A parliamentary commission examining the extent of sexual and physical abuse at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school has come ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how doctors detect child abuse in hospital emergency rooms. New research shows that AI tools can better identify when a child has been physically harmed.

Dr. Nancy Harper is a leading child abuse pediatrician based in Minnesota. She testifies in criminal trials across the ...

The teen ran away from the mother's home and walked barefoot about 6 miles to her biological father's house. The father took ...

The abuse can create “underlying emotional and psychological repercussions,” which include obesity, increased risks of anger, substance abuse, depression, and self-harm, UCL said in a statement.

Adults — including parents, teachers and coaches — shouting at, denigrating or verbally threatening children can be as damaging to their development as sexual or physical abuse, a new study finds.

But emotional abuse can trigger PTSD and other mental health conditions, just as physical abuse can. "In the 11 years of being a therapist who works with domestic violence and sexual assault, ...

A Sandy couple is facing several felony domestic violence-related charges for the alleged abuse of a three-year-old ...

The scathing report issued by several French lawmakers, who have investigated the claims of abuse at the Notre-Dame de ...

The association between spanking and physical abuse of young children in 56 low- and middle-income countries. Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022; 129: 105662 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105662; ...

Oyo State Programme Officer for the RSSH C19-RM project, Mr Oluseun Adebiyi, stated that gender-based violence (GBV) is a silent epidemic that primarily takes the form of mental and physical abuse in ...

Sometimes victims of verbal abuse will also develop physical symptoms such as "stomach aches, headaches and chronic pain," says Guerra."Verbal abuse also undermines one’s confidence levels and ...