Courtney says, "At first I was a little skeptical about dating someone with a two year age difference but I couldn't help my physical attraction towards her, how she was self-dependent, popular, and continuously showed her growing love and affection towards me"." ... After that, Courtney says, "I started becoming more aware of all the little things she used to do in the past." " Finally, one day Courtney decided to break up with her girlfriend realizing that her relationship was making her afraid, isolated from close friends, and began affecting her emotionally. ... The consequences of ...

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Mentally unstable individuals are unable to maintain healthy relationships with family and friends often resulting in pushing those who can help away. ... More than thirty million men and women in this country work in jobs that pay poverty wages and provide little healthcare if any at all. ...

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Despite the significant correlation between violence and chemical dependency, hardly any research has been conducted and little has been written about the need to develop intervention strategies that address both the violence and the substance abuse problems of chemically dependent persons who batter. ... Even for batterers who do drink, there is little evidence to suggest a clear pattern that relates the drinking to the abusive behavior. ... People with drug-dependent friends and neighbours, however, consistently report that during recovery the abuse not only continues, but often escalates, c...

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In a recent study, it found that over 62% of children feel neglected and 16.6% of children are a victim of physical abuse. Thats over 899,000 children abused and neglected only in the year of 2005 (Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics.2007). A child being abused and feeling neglected can affect the do...

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The family members of a person who is suffering from alcoholism are always negatively impacted by the addict's behavior. This powerful disease can be responsible for marital and other relationship difficulties, for instance depression, unemployment, child abuse and general family dysfunction. It aff...

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It is imperative that the victims find immediate safety and support, but many of them have no family or friends that they can turn to for assistance. ... Many survivors of domestic violence have very little money, and they find their financial security destroyed. ...

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Sometimes husbands cut off their wives from any form of financial assistance and they also cut off their wives' channels of communication with their friends or family members because they want to control them fully. ... Sibling incest has also become more common than parent- child incest, an indication that very little is being done about it. ...

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The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study Executive Summary Introduction and Background America's burgeoning elder population has affected every segment of the social, political, and economic landscape. Public debate of the issues surrounding the special needs of the approximately 44 million persons in this country age 60 years and over has heightened national awareness and concern. 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. Yet, as the pu...

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Few violent parents belong to any organizations and have little or no contact with friends or relatives. ... In cultures with low rates of child abuse, childcare is considered a responsibility of the community where neighbours/friends help with childcare when parents are unwilling or unable. ...

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Alzheimer's Disease is relentlessly destroying the brains and lives of our nation's older adults, robbing them of memory, the ability to reason, and affecting their emotions and behavior. Alzheimer's Disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain. The longer we live the greater the risk; "nearly 10...

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One cannot understand the problematics of gender violence solely by referring to the relationship of power or authority between man and women. Rather one needs to consider the problem by relating it to the specific social formation. In this context, the role played by the state, both its coercive an...

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Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... Women were asked whether or not their husbands: 1. were jealous and did not want them to talk to other men; 2. tried to limit their contact with family and friends; 3. insisted on knowing who they were with and where they were at all times; 4. called them names to degrade them or make them feel bad; and 5. prevented them from knowing about or having access to family income, even if they asked. ...

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Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... Women were asked whether or not their husbands: 1. were jealous and did not want them to talk to other men; 2. tried to limit their contact with family and friends; 3. insisted on knowing who they were with and where they were at all times; 4. called them names to degrade them or make them feel bad; and 5. prevented them from knowing about or having access to family income, even if they asked. ...

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Sexual Minorities There has been little research conducted with the aim of quantifying the incidence of sexual assault and violence against sexual minorities, such as gay men, lesbians or transgender persons. ...

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