a staff member or another facility caregiver:

If your life has been turned upside down by an accident that has left you or a loved one seriously injured, or if you have a family member who is the victim of nursing home abuse or negligence, contact us today.

These are individuals and their families who are unable to pay for a lawyer or to access free legal assistance — people facing the loss of their homes, suffering persecution by predatory lenders, seeking to keep custody of their children or escape the abuse of a family member, or looking to protect their very subsistence.

If a family member has suffered a personal injury or wrongful death as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect, please contact John or Chris by email or call collect at [phone] for a free initial consultation and case evaluation.

By its question, the national court is asking, in essence, whether acts of sexual abuse of a 14 year old minor, sexual coercion and rape committed within the family constitute imperative grounds of public security which may justify the expulsion of a Union citizen who has lived for more than 10 years on the territory of the host Member State.

Some instances of misconduct are readily apparent and can be easily identified by family members, including physical abuse that results in burns, bruising, or broken bones.

Article 28 (3) of Directive 2004 / 38 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64 / 221 / EEC, 68 / 360 / EEC, 72 / 194 / EEC, 73 / 148 / EEC, 75 / 34 / EEC, 75 / 35 / EEC, 90 / 364 / EEC, 90 / 365 / EEC and 93 / 96 / EEC, is to be interpreted as meaning that sexual abuse of a 14 year old minor, sexual coercion and rape are not covered by the concept of «imperative grounds of public security» where those acts do not directly threaten the calm and physical security of the population as a whole or a large part of it.

Figures published by charity Stonewall reveal that one - in - four lesbian and bi-sexual women have experienced domestic abuse in a relationship, while 49 % of all homosexual and bi-sexual men have experienced at least one incident of domestic abuse from a family member or partner since the age of 16.

Other risk factors significantly associated with a history of attempted suicide by both boys and girls after controlling for other factors in the models were somatic symptoms, such as headaches and stomach problems, a history of sexual or physical abuse, having a family member attempt or complete suicide, having health concerns, frequent alcohol or marijuana use, or ever using any other drugs.

[FN52] Calls to 911; police reports; restraining orders with their supporting affidavits; convictions and criminal records; medical records; photographs of injuries or of property damage; the affidavits of neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family members; answering machine tapes or notes with angry messages or threats; journals kept by the client or her children; detailed records of problems with provisional arrangements for child transfer — all these and more may provide actors in the family court system with the documentation they need to take the abuse seriously.

Life on the run for a child abducted by a family member is dangerous because over half of family abductors have a history of violence, substance abuse, or a criminal record.

Researchers looked at various Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's include (a) psychological abuse, (b) physical abuse, (c) sexual abuse, (d) substance abuse by a household family member, (e) mental illness of a household family member, (f) spousal or partner violence, and (g) criminal behaviour resulting in the incarceration of a household member) and how they are related to adulthood health risk behaviours and disease outcome.

Reduce coercive processes (anger, verbal aggression, threats of force, emotional abuse) by caregivers and other family members.

-- Founding and managing substance abuse centers for 20 years (1997 - present)-- Founding and managing HIV counseling and testing center, Hayat, in Giza Egypt (2009 - present)-- Seven years consultant in UNDP HIV / AIDS Program in The Arab States (HARPAS) including conducting training workshops and research activities in middle east and African Horn countries (2005 - 2012)-- One year experience with UNHCER in Syria (2011 - 2012)-- Two years consultant with COSV organization (Italian organization) working with Syrian refugees and Syrian civil activists in Lebanon and Turkey (2013 - 2014)-- Conducting training and supervision work with a group of psychologists and psychiatrists working with children and families living with HIV (UNICEFF Egypt 2016)-- Main consultant trainer with psychologists and social workers working with Gender Based Violence refugee children in Egypt (Terre Des Hmmes 2017)-- Three years weekly TV program on marriage and couple relations (2014 - present)-- Experience with three TV series by acting and writing (2015,2016,2017)-- Board member in the Association of Evolutionary Psychiatric and Group Work, and the Egyptian Association of Group Therapies and Processes

It could be because they were depressed, or affected by substance abuse, or chronically ill, or taking care of a family member who was chronically ill, or they may have been physically absent for a variety of reasons.

42 U.S. Code § 13001b (a) Establishment of regional children's advocacy program The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to --(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be exploited.

All members of families are affected by sexual abuse: including the child who was sexually abused, the person who has offended sexually, and extended family members.

Another factor that can impact an arrangement under New Mexico child custody laws is whether there is a reported history of domestic abuse performed by any family member against another.