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In the article Chicago Schools’ Financial Controls Assailed in Report, Caroline Porter discusses how mismanagement and inefficiencies are draining the cash strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS). This is evidenced by the financial report that had been released for the fiscal year 2013. According to the Chicago Board of Education’s oversight office, there were a number of deficiencies in internal controls and a number of cases of detrimental employee misconduct. In a particular instance, the report showed how a former technological worker had been suspected of embezzling more than $400000 from the schools. Consequently, Porter set out to identify the failure of management ...

Based on recent studies there is a correlation between child maltreatment and culture and ethnicity. Research indicates that child sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect are the most common forms of child maltreatment. However, childhood sexual abuse is the most common form of abuse among the Latinos with rates of almost 8%, which is higher than the childhood sexual abuse among the African Americans and the Asians. Additionally, childhood sexual abuse between the Chinese is lower than for the U.S children. This is because of the conservative Chinese cultural norms that discourage sexual activity at an early age.
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Article Analysis: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment

Article Analysis: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment
Racial and ethnic discrepancies exist in the health care system of United States of America for a long time. African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans are able to access American health care system but they are not able to avail all services and benefits in the same ways as white Americans avail. Racial and ethnic minority groups face various problems in accessing crucial health care services in the United States of America. This disparity negatively affects the health of racial and ethnic minority groups.
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The child abuse has become rampant in the recent past all over the globe. This is confirmed by various surveys that have been carried out in different countries; from the under-developed countries in Asia and Africa to the most advanced countries in Europe and America. Furthermore, this epidemic does not choose race, color or tribe it cut across all the children around the globe. Although this is an old phenomenon which has been in the public knowledge for decades, little has been done to alleviate the suffering of these little angels who cannot defend themselves. Thus, the perpetrators of ...

The issue of Elder Abuse has become a frequent topic for many journalists and organizations. One such story ‘Lawsuits Rattle Nursing Home Chains’ by Jennifer Smith found in the Oct 3, 2014 copy of the Wall Street Journal highlighted many pressing issues. With a perception built around the need to bring larger nursing home organizations under better oversight, this article details the successful efforts of many patients to win substantial sums from perceived elder abuse on the part of the larger organizations. As the article develops, there is the question of lawyer’s profits exceeding the benefits to the client that ...

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The controversy around domestic violence is not only legal and civil issue. It is also an issue that concern’s the victim’s health and wellness. Victims of spousal abuse are prone to experience trauma following a traumatic experience. In this regards, nurses play a special role in assisting the victims of domestic violence. This paper discusses the article Intimate Partner Violence in Rural U.S. Areas: What Every Nurse Should Know and the relevance of the points presented by the authors.
Keywords: Domestic violence, role of nurse, medical social worker
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1. The research question in the article is: What is the prevalence of violence against women in the Pakistan households?
- The four types of research presented by the research include;
- Quantitative research
- Advocacy/participatory approach to research
- Qualitative research
- Pragmatic approach to research
2. The type of probability sample employed in the survey is a stratified cluster sample
It is important to use the probability sample in this survey in order to achieve greater precision than on other sampling methods like the simple random. The stratum is chosen so ...

Reducing Drug Induced Deaths

During the year 2005, approximately 22m Americans were experiencing alcohol or drug related problem. Around 99% of people who abused substances or drugs were not aware of the problem they were experiencing. 273, 000 people out of those who identified their problem unsuccessfully sought treatment of their identified problems. The problems suffered included domestic violence, homicide, suicide and motor vehicle accidents/ crashes. These incidences emphasize the importance of enhancing measures to prevent and treat substance/ drug abuse and their related disorders. Such measures will improve the safety, health and life quality of the victims. This paper explores the 2020 ...

Group art therapy with mothers of sexually abused children

This article aims to highlight the benefits that psychotherapy brings forth to the mother of children who have been sexually abused and the resultant positive effects this form of therapy has on the family plus the victim who is the sexually abused child. The null hypothesis of this form of therapy is: HO: Due to psychotherapy, the issues relating to sexual abuse that affects the mother, child, and family will not be fixed. This is tried against an alternative hypothesis: HA: Due to psychotherapy the issues relating to the sexual abuse that affect the mother, child, and family will ...

