The May 29 event serves to remind the public about the importance of keeping vulnerable seniors safe from abuse and neglect.

A report from the New York State Department of Health showed that Van Duyn Center for Rehabiliation & Nursing has well ...

Renee Shaw and panelists examine high rates of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. This special report, hosted by Renee Shaw, examines the difficult topic of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. The ...

Abuse may also result from neglect, and whether we refer to maltreatment of a child as constituting an act of commission or omission, the child may be similarly programmed to keep their distance from ...

Conversations with survivors of sexual abuse left Missouri state Sen. Tracy McCreery wondering what could have prevented the harm, leading her to sponsor a bill that would require clergy and ...

Every state has mandatory reporting laws that require certain professionals like doctors or teachers to report child abuse and neglect. But in Florida, every adult is a mandated reporter. Florida law ...

While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children's social development, a recent study indicates. Experiencing any form of ...

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimized by a romantic partner in adulthood, by ...

“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes for their kids.” That was House Ways ...

Based on my 40 years of experience doing therapy, I’d wager that most people would say that child abuse is worse, or more serious, than neglect. The very fact that, as generally understood, abuse is ...