Emotional abuse isn't as easy to spot as physical forms of abuse, which may complicate arguments as the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues. Among several other accusations of physical and sexual ...

William P. Page is accused of severely abusing his newborn son, repeatedly beating and squeezing the boy, breaking both his legs and several ribs. The post 'Don't know why this is considered abuse': ...

A family filed a lawsuit against the El Paso School District, a former special education teacher, a paraprofessional and ...

Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to researchers in Britain. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found ...

Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found . People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% increased risk ...

"The facility's failure to implement effective interventions to prevent physical and sexual abuse placed (three residents) in ...

While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

A Florida mother and her boyfriend are behind bars after deputies say a child who showed signs of ongoing physical abuse and ...

A Huntington man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, threw her on a bed and ...