The article titled “Child Sexual Abuse: Demography, Impact, and Interventions”, written by Erna Olafson gives an account of the impacts of child sexual abuse on victims. It focuses on how child sexual abuse associates with anxiety and depression. The article is a theoretical review and summarizes other forms of child maltreatment, especially victim stigmatization. It provides ample information on the current interventions available for child sexual abuse, which include prevention, child forensic interviewing and treatment (Olafson, 2011). The article presents future directions that alert the potential signs and symptoms of persistent victimization of children. The author defines child sexual ...

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Because of the prevalence of spousal emotional abuse, especially on women, it is considered as a significant societal problem that must be faced. According to several researchers, such as Dutton, Painter, Sackett and Saunders, psychological abuse leads to “serious negative psychological outcomes for the abused partner” (as cited in Reed and Enright, 2006). These effects include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, learned helplessness, resentment, and low self-esteem. However, no kind of treatment has been empirically validated to be effective. One of the available treatments for the negative effects of spousal abuse is known as the forgiveness therapy. ...

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In this paper, I will cover the issues of treating patients with dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is a condition when patients develop two disorders, and most healthcare professionals are not able to assist those patients in treating their conditions. A literature review reveals that lack of proper regulations and specialized treatment models are considered the main causes of low recovery rates among patients with comorbid disorders. Other issues include lack of patient motivation, education, compliance with treatments, etc. The available literature mainly criticizes the contemporary situation in healthcare when it comes to treating patients with comorbid disorders, but some approaches ...

The attempt to control drugs in the United States has its roots in the 1960s. There have been numerous attempts and approaches that have been used to deal with drugs and try to control its usage and movement in the country. This has come with some failures that suggests a new system must be implemented to improve and enhance the status quo. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review two chapters of a book which describes the relationship between race, drugs and incarceration. This will evaluate the main narratives of the chapters and evaluate the ...

In the past few years, various types of research have been done on the new and arising issue of drinking of young adult in New Zealand. This hazardous drinking, mainly apparent among the youths who are mostly young adult students in New Zealand is a public-health concern. The issue has raised a lot of questions and a need to look into the matter of discipline among these students. Too often daily headlines bring news of another tragedy of a young adult involved in alcohol-related behavior, either a case of excessive alcoholic poisoning on the campus or as a result of recklessness and other bad behavior ...

The article entitled “ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Thorough Federal Investigation” published online by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) proffered pertinent issues relative to alleged abuse, brutality, violence and violations to human rights reportedly perpetuated by the deputies of Sheriff Lee Baca to the inmates of the Los Angeles County Jail. As noted, accounts from eyewitnesses, chaplains, and even testimonies from inmates revealed that a culture of violence has been constantly applied to the inmates by the sheriff’s deputies who allegedly allow, inflict, and even encourage “deputy-on-inmate assaults, ...

“The Meth Epidemic” is a documentary film made by Frontline in association with The Oregonian. The purpose of the filmmakers is to inform the Americans about the dangers of methamphetamine abuse and importance of the drug elimination from the streets, since in recent decades meth has spread like an epidemic across the states. The main concern of the documentary is above mentioned methamphetamine, its impact on individuals as well as their families, and the discussion of policies that control (or should control) the key ingredient of meth – ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.
The documentary makers claim that meth is the most ...

Sexual assault is an assault of sexual nature or sexual act directed on another person without their consent. Most Sexual assaults are committed by men towards women but it may also involve man to man, woman to man, woman to woman or even towards children. The term sexual assault may be defined as an involuntary sexual act in which a person could be threatened, coerced or even forced to engage in sex against their consent or any sexual touching of a person against their will.
Rape is a form of sexual assault in which there is intercourse or actual penetration either ...

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Lin et al. (2004) article on “Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Anger, Mood, and Vulnerability to Substance Use Among Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients” presents the finding of the research investigating the effectiveness of forgiveness therapy (FT) as a treatment for anger, anxiety, and depression among substance abuse victims. The article depicts that anger and violence among substance abusing people are issues of concern in society. FT proved to be an effective treatment, curbing emotional, and depression anxiety of substance abusing people.

This study involved fourteen participants where they were selected randomly for 12 FT treatment sessions ...

