Reviewed Abuse Videos Links
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During this Social Security Live broadcast, Jennifer Walker, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, talks about how the Office of the Inspector General combats elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. She also discusses the signs of elder abuse and shares tips to prevent it.
What Are Child Abuse and Neglect?
Child abuse and neglect is an important societal concern affecting children, their families, and society at large.
Child Abuse and Family Conflict
Dr. David Kolko defines physical abuse and reviews the impact of abuse and family conflict on children. In addition, he discusses helpful resources for families.
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.
Emotional Abuse Is Far Worse Than You Think
Emotional abuse is traumatic, and not enough is being done about stopping it! How bad is it?