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Study finds 1 in 50 infants have been neglected or abused

ATLANTA — About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or ...
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Victorian courts disproportionately penalized poor families when a child suffered from neglect, study shows

Victorian courts disproportionally penalised poor families when they heard child neglect cases, a new study suggests. Juries treated parents – particularly mothers – more harshly if they were working ...
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People Who Report Childhood Abuse And Neglect More Likely To Have Tattoos and Piercings, Study Suggests

Johannes holds an MSci in Neuroscience from King’s College London, where he worked on projects involving Alzheimer’s disease and Fragile X syndrome. Johannes holds an MSci in Neuroscience from King’s ...
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UB social work researcher receives major grant to study child neglect

A UB social work researcher has received a $172,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development that aims to resolve lingering questions raised by ...
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Study finds treating self-neglect among older adults can prevent later abuse

A few years ago, Adult Protective Services put Polly Madson Cox in touch with an older woman who was neglecting herself. She lived alone, struggled to meet her basic needs and was on the verge of ...