Call for action on care home abuse

'When in doubt, call' : DSS urges action to prevent abuse

shelbystar.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

O.C. couple charged with abuse of two girls

Lester Louis Huffmire and his wife are charged with child abuse and false imprisonment after malnourished girls are found locked in Anaheim home.A married couple in Orange County who spent their days in an unsanitary mobile home playing World of Warcraft have been charged with child abuse after two girls in their care were found malnourished and locked in the home,...

latimes.com (18 days ago)

Brighton Fans Call for Action on Homophobic Abuse

Brighton fans have called on the football authorities to increase efforts to tackle homophobic abuse and have compiled a report to highlight the problem.

nytimes.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

Preventing medication fraud and abuse starts at home

(BPT) - Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions across the United States. More than 6 million Americans abuse prescription drugs and much of the abuse begins at home, according to a n

bgdailynews.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

‘Care home left our epileptic son to fall’

A family are considering legal action against a care home after their epileptic son was admitted to hospital four times in two months while at the facility.

standard.co.uk (2 months and 13 days ago)

Pope seeks decisive action against sex abuse

Clergy abuse victims have called for swift and bold action from Francis as soon as he was elected pope last month.

northjersey.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

With new pope, victims call for action

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:37:03 GMTBy GILLIAN FLACCUS The Associated PressKen Smolka, 70, who says he was molested in 1958 by a Jesuit priest, shows a photo of himself as a child at his home in Glendora, Calif., yesterday. The election of a new pope could help heal the wounds left by the Catholic sex abuse crisis.APMost Roman Catholics are rejoicing at the election of Pope...

concordmonitor.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

Report: Abuse in Austrian ex-children's home

An Austrian investigative commission says children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, both physically and sexually. The commission says some of the former wards of the home were raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both by care-givers and outsiders. The commission also documents widespread cases of physical and psychological...

bostonherald.com (6 days ago)

Campaigners call on ITV to take action over Coronation Street star Bill Roache's child abuse comments

Child abuse campaigners today called on ITV to take action against Coronation Street star Bill Roache after he said that victims were to blame for what happens to them.

standard.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)

Revelations of NZ abuse in state care

A NZ panel hearing historic complaints of abuse and neglect of children in state care has heard from hundreds of people, including dozens of prisoners.    

news.com.au (1 month and 20 days ago)