Sentences with phrase «at risk for abuse»

The following resources discuss the framework for child abuse and neglect prevention, provide information on what to do when children are at risk for abuse or neglect, and link to State, Federal, and national organizations that support prevention initiatives.

Highly stressed families at risk for abuse and neglect, teen parent, poverty, unemployed or underemployed, struggling with addiction, homeless, immigrant isolated by language and culture, and life circumstances that increase risk for abuse and neglect and their children at risk for school failure

Allowing the child to be involved with the mother's extended family, unless the child is at risk for abuse.

Target Population: Highly stressed families with children ages 0 to 8 years at risk for abuse or neglect

Pathways Triple P was developed for families at risk for abuse and neglect.

In some cases they deter teens from seeking health care from licensed providers and in other cases they put teens at risk for abuse at the hands of their parents.

Programs often focus on adolescents, on socially disadvantaged mothers with their first child, on medically / developmentally at - risk children, or on families with characteristics that place them at risk for abuse and neglect.

More than 100 home visitation programs provide services to parents at risk for abuse and neglect in twenty - eight states.66 Operated under the oversight of the National Exchange Club Foundation, each site offers a free home visitation program for parents involved with child welfare services; the goal is to reduce the cycle of abuse.

clean, sanitary and appropriate shelter; food, water, appropriate exercise, necessary veterinary care and treatment, including parasite control and vaccinations; and a safe environment; a protocol for containing and managing contagious illness and disease, an active adoption or placement program or facilities for long term placement, the ability to manage animals to minimize risk of injury to the animals and the public, and manages its operations so that animals are not at risk for abuse or neglect or for use in animal fighting or research, experimentation or testing.

Another myth that has been more difficult to dislodge is that certain colored cats are at risk for abuse around Halloween.

And last year, Texas lawmakers as well created a home visiting program to help children at risk for abuse and neglect and other family difficulties.

Assuming that they are puts them at risk for abuse from others.

Not exact matches

The «Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Prevention Program» (EIFFE Prevention Program) educates healthcare and legal professionals to recognize when their older patients and clients may be vulnerable to or victims of financial abuse, particularly those patients with mild cognitive impairment, and then to refer these at - risk patients to State Securities Regulators, local adult protective services professionals or for further screening and assistance as needed.

So all in all you're going to want to multiply the number of abuse cases by priests by a factor of at least a few hundred to represent the actual risk ratio for spending time with an individual priest vs. a teacher.

You'd hope, of course, that he's able to treat all that with the contempt it deserves (and, equally, that nobody actually tries to go through with anything), but it still stands as depressing evidence that simply being a high - profile person of colour is to risk, at every turn, being abused for the fact.

Sleepless nights, breastfeeding difficulties, a history of abuse or trauma, low partner support, or a baby with health problems are all stressors that can put you at risk for depression.

Uninvolved parenting is associated with the worst outcomes for children: Kids who are raised with this style of parenting tend to be emotionally withdrawn, anxious and may be at greater risk for delinquent and dangerous behaviors as well as substance abuse.

There are many uses for such a questionnaire, such as: a) helping place at - risk children (e.g., abused, neglected, diagnosed) with safe and nurturing parents, b) potentially reducing the number of failed adoption placements, c) protecting children from at - risk adults, and d) screening foster / adoptive families to reduce the possibility of abuse and / or neglect.

She has received more than 40 grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance aAbuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance abuseabuse.

Describes the characteristics and benefits of parent - child interaction therapy (PCIT), a family - centered treatment approach proven effective for abused and at - risk children ages 2 to 8 and their caregivers — birth parents, adoptive parents, or foster or kin caregivers.

For example, in two longitudinal studies of high - risk mothers («high - risk» due to low - socioeconomic status, single status, young age at first birth, and a history of abuse), the rate of intergenerational transmission ranged from 45 % (22) to 63 %.

Midwives do a thorough medical history, nutrition assessment and spent usually 2 hours at each prenatal getting to know the couple / mom and making risk assessments all along via urine tests, FHT's, mom talking out fears & issues, weight gain, edema, reflexes, fundal height, blood tests, determining placental position, blood pressure, watching for drug or alcohol abuse, diet assessments.

«For parents whose major concern about Ritalin and Adderall is about the future risk for substance abuse, this study may be helpful to them,» says Steve S. Lee, senior author of the study, a psychology professor at UCFor parents whose major concern about Ritalin and Adderall is about the future risk for substance abuse, this study may be helpful to them,» says Steve S. Lee, senior author of the study, a psychology professor at UCfor substance abuse, this study may be helpful to them,» says Steve S. Lee, senior author of the study, a psychology professor at UCLA.

