Sentences with phrase «increased reports of abuses»

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Surveillance effects9 refer to the potential for increased reporting on families who participate in child welfare system services or research because more professionals are working with families and may file reports of suspected abuse and trigger an investigation, increasing the likelihood of a finding for these families compared to those who do not participate.

Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: «It's wholly unacceptable that increasing numbers of teachers are reporting that they are being told that being abused and assaulted is part of the job.

While lamenting the increase in domestic violence and child abuse cases in the State, the Commissioner noted that, many of such cases are been reported at the Ministry on a daily bases.

The public outcry and the criticism of social services which followed high profile cases of child abuse, such as those of Victoria Climbie and baby Peter Connelly, was reported to have resulted in increased numbers of children being taken into care as social workers erred on the side of caution.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

Reports of public lewdness also increased, but reports of sexual abuse held Reports of public lewdness also increased, but reports of sexual abuse held reports of sexual abuse held steady.

While the exact mechanism for increasing those beds remains unclear, the report said the state should explore the conversion of existing beds at New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse - approved treatment centers into a «new flexible model» that allows for both short - and long - term stays and treatment.

At 15, about half reported that the number of arguments with their parents and between their parents had increased, and 15 years later these people were more than three times as likely as the others to suffer from major depression, or indulge in drug or alcohol abuse.

The declining price of heroin, together with regulatory efforts designed to reduce harms associated with the use of prescription opioids — including the availability of abuse - deterrent formulations — may be contributing to increased heroin use, the report says.

The committee reports «substantial evidence» linking early marijuana use with substance abuse later in life and suggesting that cannabis increases the likelihood of respiratory problems, motor vehicle accidents, and low birth weight in infants born to pot - smoking mothers.

«Similarly worrisome is a recent report of increased incidence of Parkinson's diseases among individuals with a past history of methamphetamine abuse [compared with] the general population,» she says, adding that meth abuse can be «neurotoxic to the human brain.»

A $ 1 increase would result in 9,700 (9.6 percent) fewer reported cases of child neglect annually as well as a likely decrease in cases of physical abuse, said Lindsey Rose Bullinger of IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

And reporting domestic abuse only increases their chances of being arrested.

And despite the feeling that theres no time for such luxuries, 59 % of families report eating dinner together at least five times a week — an increase from only 47 % in 1998, according to the Importance of Family Dinner IV, a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.

Since rebranding in December, the company has increased its security features to include technology to detect fake profile pictures; a child online safety consultant; a required mobile number to register, which is recorded and verified; and a reporting abuse feature to inform the company of inappropriate activity.

As public awareness of child abuse increases, more and more reports of possible abuse are being made.

Schools Are Targets for Prescription Thieves Reports of abuse of the prescription drug Ritalin are increasing.

Washington — More than 2.4 million incidents of child abuse or neglect were reported to child - protective - service agencies last year, a 10 percent increase over the previous year's total, findings from a state - by - state survey released here last week reveal.

Now that the 2016 Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing season has begun for school districts across Connecticut, there has been a significant and disturbing increase in the number of reports that local school districts — driven by Governor Dannel Malloy's State Department of Education — are engaged in the unethical abuse of children whose parents have refused to allow their children to participate in the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory SBAC testing program.

The HSUS also praised Rep. Urban for her efforts to increase the understanding of the link between violence against animals and violence against people through her support of legislation requiring cross reporting of child abuse and animal abuse.

And too current for inclusion in Blawg Review # 74, but still consistent with the impact of Sept. 11 on law, Volokh posts an interesting story in today's Washington Post, reporting that an increasing number of CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up for government - reimbursed, private insurance plans that cover liability for suits related to abuse, torture or human rights violations.

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• Assess family's financial, medical and parenting needs • Develop and implement family goals of services to support objectives • Conduct 2 - 4 home visits on a daily basis • Organize workshops for parents to teach them regarding parenting and social interaction • Help parents and children in creating and maintaining a positive home environment • Work hard to develop trust between family and district to support child's educational • Create and maintain record of cases • Resolve conflicts between parents, teachers and students to increase the ratio of student's success • Ensure the privacy and confidentiality • Document case reports and file the cases for court hearings, furnishing the attorneys with all necessary documents • Provide counseling services to families in need of assistance • Perform regularly scheduled home visits and on - site inspection to probe certain suspected child abuse or family violence cases

Once the paradigm shifts to an AB - PA diagnostic model, the CPS system will increasing be receiving suspected child abuse reports from mental health professionals with a confirmed DSM - 5 diagnosis of V995.51 Child Psychological Aabuse reports from mental health professionals with a confirmed DSM - 5 diagnosis of V995.51 Child Psychological AbuseAbuse.

