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Task Force: Systems Need Better Understanding of Domestic Violence ‘Lethality Factors’

March 25, 2022

After reviewing what led up to the murder-suicide of a 3-year-old boy by his father last year, a Kent County task force on Tuesday released several recommendations for how systems can more effectively identify domestic violence and work to prevent killings. The Kent County Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team stressed that the only person to blame for the death of 3-year-old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, analysis, child homicide, domestic violence, dylan thebo, investigation, judicial training, kent county, lethality factors, michigan, report, task force

Mother of Murdered Boy Leads Push for Change

March 24, 2022

The little boy who loved his dog, his sisters and his toys lost his life at the hands of his own father last fall. Dylan Thebo was murdered by his father at his father’s Lowell Township home on Aug. 31, 2021. Derek Thebo then died by suicide. Dylan’s mother says the signs of trouble were well-documented. “I think people aren’t believed. Because with especially the psychological abuse and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, advocate, child homicide, coercive control, dylan thebo, family court reform, katie thebo, katlyn hall, michigan, protective parent, psychological abuse

Domestic Violence Survivors Urge More Judicial Training in New Hampshire

January 21, 2022

Advocates for domestic violence victims and people who feel they were not treated fairly by family court judges in New Hampshire called Friday on a newly created task force to provide more training for the judiciary. The Task Force on Domestic Violence Cases in the New Hampshire Judicial System heard stories about people in family court cases who felt victimized through rulings, rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Family Court, judges, judicial accountability, judicial training, new hampshire

Two-Hundred Cities, Counties and States Proclaim November as Family Court Awareness Month

November 1, 2021

Elected officials stand with advocacy groups on the importance of child safety in the family court system. “When the family court system fails to protect our most vulnerable members of society, it fails all of us.” — Tina Swithin NEWS RELEASE -- SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , November 1, 2021 Advocacy organizations, Custody Peace and One Mom’s Battle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, awareness, custody peace, Family Court, family court awareness month, november, one mom's battle

America’s ‘Troubled Teen Industry’ Needs Reform So Kids Can Avoid the Abuse I Endured – Opinion by Paris Hilton

October 19, 2021

When I was 16 years old, I was awakened one night by two men with handcuffs. They asked if I wanted to go “the easy way or the hard way” before carrying me from my home as I screamed for help. I had no idea why or where I was being taken against my will. I soon learned I was being sent to hell. Read more here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advocacy, boarding school, celebrity, child abuse, childrens rights, congregate care, paris hilton, residential school, troubled teen industry

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