Sentences with phrase «while reports of its abuses»

Not exact matches

«Most of the emphasis appears to be on educating the field and encouraging them to be vigilant, while taking the position that USA Gymnastics has no authority to require clubs to take specific action — including the reporting of suspected child abuse,» Daniels wrote.

I have been posting comments here for a while, and I never engaged in badgering or name calling nor have I ever posted anything inappropriate, yet, a lot of my comments get moderated and deleted, apparently, due to other commentors who disagree and report abuse.

For example, some states specifically mention clergy in the category of those who must report child abuse, while other states exempt clergy from a duty to report child abuse if the information about the abuse was gathered during the course of a privileged communication.

While there have been no formal studies to determine how many child molesters have coached youth teams, a computer - database search of recent newspaper stories reveals more than 30 cases just in the last 18 months of coaches in the U.S. who have been arrested or convicted of sexually abusing children engaged in nine sports from baseball to wrestling — and this despite the fact that child sex - abuse victims, for reasons ranging from shame and embarrassment to love or fear of their molesters, rarely report the crime.

Some things — like sensible net filtering — probably can't, while others - like timely and appropriate handling of abuse reports - almost certainly could.

Troopers and Seneca County Child Protective Services investigated a report of two children being subjected to physical abuse, and improper care while in their custody.

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.

However, these new requirements, while consistent with some of the issues discussed in the preliminary report on Alcopop abuse that the Senate Standing Committee on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse released this past summer, do not address our main concern: Keeping Four Loko and other super sweetened, high - alcohol beverages out of the hands of miabuse that the Senate Standing Committee on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse released this past summer, do not address our main concern: Keeping Four Loko and other super sweetened, high - alcohol beverages out of the hands of miAbuse released this past summer, do not address our main concern: Keeping Four Loko and other super sweetened, high - alcohol beverages out of the hands of minors.

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.

While those proceedings pend, the Senate, whose President is accused of corruption by the EFCC, has declined confirmation of the acting Chairman of the EFCC citing a report by the Department of State Services, which accuses the nominee of abuse of power and of human rights.

For example, as Comptroller, I issued a report examining Erie County's Medicaid Anti-Fraud Procedures and found, while the County actively worked to prevent waste, fraud and abuse of Medicaid by recipients, we did absolutely nothing when it came to abusive Medicaid providers.

While the state inspector general's report detailed the factors that contributed to the escape from Clinton Correctional Facility last June, a new report from a prisoner advocacy group levels a number of abuse claims against staff at the maximum - security prison that allegedly occurred in the wake of the escape.

Of men emotionally abused as children, 27 percent reported perpetrating two or more types of violence, while 43.5 percent reported being victimized by two or more types of violencOf men emotionally abused as children, 27 percent reported perpetrating two or more types of violence, while 43.5 percent reported being victimized by two or more types of violencof violence, while 43.5 percent reported being victimized by two or more types of violencof violence.

Among the mental health disorders reported in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 2013, 8.7 % of the burden of illness was attributed to Afghanistan - related military service while 28.7 % was attributed to past child abuse experiences.

Teens who have fewer than three family dinners a week are 3.5 times more likely to have abused prescription drugs and to have used illegal drugs other than marijuana, three times more likely to have used marijuana, more than 2.5 times more likely to have smoked cigarettes, and 1.5 times more likely to have tried alcohol, according to the CASA report «While substance abuse can strike any family, regardless of ethnicity, affluence, age, or gender, the parental engagement fostered at the dinner table can be a simple, effective tool to help prevent [it],» says Elizabeth Planet, one of the report's researchers, and the centers vice president and director of special projects.

Twitter is making it easier for users to report abuse while also clarifying the type of talk it will permit.

Be Kind to Animals Week also focuses on ways to appreciate wildlife — observing while not disturbing, steps to take the best care of your pets, and learning to recognize animal abuse / cruelty and how to report it in your community.

While emotional abuse is one of the less common forms of child mistreatment (amounting to approximately 6.6 % of all reported abuse cases in 2006, for example), it has the potential to severely affect a child's well - being when it does occur.

DCS has a duty to investigate and intervene in cases of child abuse, while the doctor and hospital have a duty to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement or DCS.

Shirley Bennett, a legal executive at Percy Hughes & Roberts, who specialises in domestic violence cases, says: «While abuse cases involving female victims of men are the most widely reported, there are significant portions of society that feel as though they have nowhere to turn if they fall victim to domestic violence.