If your daughter and baby would be at risk for violence or abuse in such a relationship, you should encourage breaking off the relationship.

They are also at risk for substance abuse and even suicide.

Our full list of ministry partners along with their missions is here: http://www.americasthrift.com/about-us/our-ministry-partners/ but a majority of them provide counseling and support for recovering addicts or a safe haven and support for at - risk or previously abused women, children, and families.

«And really unhappy children cry more and children who cry more are at greater risk for child abuse.»

In fact, take - back kiosks are a very visible collection point for medicines, which could make them a target for abuse and diversion and put pharmacies and other locations that host these kiosks at risk.

A 2012 federal law set a deadline of tonight at 12 a.m. midnight, February 22, 2014, for states to stop this kind of EBT abuse or risk losing about $ 120 million in federal funding.

Local gay rights advocates and supporters described programs designed to turn gay teens straight as programs that engage in mental and spiritual child abuse, promote self - hatred and place LGBT teens at high risk for suicide.

American Family Association hate group mouthpiece Bryan Fischer said that gays should not be allowed to parent children because children in same - sex homes are at a higher risk for sexual molestation, citing the deeply flawed Mark Regnerus study and the Jerry Sandusky Penn State abuse case, Right Wing Watch reports.

«Without access to housing subsidies provided by the City, as well as resources such as public housing and consistent access to supportive housing, far too many homeless young people are at significant risk for violence, abuse and exploitation.»

Legislator Ed Day voted for both resolutions, pointing out that not only law enforcement officers were endangered by the map, but also people such as survivors of domestic abuse and others whose personal information could put them at risk.

In a joint - report entitled No Recourse - No Safety, Amnesty argues a safe escape route and the means of survival are «critical» for women at risk of abuse and central to their decision to leave.

The financial incentive of removing rent - stabilized tenants places these residents at risk for the worst abuses by malevolent landlords: harassment and the denial of repairs,» said Council Member Ritchie Torres.

«Decision rules for identifying injuries from abuse are valuable for settings such as pediatric emergency departments — in these cases, reliability and accuracy of human judgement is needed since victims of child abuse are at high risk of future abuse and death,» Lorenz said.

Young adults are at an especially high risk for behavioral addictions, Snyder and her co-authors said, and Problematic Internet Use is considered a behavioral addiction with characteristics similar to substance abuse disorders.

«Substance abuse is the topic of high public interest, yet little attention is given to the experiences of college students with disabilities,» wrote the study authors Steven L. West et al. «Given that binge drinking is highly correlated with academic failure, drop - out, and an increased risk for various negative health conditions, such use by students with disabilities may place them at extreme risk for various negative outcomes.»

For the 12 - week, $ 170,000 pilot project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will begin later this month, Young's team plans to recruit about 60 patients from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center who are experiencing chronic pain, are on long - term opioid therapy, and have reported other behaviors — such as drug or alcohol abuse — that put them at high risk of addiction.

Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self - injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in early youth, according to new research from UC Berkeley.

However, in chronic inflammatory conditions, negative emotional states associated with long - term pain can put affected individuals at a higher risk for psychiatric complications such as depression or substance abuse.

New research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) identifies nicotine dependence, obesity, alcohol abuse and depressive disorders as risk factors for low back pain, a common condition causing disability, missed work, high medical costs and diminished life quality.

«Because of the vulnerable nature of patients with mental illness, such as their susceptibility for opioid dependency and abuse, this finding warrants urgent attention to determine if the risks associated with such prescribing are balanced with therapeutic benefits,» said study co-author Brian Sites, an anesthesiologist at Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center.

Those who abuse substances are also at risk for committing violent acts against others.

A comprehensive strategy of risk assessment is needed to identify patients who may be at risk for opioid abuse.

The researchers were not surprised to find that victims of peer abuse were generally at increased risk for eating disorders.

Few Armed Forces personnel seek help for mental health disorders and novel approaches will be needed to encourage personnel at risk of PTSD, anxiety and alcohol abuse to seek treatment.

For Dr. Mark Edlund, a senior public health analyst at RTI International who was also not involved in the study, it adds to a growing and worrisome body of evidence that people with mental health disorders who are at higher risk for abusing opioids are also more likely to receive opioid prescriptioFor Dr. Mark Edlund, a senior public health analyst at RTI International who was also not involved in the study, it adds to a growing and worrisome body of evidence that people with mental health disorders who are at higher risk for abusing opioids are also more likely to receive opioid prescriptiofor abusing opioids are also more likely to receive opioid prescriptions.

«Children with specific birth defects at increased risk for abuse.»

Children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida are at an increased risk for abuse before the age of 2, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).