Have you ever considered the lasting effects of childhood trauma and how they extend into adulthood? How we are raised ...

On Sunday, a 17-year-old escaped from a home where she and 12 siblings had been held captive by their parents in Perris, Calif. Both parents were arrested for torture and child endangerment. At a ...

National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Services developed by this collaboration can ...

Does your child always seem withdrawn or disinterested? If yes, there are chances that your little one is experiencing emotional neglect. It is a pervasive issue that can affect kids of all age groups ...

Physical abuse can leave physical scars, while emotional abuse leaves psychic ones, but what about emotional neglect? The absence of emotional support in childhood can be as damaging and long-lasting ...

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year, and many of them live in nursing homes. Nursing homes use restraints with the intention to ...

As adults, most of us tend to minimize the impact our birth families, or what therapists call the “family of origin,” have on our daily choices and lives. But, the reality is that the family you were ...

Three people in Washington are in custody after police say they discovered five children and three dogs living inside an SUV littered with trash and drugs. Natalie Gebron, Zachariah Edwards, and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Many of us have visited a loved one in a nursing home but do you know how to recognize the signs of potential neglect? Attorney Jim Higgins, with the Higgins Firm is here to ...