Furthermore, consider the fact that 18 % of all college - age drivers report driving under the influence at some point in time, while just over 37 % of young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 were reported to be binge drinkers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

• Modified treatment according to each patient's progress reports, to ensure delivery of a continually focused mental health treatment • Provided one - on - one counseling to patients while ensuring that no judgement is passed • Examined and treated issues such as substance abuse, aging, anger management, depression and self - image • Created and maintained records of all patients under care and ensured that they are updated periodically

Research within clinical populations consistently finds that girls are more often abused than boys, although research focused on the broader population of community youth has not shown such gender differences in rates of physical maltreatment.72 Female offenders typically are abused before their first offense.73 Among girls in the California juvenile justice system, 92 percent report some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.74 Self - reported victimization rates among boys in the juvenile justice system are considerably lower, though boys may be more likely than girls to underreport certain forms of abuse.75 Some studies report abuse rates for males between 25 percent and 31 percent, while others report rates of 10 percent for sexual abuse and 47 percent for physical abuse.76 Closer comparison reveals that delinquent males and females tend to report different types of traumas as well.

One study that I conducted with several colleagues found that males were more likely than females to report having witnessed a violent event, such as seeing a friend or family member killed, while females were more likely to mention being the victim of violence, such as sexual or physical abuse.77

The UK Telegraph published the story with a headline stating «Australia proposes limiting Vegemite sales to prevent alcohol abuse» while CNN reported that Prime Minister Tony Abbott had warned against a «Vegemite watch», or restrictions on the sale of Vegemite in remote communities.

[F] athers most frequently make intentionally false reports [while] mothers and children [are the] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect... [D] eliberate fabrication of abuse by custodial parents is relatively low, alleviating the concerns that there is a widespread problem of custodial parents trying to manipulate the legal system or seek vengeance against their former partners... diverting attention from the more prevalent problems of unsubstantiated allegations made in good faith and unresolved investigations where suspicions of abuse or neglect remain but can not be confirmed.

Fact: «The sheer prevalence of the problem of violence and the dynamics surrounding it make it clear any assumptions about equal partnership in these cases are out of the question... the majority of women never report the assaults or in fact ever tell anyone about it (Johnson, 1996) and thus may not be believed if the first time the issue is raised is at the point of separation... may avoid going to court out of fear of retaliation, a fear which is not unfounded given the data on the escalation of violence at separation... agree to whatever the husband wants in an attempt to pacify him... as an exchange for custody... may appear unstable or emotional while their batterers are perceived as confident, rational and economically secure (Rosnes, 1997)... all the research flies in the face of what Rosnes argues is presently happening in the courts:»... judges assume that wife abuse is not necessarily damaging to a child, and that being violent does not necessarily affect a father's parenting ability....

Further, as respecting possible modification, because of past issues of the defendant failing to comply with orders of the court; providing token compliance with orders of the court while ignoring the spirit and intent of the orders (including the orders dated December 1, 2010); the defendant's lengthy pattern of contemptuous conduct; the expenses and financial waste caused by the defendant; the substantial financial drain on the resources of the plaintiff and the guardian ad litem caused by the defendant; the pattern of parental alienation; prior false reports of abuse and / or neglect to governmental entities; and the need for repose on the part of the minor child, it is anticipated that in addition to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, no modification motion is permitted to be filed by defendant regarding the sole physical and / or sole legal custody arrangements, except in the case of the plaintiff's total and permanent disability as determined by the Social Security Administration, unless the following conditions are satisfied...» Eisenlohr v. Eisenlohr, 2011 WL 1566201 at * 4 (Conn.Super.).

While local social work duty service can not guarantee confidentiality, in general they will not reveal the names of members of the public who report suspected child abuse, without permission.

During the last phase of treatment when improvements have been reported in parent - child interactions, positive parenting, and children's fear, clarification involves the clinician encouraging the children to write about or share their abusive experiences while focusing on their thoughts and feelings associated with the abuse.

The Monitoring the Future survey that studies drug and alcohol use among high school age students reported: «in 2014, approximately 20.3 % of 8th graders had abused an illegal drug in their lifetime, while 37.4 % of 10th graders had and 49.1 % of 12th - grade students reported lifetime drug abuse.»

While the Social Justice Report 2007 highlighted the importance of government addressing family violence and child abuse in Indigenous communities, he noted the need for this to be done through measures that are not racially discriminatory.

While to report an abusive parent to the child protective service agency is common, equally common is for an abusive parent or his family falsely to accuse the protective parent of child abuse as part of his control over her....