By Ray Braithwaite, CommunityCare.co.uk
When faced with the information that a significant adult in the life of a child exhibits aggressive or violent behaviour, a major factor for the worker may be a lack of knowledge of how to intervene. A key focus of this conference is to consider positive examples of methods to engage the [...]

By Ed Johnson, APP.com
The proliferation of street gangs and their attendant violence has forced hospitals to take a closer look at how they can insulate themselves from a growing danger.
Emergency rooms are no strangers to the aftermath of street violence, said Mary A. Ditri, professional practice and clinical affairs director for the N.J. Hospital Association, [...]

By Lisa Broadt, Pittsburgh Business Journal
Thirteen states are considering legislation to fight workplace bullies.
The legislation would prohibit employers from allowing “abusive conduct,” behavior that a reasonable employee would find hostile or offensive, according to law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP.
In a recent survey by Zogby International, 37 percent of employees said that they have been bullied [...]

By Barbara Richman , Philadelphia Business Journal
What would be the result if incidents occurred in the workplace and employers did not conduct subsequent investigations? Employers would make decisions based on assumptions, rumors, gossip and other non-factual criteria. Various legal requirements would not be met and employees’ trust in their employers to make fair and [...]

from 24 Hours News Service
Think bullying is a uniquely adolescent problem? Think again.
Disrespect at work is costing Canadian companies $20,000 per employee per year, says Erica Pinsky, a workplace bullying and harassment expert, who helps companies avoid these costs and eliminate disrespectful, power-based behaviours.
“Workplace bullying is so prevalent that one out of four employees are [...]

By Dan Zak, MontereyHerald.com
Every Sunday afternoon, football fans will be ejected from stadiums nationwide for doing things we expect them to do: acting drunk, verbally harassing the other team and its fans, pouring beer over someone’s head and calling him a “self-righteous Belichickian.”
The National Football League released an official code of conduct for spectators [...]

from MedicalNewsToday.com
More than two-thirds of states have allocated funding to nursing education programs over the past five years in an effort to address a looming nationwide nursing shortage, Stateline.org reports. According to a 2004 report by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. is expected to have a shortage of one million nurses by [...]

from HeraldSun.com.au
WHAT happens to managers accused of workplace bullying will be the subject of research at the University of Adelaide.
Psychology PhD student Moira Jenkins wants to study managers accused of bullying their workers to see how they are affected by the accusations.
“Most organisations now have bullying and harassment policies and complaint processes aimed at [...]

By Diane Stafford, KansasCity.com
What do some workers and a lit firecracker have in common?
Both are ready to explode.
Once a fuse is lit, it’s hard to stop the consequence. And that’s why Michael Tabman preaches taking care of the matches.
In today’s economy, with downsizing companies, stagnant pay, shrinking 401(k)s, higher health-care costs and clashing politics, many [...]

from abc.net.au
A deadly shooting at a Finnish school has raised questions about tougher policing of the internet, and whether the thrill of posting threatening videos encourages other potential killers.
The gunman, student Matti Juhani Saari, posted menacing videos of himself on the web before killing 10 people.
The 22-year-old also killed himself in the incident, which closely [...]