Homelessness is one of the very serious problems because it is constantly replenished the ranks of the homeless people today: they are troubled teens, graduates of boarding schools; migrant workers; veterans, people survived the crisis. The authors believe that homelessness leads to stress, mental disorders and substance abuse, especially alcohol, although this may be due to homelessness. Social exclusion is a strong negative factor, weighting personal and behavioral disorders in the homeless, especially for adverse childhood experiences.
Studies devoted to homeless show the interest of the researchers to the resolution of the problem of homelessness and about possibility for ...

While it remains debatable that money cannot buy happiness, money certainly can buy quality mental health medications and services. It also may buy a sense of feeling good about one’s self – or at least feeling better in comparison to poorer people. Living in poverty and living with a mental health issue are often comorbidities. Common mental disorders (CMD) such as major depression and anxiety are treatable only if a person suffering from these disorders is able to get access to mental health care. Sadly, this is not often the case for those living at the poverty level or homelessness, no matter ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with various behaviors, including violence, impaired emotional regulation, and aggression, which are associated with criminal behavior. It is estimated that TBI affects 8.5 percent of the population, but the highest prevalence of TBI, which can be up to 60 percent, is recorded among prisoners (Williams, 2012). Because TBI is associated with elevating risk factors for offending behaviors, and because it mainly occurs during early stages of life, it is important to investigate clinical implications of treating TBI to reduce criminal behaviors that may be associated with previous brain injuries.

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TBI is a form of ...

In the Indian territory, there is an epidemic of domestic violence. Women of domestic violence had not had much help from authorities or tribal enforcement. Women who were victims of domestic violence would have to be injured severely before the Federal government would assist. Domestic violence abusers were taking advantage of not having anyone step in to stop them from hurting women.
When there is a Tribal court for domestic violence charges against an individual, he may not have an attorney. In some of the Indian territories, there is legal counsel that can be used for court cases. In ...

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In Jan.1, 1914, Tony Jannus flew an aircraft designer by the name Flying Boat No. 43. He flew the aircraft into the aviation history and across Tampa Bay. The journey took 23 minutes with only one passenger who paid $400. The trip became one of the first scheduled commercial flight in the world. During that day, Fansler told people that the Airport line would be a sign of great activity. In addition, Fansler asserted that the things that were impossible yesterday would be the accomplishments of today. The rickety seaplane struck many people yet it was only powered by 75-horsepower ...

Blood Breathe Alcohol

This paper talks about the increased level of alcohol consumption in the University amongst the students and other college fans, especially during the game days compared to other social days. A game day here refers to the day on a campus football events (Glassman, Wercb, Jobli, & Bain, 2007; Nelson &Wechsler, 2002; Prevention File, 2008). This article talked about the problems that the university officials are facing while dealing with the issue of alcoholism. It sufficiently addressed the preventive measures put in place, like the limitation of tailgating to three hours before the start of the game and the ban of ...

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Young people form a majority when it comes to a countries population. They are therefore the core decision makers and the main determinants of how stable the economy is. However, it is unfortunate that most of the young people and more especially in institutions of higher learning tend to shun from activities that are geared towards national building. As the United States gears towards election, it is important for the young people in universities to be reminded of the fundamental role they will play in deciding who the next leaders will be. It was hence a wise decision for Alpha ...

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The article written by Auberbach for the USA Today gives a comprehensive description of the situation of domestic violence and sexual assault in American Football particularly within the elite players (Auberbach, 2015). The current problem that this sport faces, which includes university teams as a brand, coaches, and players, is the growing stigma that football players are violent and tend to beat and sexually assault women. Due to several cases of star players that were found guilty of these charges, increased the bad press of this sport. Furthermore, coaches are facing a potential job loss, and universities are being ...

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The discussions of addiction challenged the way I view substance use problems because they contain a lot of scientific information. Alan Leshner (1997) stressed that drug addiction is a disease that is the result of the prolong effect drugs on brain. It includes behavioral and social-context problems. The author stated that the public perception of this problem does not respond real scientific facts. The important idea is that people should be aware that drug addiction is a real disease in order to treat in a right way. Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld (2010) mentioned that the ...

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The United States experienced numerous cases of suicide deaths associated with some factors. In 2009, the federal government allowed users and distributors of medical marijuana to distribute the drug to health care centers, leading to an increase in the number of registered distributors. Consequently, recreational users found a new method of obtaining the drug legally. The increased usage of medical marijuana has some implications including suicidal attempts among cannabis users. Melanie Rylander, Carolyn Valdez, and Abraham Nussbaum conducted an investigation to establish the relationship between the legalization of medical marijuana and increased suicide. The team conducted their investigations in ...

