Stephanie Deeley
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On Wednesday, March 17, the House passed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. It now moves to the Senate.
First passed in 1994, it expired in 2018. However, the need for this Act did not in any way diminish that year, or in any year since.
According to a report from the State (MA) Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team in 2019, there are on average 44,000 Protective Orders filed per year in Massachusetts.
That same report states that since 2016 an average of 23,000 violations per year are recorded in Massachusetts of restraining orders/violation of harassment orders/assault or battery on a household member.
Since 2015, nearly a quarter of all people killed by police officers in America have had a mental illness, according to National Public Radio.
âI have a firm belief that if youâre an adult, especially living in this country with a serious mental illness, youâve probably had a negative interaction at some point in your life with a law enforcement officer,â said Joseph Smarro, chief executive officer of SolutionPoint+, LLC, at a University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs lecture on âhuman connection in public safetyâ in January.
Police departments have been working to combat this with Crisis Intervention Training. CIT has been around since the 1980s and is a âcommunity partnershipâ between law enforcement, mental health and addiction professionals and people with mental illness or addiction disorders.
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In closing arguments, Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked, “If you were charged with inciting violent insurrection against our country and you were falsely accused, would you come and testify? I know I would. I’d be there at 7 in the morning, waiting for the doors to open. I’m sure that’s true of 100 senators in this room. I hope it’s true of 100 senators in this room.”
Impeachment Manager David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) did the same, saying if he were accused of a crime he hadn’t committed, “I would demand the right to tell my side of the story.”
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Health workers face immense psychological toll from pandemic
After working non stop for more than a year to care for patients suffering from the deadly pandemic it s taking a toll on many
Feb 16, 2021 9:02 PM EST
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(ABC News) –Dawn seems to be breaking in the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines provide new hope, cases and hospitalizations have been declining across the country. But as one calamity gradually wanes, another silent crisis is making its way out of the shadows.
Experts say some doctors, nurses and other health workers on the frontlines will have to face a mental health reckoning after being in the trenches fighting the global pandemic.
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