Sentences with phrase «often led to violence»

For decades, the diamond industry has been tainted by the fact that the quest for diamonds has often led to violence, warfare, and human suffering.

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Just a bit farther north in Africa, in the Sahel region just south of the Sahara Desert, water is so scarce that discussions about how to use it often lead to political conflicts and, sometimes, violence.

This creates a cycle of violence, which often leads to the hazing getting out of control.

Local health departments often manage lists of community resources and lead projects that can greatly benefit children and families who have been exposed to violence.

Her disquiet led her to create the Brides March, now in its 11th year, to bring attention to domestic violence, which often goes undetected until it is too late.

In the letter to Biden, researchers say that violence involves guns more often in the United States than in Western democracies with similar rates of violence, leading to a higher U.S. homicide rate.

In urban shantytowns, people often lack running water or sewer service, and the stress of poverty and unemployment can lead to alcoholism, domestic violence and mental illness, Corvalán said.

Among adults, job and financial worries are often among the leading contributors to stress, but increased crime, violence, peer pressure leading to substance abuse (alcohol and drugs like ecstasy, cannabis and methamphetamine), social isolation, loneliness, and family problems can also create stress - related problems.

However painful social change is extremely powerful as it usually addresses societal inequalities, repression and power inequality, which often lead to cultural, structural violence and / or direct violence.

Responses to the question, more often than not, lead to a more complex set of conversations about crime, violence, prisons and the lack of opportunity.

«Enmeshment leads to shame and shame often leads to depression, anxiety, alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, sexual addiction, and other addictive behaviors as well as family violence,» explains licensed clinical social worker Beth Watson in her article «What is Enmeshment?»

Childhood traumas such as abuse, domestic violence or neglect can often lead to symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

However, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities the potential for conflict that leads to lateral violence is heightened as a result of the «inter-relationships and interconnections between people», and often does not account for the range of differentiations within the group.