Letter: SPC offers course in child abuse/neglect
SPC offers course in child abuse/neglect Yes! The issue of child abuse and neglect in the Lubbock area is indeed important, so thank you for showcasing your article on the front page. The call for...
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CHICAGO — A professor whose research is helping a California police department improve its strained relationship with the black community and a lawyer who advocates for victims of domestic abuse are...
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NEW YORK — The NFL is partnering with a domestic violence hotline and a sexual violence resource center.Responding to increasing criticism that the league has not acted quickly or emphatically enough...
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The prevalence of child abuse in Lubbock County has consistently been about twice the state’s average for at least 10 years, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Part...
View ArticleChild abuse panel recommends drug-testing parents
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AUSTIN, Texas — With recent incidents of domestic and sexual violence grabbing headlines in sports, the University of Texas on Monday launched a program to aid character development in young athletes...
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BUTTE, Montana — At least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities — many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown while...
View ArticleRice, domestic violence at forefront of NFL in 2014
The video of the hit to the face, the pictures of the lash marks on a young boy’s body and all the rest of the unseemly evidence rolled out over days and weeks in a steady, stomach-churning stream.With...
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View ArticleChild Abuse Awareness Month kicks off with breakfast
More than 250 people attended the Child Abuse Awareness Month Kickoff Breakfast at the Covenant Knipling Center on Friday. Hosted by the South Plains Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention and Covenant...
View ArticleOther Views: Take guns away from domestic abusers
Take guns away from domestic abusersThe existence of a gun makes it five times more likely a domestic violence incident will turn into a murder scene.Odious profiteers such as Wayne LaPierre of the NRA...
View ArticleRules hurt family violence programs in Texas, Sen. Nelson says
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View ArticleDomestic violence effects seen on T-shirt art at South Plains College
SPC displays T-shirt art on violence A display of T-shirt art from women affected by domestic violence was on display at the South Plains College Levelland campus Monday through Friday.The Clothesline...
View ArticleLegal Aid Society of Lubbock awarded grant to help victims of domestic abuse
The Texas Bar Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to help fund a Legal Aid Society of Lubbock project aimed at helping victims of domestic violence.Kay Caballero, the executive director for the legal...
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