In order for a teacher to exercise student safety properly they must acknowledge the legal law of duty of care. Duty of care is in relation to the Children's Protection Act 1993 and Children Protection Regulations 2010. ... School authorities also owe a non-delegable duty of care which is carried out to ensure that the proper measures are taken in a reasonable circumstance, in order to protect a student under their care from any risks of injury that the staff member should have reasonably foreseen. ... The acknowledgment of student safety is not only a legal matter, but a key factor in ...

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Another approach is to analyze elder abuse from an inadequate care perspective. ... The recipients of this form of abuse are in poor emotional health but are relatively independent in their activities in daily life. ... Daughters are more likely to be the perpetrators of neglect and to be caring for an individual with significant health problems. Adult protective services, domestic violence laws and mental health commitment laws are example of legislation that authorize the state to protect and provide services to vulnerable and incapacitated adults. ... When a comprehensive analysis is ...

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It has been found that "The earlier the diagnosis, the more likely your symptoms will respond to treatment" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2002). ... Symptoms include sadness, inactivity, difficulty thinking and concentrating, and feelings of despair" (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research). ... Eventually, people with Alzheimer's Disease completely lose the ability to care for themselves and must be confined to bed with constant care. ... In the case of Alzheimer's, wives and daughters provide the bulk of care. ... In such cases it is not surprising to hear that...

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One to two children are killed each week, the majority by their parents or carers. ... Safeguarding is a broad term that encompasses protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of health and development and ensuring children have safe and effective care. ... Lyon (2002) states that harm is defined by Section 31 of the Children Act 1989 as meaning "ill treatment or the impairment of health or development." ... All health care organizations have a duty outlined in legislation, such as the Children's Act (2004), to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of ...

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Myth As a CPS worker, I'll be saving or rescuing children from parents who don't care about them or don't love them. ... Many parents involved with CPS have mental health problems including substance abuse. However, it is not necessarily always these mental health issues that created the conditions which led to the abuse and/or neglect. ... Some may turn to substances to cope and they are subsequently unable to adequately care for their children. ... You will also coordinate with the mental health care clinicians serving families on your caseload and promote families in be...

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The first of these articles is called "Domestic Violence: the Role of the Heath Care Professional". This article informs the reader of the common indicators of domestic violence, and explains that because many health care professionals are not trained in domestic violence, it can make it hard to identify and interpret behaviors of an individual who is being abused. ... The first is Primary Intervention which in short is to prevent a detrimental health event or to prevent any violence at all. ... A theory that can be of use to a health and human services professional when dealing with domestic ...

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Mortality rate tremendously dropped as medical research success helped the society's health and improved elder care services. ... Financial Financial exploitation causes large economic losses for businesses, families, elders, and government programs, and increases reliance on federal health care programs such as Medicaid (Watson, 2013). ... Healthcare fraud is another abuse done by unethical medical practitioners by "overcharging or double-billing for medical care or services" (Blomberg, 2014). ... Financial gain has been an objective in some of these under-staffed nursing homes...

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Abusers have learned that they can get what they want from people who care about them by using threats, put-downs, emotional terrorism, isolation, financial deprivation, forced sex, and physical violence. ... They want to be protected and taken care of. ... Once women and children affected by domestic violence are identified, health care professionals must be able to either provide them with or refer them to appropriate services. Some health care institutions have routine screening for domestic violence and offer specialized domestic violence services in-house, such as safety planning and supp...

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The abuse can start before a child is born if a mother uses illegal drugs, misuses prescription or nonprescription medications, or fails to seek health care during her pregnancy (Shelov, 1998). ... Child neglect is failure to take action when action is needed to ensure a child's health and well-being. ... Neglect happens when parents of caregivers fail to provide appropriate shelter, schooling, clothing, protection from hazards, or medical care (Korfmacher, 1998). ... They can also contribute to mental health problems and health crisis (drug and alcohol abuse within the family, illnes...

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Contributing factors include: family problems, throwaways, homeless families, residential instability, foster care and other residential programs, institutional contact, and socioeconomic pressures. ... A homeless youth can be defined as on "who is in the need of services and is without a place of shelter where supervision and care are unavailable" (Caton p. 21-22). These definitions imply that a runaway child has somewhere to go where he or she would be cared for, and that a homeless child does not have this luxury. ... Studies report that many respondents have extensive histories of conta...

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Although often assumed to cover only violence between spouses or intimate partners, in many states laws prohibiting domestic violence include other relationships, such as adult siblings who live together or adults who care for their elderly parents. ... Individuals tend to experience both poor physical and mental health. ... Gynecological problems are the longest lasting and largest physical health difference between women who are physically abused and those who are not. ... It may lead to the development of mental health problems and exacerbate existing illnesses. ... Barriers identified by ...

