maltreatment
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In 2019, Newsom issued an executive order apologizing on behalf of California for the history of “violence, maltreatment and neglect” against Native Americans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"He had seen evidence of maltreatment and atrocities before we went up into the rubber plantations, but I think what he saw there shifted his whole view of the colonial experience," Patrick said.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new study has found.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
In the child maltreatment study, the researchers noted, “One potential explanation for the association between micro-neighborhood greening and reduced child maltreatment may be the effect that micro-neighborhood greening has on parents’ stress.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
The Cyclopes and the Titans he left at large; and Earth, enraged at the maltreatment of her other children, appealed to them to help her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
