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Violence and Abuse

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Violence and Abuse Sub-categories:

  • Child Abuse (7)
  • Domestic Violence (6)
  • Mass Shootings (8)
  • School Shooting (5)
  • Sexual Abuse (5)
  • Sexual Assault (6)
  • Sexual Harassment (2)
  • Workplace Abuse (7)

Is Mental Health a Scapegoat for Mass Violence?

>> April 23, 2023

Experts explain what the statistics point to as the underlying cause of mass violence.

topics: Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Crime and Criminal Justice| Education| Employment and Workplace Issues| Guns and Gun Control| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Shootings| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Prevention| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| School| School Shooting| Violence and Abuse| Work

Breaking the Silence on Incest and Sexual Trauma

>> April 9, 2023

Dr. Patti Feuereisen explains how to support victims of sexual abuse and why starting the conversation is necessary.

topics: Sexual Abuse| Sexual Assault| Therapy| Trauma| Violence and Abuse

Medical Notes: July 24, 2022

>> July 24, 2022

A new questionnaire can determine the risk of car accidents in elderly drivers. Then, industrialization is bad for breast milk. Then, does spanking increase the likelihood of experiencing physical abuse? And finally, can scientists use plants to study psychiatric disorders?

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Child Abuse| Children and Parenting| News and Headlines| Prevention| Psychiatry| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Transportation and Traffic Safety| Vehicle Safety
domestic violence during the pandemic

Domestic Violence: The Tragic Side-Effect of Stay-At-Home Orders

>> May 22, 2022

While stay-at-home orders were great for slowing the spread of Covid, they essentially trapped victims with their abusers. As numbers of domestic violence reports rose, women’s shelters were overwhelmed with people in need of safe housing.

topics: Child Safety| Children and Youth at Risk| Domestic Violence| Economics and Finance| Federal and State Government| Federal Government and Regulation| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Quarantine| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations| Women At Risk

Medical Notes: May 22, 2022

>> May 22, 2022

Smartwatches can now track your Covid symptoms. Guns are now the leading cause of death among adolescents. And more medical headlines.

topics: Covid-19 Pandemic| Education| Guns and Gun Control| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Learning| Medical Advancements| Minimally Invasive| News and Headlines| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartwatches| Surgery| Symptoms| Technology| Violence and Abuse

How Did the Pandemic Affect Child Abuse?

>> April 24, 2022

This week on RHJ - two medical experts who specialize in studying and uncovering child abuse discuss the contradicting evidence of how the pandemic affected rates of child maltreatment.

topics: Child Abuse| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Covid-19 Pandemic| Law Enforcement and Police| Parenting Issues| Pediatrics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations

Who’s Responsible for a Mass Shooting?

>> March 27, 2022

Even as many students switched to virtual learning, school shootings didn’t stop. One recent school shooter used his parents’ gun, and now they are facing charges for their role in the incident. Experts discuss how the accountability of mass shootings doesn’t always just fall on the shooter.

topics: Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Ethics| Government and Legislation| Guns and Gun Control| Mass Shootings| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Prosecution| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety

Medical Notes: March 6, 2022

>> March 6, 2022

Water from private wells could be harming your children. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except maybe not for people who’ve experienced multiple major disasters. And finally, scientists are one step closer in their search for how to regrow lost limbs.

topics: Child Development| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Medical Advancements| Medical Research| Mental Health| Natural Disasters| News and Headlines| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Research and Development| Science| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations

How Warfare Destroys Healthcare

>> January 30, 2022

According to the Geneva Convention and other agreements, health facilities and workers are supposed to be protected from the violence of war. However, they’re targeted much more often than most people know. A noted expert in the field discusses how this violence happens, its consequences, and how international organizations may be able to turn this trend …

topics: Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Ethics| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Human Rights| Military, War and Veterans| Morality| Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Violence and Abuse
triple negative breast cancer in black women - radio health journal

Medical Notes: December 5, 2021

>> December 5, 2021

Research shows Black women have a higher risk of triple-negative breast cancers than previously known—nearly triple the risk of white women. Plus, online dating violence begins as early as age 12. And finally, science proves that when you’re nice to others, they’re more likely to be nice to you.

topics: African Americans| American Society and Culture| Behavioral Science| Cancer Treatment and Research| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Crime and Criminal Justice| Dating| Diagnoses| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health Care| Internet and Social Media| Medical Research| News and Headlines| Oncology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Relationships| Research and Clinical Trials| Risk| Science| Social Science| Technology| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations| Women's Health
medical notes: week of November 14, 2021

Medical Notes: November 14, 2021

>> November 14, 2021

Major surgery such as a heart bypass may increase the risk of dementia. Then, a study finds that gun violence is up by 30% since the start of the pandemic. Also, could the anxiety of being heard by someone else play a role in stuttering? And finally, research says about half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended.

topics: Biology| Birth Control and Contraception| Cognitive Decline| Communication| Crime and Criminal Justice| Government and Legislation| Guns and Gun Control| Health Care| Mass Shootings| Mathematics and Data| Memory and Amnesia| Mental Health| Neuroscience and Neurology| News and Headlines| Patient Care and Safety| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Reproductive Health| Research and Clinical Trials| Speech Pathology| Suicide| Surgery| Violence and Abuse

Preventing Military Suicides

>> November 6, 2021

Among active duty and veterans of the War on Terror, suicides have claimed four times more lives than combat since 9-11, according to a recent study. The study’s author discusses why the toll is higher than for previous conflicts, and he and another expert in tragedy recovery discuss what the military, VA, and loved ones can do to prevent suicide.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Government and Legislation| Mental Health| Military, War and Veterans| Prevention| Sexual Assault| Suicide| Terrorism| Trauma| War on Terror
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