News articles tagged with 'violence'
Relationship violence reported by young women linked to overly controlling male partner
— 6 Apr 2011 17:34 | HealthFor women, having a male partner who exhibits controlling behaviours such as limiting contact with friends and insisting on knowing one's whereabouts at all times, may be associated…
Report highlights inadequate support for children exposed to violence
— 19 Jan 2011 17:35 | HealthA national evaluation study in Sweden has highlighted the need for a chain of interventions to offer children who have experienced violence against their mother the right level of support…
Violence against mothers linked to 1.8 million female infant and child deaths in India
— 6 Jan 2011 15:08 | HealthThe deaths of 1.8 million female infants and children in India over the past 20 years are related to domestic violence against their mothers, according to a new study led by researchers…
Child and youth victimisation less hidden from authorities
— 4 Jan 2011 22:26 | HealthAlmost half of U.S. youth who experience violence, abuse or crime have had at least one of their victimisations known to school, police or medical authorities, according to a report…
Teen girls in most deprived areas 5 times as likely to be assaulted
— 4 Jan 2011 20:23 | HealthTeen girls living in the most deprived areas are five times as likely to be assaulted as their affluent male and female peers, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine…
Violent games not to blame for youth aggression
— 15 Dec 2010 18:32 | HealthHow depressed young people are strongly predicts how aggressive and violent they may be or may become. Contrary to popular belief, however, exposure to violence in video games or on…
Youth report favourable impressions of community street outreach workers
— 9 Dec 2010 16:54 | HealthA new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Centre for Injury Research and Policy finds that youth generally perceive community street outreach workers positively, regardless of…
Teens who perpetrate dating violence also likely to perpetrate violence involving siblings or peers
— 7 Dec 2010 16:55 | HealthDating violence among adolescents is common and those who physically assault dating partners are also likely to have perpetrated violence involving siblings and peers, according to…
Teenage girls face greater violence threat from poverty
— 30 Nov 2010 22:00 | HealthLiving in a deprived area increases the risk of violence more sharply for girls than boys, according to a Cardiff University study of former industrial areas…
Concern over traumatic brain injury in youth offenders
— 10 Nov 2010 14:28 | HealthA new study of young offenders has revealed they have a significantly higher rate of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) than that expected in society as a whole…