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Showing posts with label THE CT JUNKIE. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

THE CONNECTICUT JUNKIE REPORTS ON STUDY REGARDING FAMILY VIOLENCE IN CT!

Elizabeth Regan of The CT Junkie reports as follows:
"The authors of a study told lawmakers Monday that family violence is “no different than other contagious diseases.” 
The 165-page report by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, titled “Addressing Family Violence in Connecticut: Strategies, Tactics and Policies,” was commissioned by the legislature’s Public Health Committee in 2014. It was released in June with numerous recommendations based on findings that most efforts to reduce family violence haven’t produced measurable benefits. 
“Family violence tends to be passed on as a negative contagion within the family from one generation to the next and it is pervasive,” the study said. “The side effects include numerous behavioral health problems including drug use, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and illegal behavior, among others...”
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