Sentences with phrase «other vulnerable adults»

First, commenters expressed concern for the states that provide for voluntary reporting to law enforcement or state protective services of domestic violence or of abuse, neglect or exploitation of the elderly or other vulnerable adults.

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«Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to the vulnerable in society and be willing to speak out against bullying or intimidation whenever it occurs, including unkindness toward those who are attracted to others of the same sex.

What a securely attached child - OR ADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate aADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate aadult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate affect

The Adult Protection component of the Erie County Department of Social Services provides assessments and then can provide a variety of specialized protective services to vulnerable adults, ages 18 and older whose condition or circumstances make them vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and exploitation by others.

In many cases, councils are not telling each other when they move families, leaving vulnerable adults and children without the support they need.

It's important for adults to connect discussion with teens and young adults about romantic and sexual relationships and misogyny and harassment to ethical questions about their obligation to treat others with dignity and respect, intervene when others are at risk of being harmed, and advocate for those who are vulnerable.

Older adults are among the largest consumers of prescription opioids in the U.S. Compared with people holding commercial health insurance, Medicare enrollees are at least five times more likely to be diagnosed with opiate abuse and are also particularly vulnerable to toxic and other negative effects of opiate use.

In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps — nicotine «reinforcement» — in the process of addiction, and shown that some people are far more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than others.

Although some physicians and parents report stunning success, chelation treatments are risky, especially to autistic and other highly vulnerable children and to extremely toxic adults.

In other words, Charley is in Black Beauty's position — he's a vulnerable creature living at the whims of an occasionally cruel adult world.

While climate change threatens the health of every American, some people are more vulnerable and are most likely to be harmed, including: infants and children; pregnant women; older adults; people with disabilities; people with pre-existing or chronic medical conditions, including mental illnesses; people with low - income; and indigenous peoples, some other communities of color, and immigrants with limited English proficiency.

All vulnerable adults who are dependent on others for care must be protected from financial, emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

Vulnerable adults can be abused by caretakers, nursing home staff, fellow nursing home patients, family members, therapists or others already in their lives.

These cases have also revealed what many consider to be a defect with our current legal system in that it places no express obligation upon local authorities, or other public bodies, to protect vulnerable adults from abuse.

Other considerations include end - of - life wishes and the protection of vulnerable adults.

Other benefits meant that there was an increase in local authority adult social care departments identifying potentially vulnerable adults.

Day care providers, foster parents, social workers and other individuals working with children or vulnerable adults may find their reputation and livelihood in jeopardy if they are accused of maltreatment by the Department of Human Services.

Intentionally subjecting a vulnerable adult to behavior that results in intimidation, fear, humiliation, degradation, agitation, disorientation, or other forms of serious emotional distress

When schools, churches, nursing homes and other organizations fail to protect children and vulnerable adults from sexual predators, the victims often suffer lasting emotional harm.

Administration of a drug, substance, or preparation to a vulnerable adult for a purpose other than legitimate and lawful medical or therapeutic treatment

Cautions could potentially bar you from certain types of employment, for example, social work, medicine, law or other professions where you work with vulnerable adults or children.

He has experience in bringing judicial review claims against local authorities and other public bodies and is committed to acting for extremely vulnerable children or adult clients with specialist needs.

Their clients can be people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, adults or teenagers with drug addictions and many other vulnerable categories.

Avoidant Attachment Style — similarly to anxiously attached adults, avoidantly attached adults may have experienced a lack of attention to their emotional needs as children and now struggle to allow themselves to be vulnerable with others.

The battle of wills in even a moderately difficult divorce, in which two adults struggle with the urges and needs of a younger psyche — as if the other person is more a parent than another vulnerable adult, when coupled with the fear attending almost every severing of this intimate bond, will often lock people into a miasma of pain and resentment, which simply can not be hidden from the children.

Older adults may be even more vulnerable to neighborhood factors than other adults.

As children are dependent on others for care and safety and their brains and bodies are still developing, they are much more vulnerable to trauma than adults.

The Vulnerable Persons Abuse or Maltreatment History of the Prospective Adoptive Parent (s): The home study investigator will screen each prospective adoptive parent and all other adult household members (e.g. adult children, grandparents) for the abuse or maltreatment of vulnerable persons (i.e. persons with special needs) through the Vulnerable Persons» Central Register administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with SpecVulnerable Persons Abuse or Maltreatment History of the Prospective Adoptive Parent (s): The home study investigator will screen each prospective adoptive parent and all other adult household members (e.g. adult children, grandparents) for the abuse or maltreatment of vulnerable persons (i.e. persons with special needs) through the Vulnerable Persons» Central Register administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Specvulnerable persons (i.e. persons with special needs) through the Vulnerable Persons» Central Register administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with SpecVulnerable Persons» Central Register administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

Typical twin concordance rates for adolescent delinquency are 87 % for monozygotic twins and 72 % for dizygotic twins.11 Adoption studies suggest that genetically vulnerable children - that is, children whose birth parents were antisocial - may be especially susceptible to unfavourable family conditions, so that an interaction is seen (fig 12 The genetic element seems to be stronger for adult criminality than childhood conduct disorder and delinquency.13 To understand what these environmental and genetic factors might be, we need to turn to other studies.

Still other families are referred to counseling when a minister, teacher or friend has identified that there may be signs of emotional, physical, sexual or spiritual abuse of a child or a vulnerable adult taking place.

Middle - aged adults will likely find themselves providing financial, practical, or emotional assistance to their aging parents; others may become the primary caregivers for parents and find themselves increasingly vulnerable to feelings of burden and depression (Amirkhanyan & Wolf, 2006; Lin et al., 2013).