Child sexual abuse is a broad umbrella term that includes any sexual interaction between a child and an adult, or another child. Child sexual abuse can refer to touching and non-touching behaviors. Movies, books, magazines, and society in general often depict child sexual abuse as male perpetrators victimizing young girls, particularly in poorer communities. This
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Most people believe they would try to do the right thing if confronted with evidence of a vulnerable person being victimized. But when it comes to reporting suspected sexual abuse of a child, elderly person, or another vulnerable member of the population, even the best of intentions collide with the difficulty of not knowing where
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Injured in an accident? Get a real trial lawyer. Get Gomez. Organized sports provide a wealth of benefits for growing children. Kids involved in youth sports learn social and teamwork skills and they develop a sense of sportsmanship. When kids participate in sports, they are more active and often healthier, including more positive mental attitudes.
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According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle accidents injured 2,746,000 people and killed 37,133 on U.S. roads in one recent year. Many of those injured suffered or may still suffer from post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) as a result of the accident. A study published by the U.S. National Library of
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Car accidents happen every day across California. In 2016, car accidents accounted for 9,746 fatalities and injuries in San Diego County. Any accident can be traumatic. Those involving serious injury or death can leave you feeling lost and uncertain as to what comes next. However, taking the appropriate steps after an accident is important to
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A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury — or TBI — caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Concussions can also be caused from a fall or when the body is struck in such a way that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden
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According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck crashes kill and injure thousands of Americans each year, many of them in California. Truck accidents happen because of a wide variety of factors, some preventable, some not. But whenever and wherever they occur, these accidents have the potential to destroy property and inflict catastrophic
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A man was sentenced to decades in prison for a drunk driving accident that he caused nearly two years earlier, when the man chose to drive his Mustang while intoxicated. Traveling at more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 15, the man slammed his car into a Toyota Corolla. An SUV driven by an
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Every vehicle has blind spots: that area that you just cannot see from the driver’s seat, especially with the quick glance most drivers use to make sure the space beside them has nothing in it before changing lanes or making a turn. Big trucks, however, have larger blind spots than smaller passenger vehicles. If you
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