The primary hypothesis that the article presents is that there is often suppressed and subtle animosity and negative feelings amongst women working together in organisations. The researches mentioned in the article reveal that this inherent negativity between women in the corporate world has significantly influenced and shaped the experiences and expectations of women leaders who have progressed to the top tier of the management level . Unlike most research studies conducted on women’s increasing involvement in the workforce, this article has restricted its exploration on the interpersonal relations of women employees reporting to a female boss, as well as ...

Food Allergy and Medication Overdose in Home Nursing

Food Allergy in Home Nursing
Food allergies are very common among people of all ages. People who need assisted living may be exposed to foods that trigger allergic reactions in them. The only way to avoid these reactions is to avoid the foods that cause it. However, for the people living in care centers, they may not have a choice of what to eat (Hillstrom, 2012). Care givers of in such facilities should learn about the allergies of their residents and help them avoid them.
Allergic reactions can be major or minor. Minor cases can be treated or controlled ...

The study conducted by Sihyun et al. (2014) indicates that children are directly being affected by their parental drinking problem. Therefore, children of alcoholics significantly have dangerous results during their stage of development and growth, for example, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, interpersonal difficulties as well as substance abuse.
The article indicates that most children of alcoholics who had experienced negative relationships with their parents possessed a greater degree of complications and risk, (Sihyun et al. 2014). The article claims that parental alcoholic abuse can significantly lead to negative attitudes towards parenting relationships. It includes poor parent-child as well as ...

The article: Juvenile Drug Court Program Admission, Demeanor and Cherry-picking: A Research Note by J.C Barnes among other authors examines how demeanor of either a parent or a juvenile influences the admission of the juvenile into the Drug Court program for purposes of treatment. It does a critical analysis of 76 case files so as to get a picture of the case whether demeanor indeed influences the admission of juveniles into the program. The second concern of the article is to explore whether the source of such demeanor whether parent or the child is determinant of whether a juvenile is so admitted. The article ...

The nature, causes, symptoms and diagnosis of psychological disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), are not clear and highly controversial. Two different models namely the Sociocognitive model and the Posttraumatic model are put forward explain psychopathologies, diagnosis, and disease etiology associated with DID. The Sociocognitive model suggests that DID, as a psychological disorder, is a product of social and historical circumstances. In contrast, the Posttraumatic model explains that DID disorder occurs because of severe traumas.
According to Spanos (1994), the number of patients suffering from multiple personality disorder increased rapidly over the past 20 years in North America. This diagnosis offered a ...

Human Resource Management

This article, written by Lisa Rein and William Branigin from the Washington Post, discusses a potentially severe lack of management in the supervision of work-from-home employees whose job is to review patent applications. The individual who broke the story let the Post know that the office “tolerates” employee abuses, later citing that the department often turned their heads in the face of these time and attendance issues when productivity was high. The culture in this office is a very relaxed one, mostly because managers and supervisors very rarely interact with their employees. This inevitably leads to a relaxed feeling of time and ...

Where do Phobias come from?

Study conducted on mice showed that phobias are genetically transmitted from one generation to the next through chemical changes that occur in DNA or through experiences from ancestors. The study was conducted on mice, which were trained to fear cherry blossoms odour by use of electric shocks prior to breeding. The offsprings developed a fear of the cherry blossom odour in spite of never experiencing them proving that the experience can be transferred genetically to the offsprings.

Christmas: a Social Anxiety Minefield

Christmas can cause anxiety in people through worry about finances, potential drunkenness, and involvement in social events. The symptoms of this anxiety include ...

According to the article Nicotine: Harder to Kick than Heroine, which was published in “The New York Times” on March 29, 1987, despite the numerous evidence that proves that tobacco is destroying people lives, more than 53million Americans continue to smoke. Sandra Blakeslee largely reports on a nicotine experiment that was carried out by Dr. Henningfield in 1985, whereby he was experimenting the euphoric qualities of nicotine. In this study, Sandra reports that, Dr. Henningfield used a total of 8 (eight) drug users in his experiment. She further reports that, given intravenously in gradually larger doses, Dr. Henningfield discovered that nicotine ...

