Often, family members of individuals living in senior care centers have worries regarding the quality of care their loved ones receive. Friends and family visit these facilities not only to visit with their loved ones but to keep an eye on their care as well. When...

Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury

Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Salem Abuse Prevention Blog
Do men experience sexual harassment in the workplace?
When you think of sexual harassment in the workplace, chances are, you think of a woman as the victim and a lecherous man as the harasser. While rare, men also face sexual harassment in the workplace. To better understand how male employees become victims of sexual...
Common examples of workplace harassment
Work is the place to make money, not endure mistreatment or harassment. Unfortunately, for some Oregon workers, harassment seems to come with the job. We want you to know that you do not have to undergo this type of treatment. Read on to learn some of the most common...
How can you choose the best nursing home?
There are many concerns for family members when they place someone they love in a nursing home. Will the nursing home feed your loved one regularly? Will they get enough exercise? Will the nursing home staff treat your family member well? According to Aging.com, not...
Abuse in the foster care system
Abuse in the foster care system has been a rampant issue for years. Children are not safe in the care system. There have been incidences of foster families starving kids, sexually assaulting them, and thoroughly beating them for even the smallest of mistakes....
Warning signs a child has been sexually abused
A child in state custody seems like the safest place to be in Oregon. After all, the state took the child away from often an unsafe situation, but the child may not be any safer in state custody. There are a few warning signs that can alert someone to the sexual abuse...
A numerical look at abuse in Oregon’s foster system
While the foster care system is intended to serve and protect vulnerable children in their time of need, no system is perfect. It is admittedly a monumental task to manage such a vast organization, but the situation surpasses unfortunate and reaches unacceptable when...
How can you handle harassment allegations in the workplace?
A workplace sexual harassment allegation is a big deal. It does not matter if it is one of your best employees or one of your newest and least experienced employees. Employers have a lot of liability in this area, so it is really important to take it seriously and to...
Protections afforded a whistleblower
The term whistleblower has become synonymous with exposing the wrongdoings of large corporations and government sectors. However, workers in Oregon must also note that regardless of the size or standing of a company, a person who outs a company's or government's...
Spotting the signs of nursing home sexual abuse
Most people in Salem have likely heard that abuse can be a problem that residents face in nursing homes. Yet when monitoring the safety of the loved ones they have living in such facilities, they typically limit their concern to physical abuse or neglect. Sexual abuse...