Ohio Requires Dating-Violence Training in All Schools
All students in Ohio schools are now required to receive age-appropriate information about dating-violence prevention in health class, according to an article in the Sun Star Courier. Students will learn about topics including dating-violence warning signs and healthy relationship characteristics. Some school staff members are trained in dating-violence education as well. Read: “Ohio Requires Dating-Violence Training in All Schools.”
Read the Latest in the CPI Executive Blog
Read CEO Tony Jace’s latest entry in the CPI Executive Blog on “Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW).”
Growing Trend in Emergency Room Violence
The increase in violence in hospital emergency rooms continues to make headlines due to recent incidents, the latest involving a gunman who shot a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, according to a recent article on the CNN website. Read: “Growing Trend in Emergency Room Violence.”
Free Resource: Risks of Restraints eBook
Every staff member who is taught to perform physical restraints needs to be aware of the dangers of restraint-related positional asphyxia, a deadly condition that can occur when a person being restrained cannot breathe properly. The free Risks of Restraints eBook contains easy-to-understand questions and answers about restraint-related positional asphyxia.
Educators Debate Benefits of Aggressive Play Among Boys
Educators are trying to determine whether aggressive play among boys should be considered normal or harmful, according to a recent article on the MSNBC website. Some educators believe if aggressive play is stifled, the behavior will manifest itself in other ways, while others believe it can lead to increased violent behavior in children as they get older. Read: “Educators Debate Benefits of Aggressive Play Among Boys.”
Nevada Fights Cyberbullying in Schools
Nevada schools and police are continuing their fight against cyberbullying after a law was passed making it a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor for student “to cause bodily harm or death to pupil or school employee [sic] by means of oral, written, or electronic communication,” according to an article in the Las Vegas Sun. Read: “Nevada Fights Cyberbullying in Schools.”
Read the First Post in CPI’s Dementia Care Blog: Facilitating Best Abilities and Quality of Life
Read the first post in CPI’s Dementia Care Blog: Facilitating Best Abilities and Quality of Life, by Dementia Care Specialists (DCS) president Kim Warchol, OTR/L, about her recent experience at the Dementia Therapy Intermediate course held in the Boston area.
More Prevention Perspectives News
“Revised Restraint and Seclusion Bill Proposed”
“Mental Illness Costly to Canadian Employers”
“Study Says Bipolar Disorder and Violence Not Linked”
“Those With Down Syndrome at Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s”
“SAMHSA Reports on Adolescent Violence Related to Family Income”
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