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As a result, public policies relating to issues such as retirement security, affordable long-term care, and quality of life are changing to meet the unique needs of the aging population. ... Department of Health and Human Services jointly funded this research. ... In public health and social research, the term "incidence" means the number of new cases occurring over a specific time period. ...

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In fact, in North Carolina it is the "number one public health issue facing women and children. " While laws have been put into effect that provide for the safety and welfare of the abused parent, little consideration has been afforded to the children in these situations. ... Courts should not ever give consideration to the idea of placing a child in the care and custody of an abuser. ... In the past, the abuser's biological ties to the child have, in essence, excused the risk of danger that the child may encounter in the care of that parent. Victims of abuse are afraid to leave the a...

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It does this by using trained professionals to aid victims in the development of physical and health abilities to handle trauma, emotional and mental capacities to deal with ordeal through counseling the victims, and assisting the victims to have a positive view of themselves in order to deal with shock. The organization also offers victims assistance training to compassionate supervisors and other people who care for people dealing with trauma. ... The organization has been engaged in crisis response training for over twenty-six years through the provision of service and management consulta...

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The adult relationships are characterized by the same dysfunctions as the safe, insecure family: drug/alcohol abuse, violence, crime, low education, unemployment, and mental health problems" (Kellogg, 2002). ... One of the methods used by the researchers were surveys sent out to all mental health professionals. ... According to the article, a majority of the respondents of mental health clients had experienced childhood sexual abuse (Science-Direct, 2002). ... Journal of Perspectives in Psychiatric Care: "Male survivors" perspective of incest/sexual abuse" was an article that explained th...

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For example, if a youth commits suicide or a suicide attempt, it is misleading to cover the story as a crime, rather it should be considered as a public health issue. ... When these policies and guidelines area enforced, students will be more apt to report bullying sightings, which naturally leads to the other individuals feeling safer knowing someone genuinely cares about their well-being. ...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. ... There are however, several health risks which are less openly recognised and that some people even try to divert attention from the problems instead of facing up to them and putting procedures in place to try and prevent them. ... "Britain and Ireland have been through a decade in which shattering revelations about the abuse of children in care' streamed from every TV set. ... There are four main type of abuse: Neglect - Failing to meet the child's basic needs by not looking afte...

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General Accounting Office has developed a working definition of a sweatshop as "an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor, industrial homework, occupational safety and health, workers' compensation, or industry registration."" ... Despite hard-won laws for minimum wage, overtime pay, and occupational safety and health (and even government and industry pledges to crackdown) sweatshops are commonplace in the U.S. garment industry and are spreading rapidly throughout developing countries. ... Government surveys reveal that 75% of U.S. garment shops violate safety and hea...

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Cerutti states that, 'in a two year period, sexual harassment of federal workers alone cost taxpayers 189 million dollars in health costs, productivity loss and job turnover.' ... Losses can result from absenteeism, lower productivity, increased health-care costs, poor orale, and employee turnover. ...

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This usually happens when owners fail to provide animals with basic necessities for survival, such as food, water and veterinary care (when needed). ... We have heard of many stories of domesticated pets saving the lives of their owners and helping people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders using pet therapy. ...

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Over the past fifty years the workplace has changed dramatically, from a place of professionalism, to one where social issues are rampant. What was once being pushed into the dark corners of businesses, is now being brought out into the public eye. These issues encompass discrimination, substance...

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Many of the women that have been abused lack confidence and may have felt that their abuser was the only person that cared. ... Immediate consideration should be given to those victims that were referred to the shelter through outside agencies, health professionals, and or law enforcement. ...

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A manager should know that every sexual harassment charge is extremely serious and should be taken care of as soon a possible. ... Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace requires a lot of investment time from all personal, in the end however these costs will be significant to the savings the company has in legal fees and health care costs. ...

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During economic hard times, the number of families that experience difficulty caring for their children increases, as does involvement with the child and family welfare system (Hughes, 1995, as cited in Adams, Cameron, & Coady, 2007, p. 36). ... Examples include affordable housing, accessibility of employment insurance, access to health care, education and training, and the lack of living wages from work. ... A community with a rich array of services, such as parenting groups, high quality and affordable child care, and a good transportation system, enhances the ability of families to...

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Animal mistreatment in the pharmaceutical industry has gone too far, causing the deaths of many animals. Animals in every way are mistreated and Americans should put a stop to it. Animals to an extent are just like humans; they have feelings and families. People should fight to change how animals ar...

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