The article is about a study that was done to examine how common teenage pregnancy is among young women in and out of foster care. The data used in the study were from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Youth (Midwest study) and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add health study). The objectives of the study were: to find out the likelihood of young girls aging out of foster care to become pregnant; to compare their likelihood to become pregnant to that of young girls from the general population, and to find out the effects ...

In comparison, both models call for the enforcement of laws during the administering of criminal justice, maintenance and control of order in the society, and protect people from injustice practices. On the other hand, the due process model and the crime control model differ in the following manner. The crime control model believes that anyone charged with a crime is guilty and must be punished for his or her actions. In general, the model aims at controlling the criminal behavior of people with an assumption that it is the most essential aspect of criminal justice. On contrary, the due process ...

The article seeks to explain how art therapy is a useful tool in helping with psychological stress related to adolescence period. It explains how it is put in use by expressing their emotional turmoil through art work which is more physical and a less verbal way of communication. In addition, it helps to build on elements of self-expression in a non-judgmental approach. This is an important tool especially when dealing with sexually abused children as it ‘shows’ rather than explains the areas where the juvenile is most affected.
It is difficult for a mother or a parent to start a conversation about such a sensitive ...

Child & Youth Work - Structural Social Work.

The article examines some of the potential problems that are always exhibited by the parental consent requirements. The paper will also incorporate children’s aid society, demographic statistics, the child protection act and the social determinants of health treatment process.
The last decade has seen the global trend towards acknowledging children and young people’s right to be consulted and also to participate in matters which affect them and their lives. Currently, children have the right to be consulted in matters that affect their life. The fact that there has been growing interest in understanding the welfare of ...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a social reality occurring as physical, psychological or sexual abuse. Among women, and pregnant women in particular, prevalence varies by country and clinical setting but is recognized as a significant health problem. Risk factors are identified as age, socioeconomic status, minority status and marital status (Bailey, 2010). In gravid women, IPV has been associated with undesirable pregnancy outcomes arising from physical trauma, mental health issues, STD and genitourinary infections, as well as unfavorable health behaviors. To address IPV, universal screening coupled with zero tolerance policies has been recommended but current clinical practice varies across health care ...

The article ‘predictors of abusive supervision’ describes the results of a research that was carried out to find the causes of abusive supervision in the workplace. The research was carried out at health centers. The motivation behind the study was that abusive supervision has several negative implications to an organization. Knowing the factors that cause abusive supervision helps to find out a way of eliminating this supervision method.
According to the research, there are three causes of abusive supervision. First, the dissimilarity between the employees and supervisors may motivate abuse. Second, the low performance of employees may make the supervisors ...

In general terms, suicide can be defined as an individual’s act of taking his/her own life. Most people who take their lives often suffer from depression. Depression refers to a psychological disorder that affects an individual’s logical thinking. In most cases, people suffering from depression face challenges in maintaining good social interactions. Depressed people also suffer from inconsistent mood swings and emotional imbalances. People suffering from the above negative effects of depression, often resort to committing suicide since they find it difficult to continue with their current state of life. This paper will seek to explore the causes ...

Elder abuse

Even if many people appreciate the important contributions made by the ageing population to the society, it is very unfortunate that others have resorted to denying the pleasure they deserve. Cases of the abuse of the elderly people have become a common problem in most of the societies today. While others are being sexually assaulted, others are harassed, intimidated and denied the necessary support they are supposed to get from the younger generation.
However, the worst of all is the rampant targeting of these people by the ill-in tensioned individuals using the modern technological trends to wreck havoc to ...

Domestic violence is a behavioral pattern that one or both individuals in any relationship use to maintain or gain control over one another. In most cases of domestic violence the incidences reported include physical, emotional, sexual, psychological and economic abuse. An individual may intimidate, frighten, manipulate, terrorize, humiliate, blame or wound their partner in order to gain influence over them. This was clearly brought out in the case of Barbara Sheehan, who was acquitted of the murder of her husband. The couple, which had been married for 24 years, was said to have had unhappy 17 years of marriage full ...

Reading about the Philippine president’s State of the Nation Address or SONA will make people realize especially the international community that the Philippines and its leader is serious about cutting down the abuse of authority of its government officials. One thing that I am very much interested with in relation to my area of interest is Politics and prevailing common policies. The state of the nation address is like a general status report of the president to its people regarding the things that the government has accomplished within the year of office as well as future initiatives. In the ...