Abuse Prevention Blog
Part II: Sex abuse lawsuits filed against USA Swimming
Regular readers of our Abuse Prevention Blog know that we recently published a post about the three lawsuits filed by six women who claim they were sexually abused as preteens and teenagers by their swimming coaches. The suits name, among others, the sport’s governing...
Part I: Sex abuse lawsuits filed against USA Swimming
As preteen girls and teenagers, they were athletes who swam competitively. Today, as women in their 40s and 50s, they have filed sex abuse lawsuits against U.S.A. Swimming alleging that the organization failed to protect them decades ago from sexual predators who were...
Falling reports may not mean less abuse
Across the country, cities report a significant decrease in child abuse cases. Usually, residents would deem this as a call for celebration, but child-abuse specialists express severe concerns over the rapidly dropping rates for these claims. According to the Wall...
What to know about mandated reporting in Oregon
Reporting suspected abuse or neglect can feel daunting. It requires extraordinary courage to speak up when you believe that someone vulnerable is suffering harm. Most people in Oregon are not required to report abuse, even if they have strong evidence of its presence....
More allegations of sexual abuse of teen boys by sheriff
Jack Jeffress was 15 years old and on a cross-country hitchhiking trip that was to take him to New York City. He paused in his journey in front of a building just across a river from Warren County, New Jersey. As he sat there, a police officer wearing a badge and gun...
Long-term reporting errors and increased nursing home abuse
The Government Accountability Office reported an increase in the reported incidents of nursing home abuse. During a recently studied five-year period, reports of negative care grew by more than 200%. The actual number of occurrences, however, could be significantly...
Kids in foster care harmed by an overloaded child welfare system
Oregon’s Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division has weathered negative reviews, lawsuits and poor audits over the years. The beleaguered and understaffed agency has settled allegations of neglect and abuse totaling almost $40 million between 2006 and...
Stopping financial abuse of seniors
The word "abuse" typically denotes physical or emotional harm. For this reason, people in Salem concerned about protecting their loved ones in nursing homes from abuse usually look for signs of physical injuries or psychological harm. Yet there is another form of...
Ease senior care worries
Often, family members of individuals living in senior care centers have worries regarding the quality of care their loved ones receive. Friends and family visit these facilities not only to visit with their loved ones but to keep an eye on their care as well. When...
Do men experience sexual harassment in the workplace?
When you think of sexual harassment in the workplace, chances are, you think of a woman as the victim and a lecherous man as the harasser. While rare, men also face sexual harassment in the workplace. To better understand how male employees become victims of sexual...
