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Thursday, August 30, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
Local social agencies counsel abuse victims
By Christine Groody
Kansan staff writer
Every 15 seconds a woman is beaten by her husband or boyfriend, according to FBI statistics.
The Journal of the American Medical Association released a study last week that said doctors and nurses were treating abuse injuries, but ignoring the problem of domestic violence.
Officials at Lawrence and University social service agencies and police departments are trying to do something about it.
Every month, the Lawrence Memorial Hospital clinical social work services counsellors several cases of child abuse and neglect. Barley, director of the services.
Most victims of domestic violence at Lawrence Memorial are treated in the emergency room as outpatients. Victims are encouraged to call the Lawrence Police Department and request services. Services in Lawrence, Bailey said.
The Women's Transitional Care Services is a 30-day shelter that houses women and children who are trying to get out of domestic violence situations. It also provides counseling.
Victims who require hospitalization are seen by a representative of
the clinical social work services.
One of the most difficult problem in identifying domestic violence is that victims believe that after they are attacked, they can go home and everything will be fine. Bailey said. Many victims also fear retaliation by the abuser, so they won't admit violence occurred.
"We question patients about what has happened, but unless there is some reason to see this isn't normal, we don't think they ask them if it was abuse," Bailey said.
Because police can prevent further attacks, patients who go to Watkins Memorial Health Center are encouraged to call the police, said Linda Keeler, coordinator of mental health services.
"We focus on helping students to identify potentially dangerous situations and try to identify the problem." she said.
Women often do not seek help for a variety of reasons, Keeler said.
"It may be self-esteem, or some women feel that they should somehow help the person. Some are afraid to leave. Some women are not very strong on their own and are dependent upon these people," she said.
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesperson, said statistics were not kept on domestic violence
because there was no state or federal statute for domestic violence. Instead, it is categorized with battery and assault.
In a 1982 study, the Lawrence Police Department found that less than 0.5 percent of the calls they received were domestic violence, Mulvenon said.
The Lawrence Police Department policy in dealing with domestic violence is to make an arrest when appropriate. If no arrest is made, the incident is documented. Officers who suspect domestic violence file a report to Douglas County Attorney Jim Flory, Mulvenon said.
KU police policy on domestic viience depends upon the circum stances, said Lt. John Mullens.
A program to help officers deal with domestic violence involving foreign students recently has been implemented. Representatives from the Office of Foreign Students Services met with officers to tell them of differences between women and men of other cultures, Mullens said.
KU police encourage victims to get out of domestic violence situations, he said. They are given information on the Women's Transitional Care Services and officers will provide rides for victims.
GENEVA — Forest damage caused by air pollution worsened last year in Eastern Europe, and the western Soviet Union officially reported a major problem for the first time, a new U.N. report says.
health of woodlands reportedly rebounded, said the survey, which was issued yesterday.
U.N. reports forest damage
The Associated Press
The survey by the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe said forest damage continued to be a major threat to Eastern European countries.
In parts of Western Europe the
In the Soviet Union, heavy damage was reported by the Byelorussian republic and in the Kalininsgrad region, which is sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea.
Pine forests were especially affected. Byelorussia said a limited survey showed three-quarters of its evergreens were damaged.
Czechoslovakia, Poland and Bulgaria also reported significant problems. Czechoslovakia had the highest share of moderately and damaged deciduous trees among 24 European countries providing data.
A U.N. source said some of the increase was undoubtedly due to water conducted in Eastern Europe and last fall's democratic changes.
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plaint had been filed against them.
Rose Marino, KU associate general counsel, said the University was not responsible for accidents that occurred when people willingly took risks.
Mullens the KU police did not
muller skateboarders unless a com-
"Anyone who engages in an activity that endangers others can be asked to leave. Marino said "If you are caught, I will arrested for criminal trespassing."
Marino said the city ordinance that prohibited skateboarding could be expanded to include the University.
"The University doesn't encourage skateboarding. All summer long, the police have asked skateboarders to move along. The practical problem is that skateboarders leave before they are approached."
"There are no University policies on skateboarding." Mullens said. "I have had complaints of them going down the sidewalks, which is legal."
Jacob Hess, a freshman at South Junior High School, said he and his friends were reprimanded by the KU police about a week ago. His group had been skateboarding in a parking lot when a woman called the police.
Hess said the boys moved.
"We thought the lady was joking," Hess said.
He said that before the boys knew what was going on, the police arrived and told them to skate in another area.
Emily Bucha, whose husband Joe Bucha works at Wescoe as the director of Campus Crusade for Christ, visited Wescoe for the first time Tuesday.
evening.
"If they're going to skate anywhere, I'd rather them skate here where there lots of lights and people around." Bucha said. "I feel like it a pretty safe environment as long as there's not a crowd of people."
Bucha said she thought the children would stop coming to Wescoe after school started, which would alleviate problems.
"But they are just kids, and I can understand that what happened happened," she said.
Steve Hill, Honolulu graduate student, said as he watched the skateboarders that he thought skateboarding was good, clean fun.
"I guess I've got the opinion just let them do it if they are not hurting anyone else." Hill said. "It's kind of comparable to surfing in Hawaii, lots of conflict there between boaters and swimmers and jet skiers."
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