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Suicide

What is suicide?
Suicide is the taking of one’s own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. A suicide attempt is when someone harms themselves to try to end their life, but they do not die.
Suicide is a major public health problem and a

Teen Violence

Teen violence refers to harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. The young person can be a victim, an offender, or a witness to the violence.

Violent acts can include:
Bullying
Fighting, including punching, kicking, slapping, or hitting
Use of weapons such as guns or knives

Some violent acts can cause more emotional harm than physical

Sexual Assault

What is sexual assault?
Sexual assault is any kind of sexual activity, contact, or experience that happens without your consent. That means the sexual activity happens even though you don’t agree to it.

Sexual assault may happen with:

Physical force or threats of force
Sexual coercion (being pressured, tricked, threatened, or forced in a nonphysical way)
Alcohol

Parenting

If you’re a parent, you get plenty of suggestions on how to raise your child. From experts to other parents, people are always ready to offer advice. Parenting tips, parents’ survival guides, dos, don’ts, shoulds and shouldn’ts – new ones come out daily.

The truth is there is more than one “right” way to be a

Intimate Partner Violence

What is intimate partner violence (IPV)?
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is abuse that happens in a romantic relationship. The intimate partner could be a current or former spouse or dating partner. IPV is also known as domestic violence.
IPV may include different types of abuse, such as:

Physical violence, when a person hurts or tries to hurt a

Elder Abuse

Many older people are victims of elder abuse. It is the mistreatment of an older person, usually by a caregiver. It can happen within the family. It can also happen in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.

The mistreatment may be:
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
Neglect or abandonment
Financial abuse – stealing of money or belongings

Possible signs

Child Abuse

Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a
child or puts a child at risk of harm. Child abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional. Neglect, or not providing for a child’s needs, is also a
form of abuse.

Most abused children suffer greater emotional than physical

Bullying and Cyberbullying

What is bullying?

Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly harms someone on purpose. It can be physical, social, and/or verbal. It is harmful to both the victims and the bullies, and it always involves:
Aggressive behavior.
A difference in power, meaning that the victim is weaker or is seen as weaker. For example, bullies may

Bereavement

Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it’s part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as a mental, physical, social or emotional reaction. Mental reactions can include anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness and despair. Physical reactions can include sleeping problems, changes in

Alzheimer’s Caregivers

A caregiver gives care to someone who needs help taking care of themselves. It can be rewarding. It may help to strengthen connections to a loved one. You may feel fulfillment from helping someone else. But sometimes caregiving can be stressful and even overwhelming. This can be especially true when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s