Multiple factors reportedly increase the risk of suicide.44 - 49 Substance abuse has repeatedly been associated with suicidal behaviors, and depression has as well.1,50 - 62 Moreover, previous reports from the ACE Study have demonstrated strong, graded relationships between the number of adverse childhood experiences and the risk of alcohol or illicit substance abuse and depressive disorders.23, 24,28 Although a temporal relationship between the onset of substance abuse or depressive disorders and lifetime suicide attempts in the ACE Study cohort is uncertain, our analysis of the potential mediating effects of these known risk factors provides evidence that for some persons, adverse childhood experiences play a role in the development of substance abuse or depression.

Barkley et al found increased rates of comorbid substance abuse disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, personality disorders, and disruptive behavior disorders among adults with ADHD that had persisted from childhood into adulthood.23 Adults whose childhood ADHD did not persist also had increased rates of psychiatric comorbidity, although lower than those with persistent ADHD (47.3 % vs 84.3 %).23 Other smaller studies also report elevated rates of psychiatric comorbidity (65 — 89 %) among adults with ADHD.15 — 22 However, these studies used nonrepresentative samples of children referred to specialty treatment programs for ADHD.

In contrast, the reported rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) have been on the decline, but the reason is unclear; this may reflect an actual reduction, perhaps due to the success of prevention programs, but could also be attributed to an increasing reluctance of victims to report the abuse, or more restrictive criteria to identify CSA.

Highest increases were noted for home visitors» level of preparedness to serve families affected by IPV; their confidence in knowing how to act when a client discloses IPV experience; their confidence in screening participants; their awareness of the name of a staff person at the local domestic violence center who they could reach out to for help; and knowledge on notifying an IPV survivor prior to making a child abuse report.

Targeted Grants to Increase the Well - Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse: Second Annual Report to Congress.

Targeted Grants to Increase the Well - Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse: Fourth Annual Report to Congress (PDF - 3240)

Both presenters report that therapists, after taking the workshop, leave with an increased awareness of the impact of substance and alcohol use and abuse as well as process addictions such compulsive pornography viewing and gambling have on couple's attachment system and cycles.

«Some professionals assume that accusations of physical or sexual abuse of children that arise during divorce or custody disputes are likely to be false, but the empirical research to date shows no such increase in false reporting at that time.

CPS is not going to know what to do about the increasing number of Child Psychological Abuse reports they're receiving from mental health professionals.

Parents» self - reports provide a powerful measure of child maltreatment; several rigorous studies show reductions in harsh parenting, neglect, physical abuse, and psychological abuse measured from one to seven years and increased use of non-violent discipline.

It found a significant «dosage» effect between the number of such experiences reported and increased risk, in adulthood, for cardiovascular, lung, and liver disease; depression; smoking; drug and alcohol abuse; obesity; risky sexual behaviors; and early mortality.

A study of a large number of middle - aged adults suggests self - reported childhood abuse by women was associated with an increased long - term risk of death, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

Women who self - reported experiencing severe physical abuse, moderate physical abuse or emotional abuse from a parent were at increased risk of death during the 20 - year follow - up.

Several studies of inpatients have noted that depressed individuals are significantly less likely to be violent than individuals with other types of disorders.8 - 10, 23 Moreover, affective disorders were not found to be related to an increased risk for homicide in a Finnish cohort study.15 By contrast, other studies have found a relationship between affective disorders and homicide, 24 self - reported violent behavior, 2 and conduct disorder in childhood and adolescence.25 One possible explanation for these conflicting results could be the potential moderating role of alcohol abuse in this relationship.

Several studies have reported that early trauma, and especially childhood sexual abuse, specifically increases the risk of later hallucinations in both schizophrenia and bipolar patients.69 — 73 On the other hand, insecure attachment appears to be specifically associated with paranoia and not hallucinations.45, 46 Evidence that discrimination or victimization plays a specific role in the development of paranoid beliefs has emerged from a population survey in the United States and Mexico, 39 from a prospective population - based study in Holland, 32 and from patients» retrospective reports of their experiences of intrusive74, 75 and threatening76 life events (as noted above, this effect may contribute to the elevated rates of psychosis in immigrant populations).

Total monetary recoveries by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units in assisted living - related fraud, abuse and neglect criminal and civil cases increased by more than 600 % from fiscal year 2016 to FY 2017, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.