Abuse is a general term for the use or treatment of something (person, thing, idea, etc.) that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person or thing, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) or is unlawful or wrongful. Its close synonyms are mistreatment and maltreatment. The word "misuse" has a more distant meaning of incorrect, uneducated use, not necessary harmful.
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Personal Rights - Federally funded project for Disability, Abuse Personal Rights education.
Meta Description: [ abuse and disabilities online professional training ]
Abuse and Women With Disabilities - Articles on prevalence of abuse, guidelines for physicians, access to shelters, and intervention.
All Walks Of Life - Home of STOP the violence to people with disabilities - The Dangers - Prevention, response and research news on violence towards people with disabilities.
Meta Description: [ All Walks Of Life is the primary source for Prevention, Response and Research news on Violence To People with Disabilities. ]
Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse (APANA) - Aims to end routine prescribing and re-prescribing of neuroleptics for people on the autistic spectrum.
Beyond Abuse: Treatment Approaches for People with Disabilities - Discusses the abuse of people with developmental disabilities and makes recommendations for assessment, intervention and treatment of those abused.
Children Injured by Restraint and Aversives (CIBRA) - A national/international support network for parents whose children (including adult children) have been traumatized, injured or killed by abusive behavior modification (ABA) and restraint .
Das Centre - Violence and Abuse - An electronic mail network on the topic of abuse disability, and the Special Senate Committee on euthanasia and assisted suicide. (Canada)
Deaf Abused Women Warriors Web Network (DAWWWN) - Deaf Women reclaiming our lives and personal power through sharing. TTY hotlines and links.
Disabled Abuse Resources - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about physical, sexual and mental abuse of disabled persons.
Meta Description: [ Disabled Abuse Resources. Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about physical, sexual and mental abuse of disabled persons. ]
Impact: Issue on Violence Against Women with Developmental or Other Disabilities - Examines violence as it impacts women with developmental and other disabilities - what we know, what we don't know, and what needs to be done to prevent it and to help women recover from it.
Meta Description: [ This issue of IMPACT examines violence as it impacts women with developmental and other disabilities what we know, what we dont know, and what needs to be done to prevent it and to help women recover from it. ]
Restraint Info Mailing List - Forum for reform to prevent injury and death from restraints used in schools, residential facilities and hospitals.
Meta Description: [ RESTRAINT_INFO: Forum for reform to prevent injury and death from restraints used in schools, residential facilities and hospitals. ]
Violence and Disabled Women, by Iglesias, M.; Gil, G.; Joneken, A.; Mickler, B.; Knudsen, J.S. - Paper from the METIS project, European Unión DAPHNE initiative.
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