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 ...

Bell and McLennan Counties have each seen a highly publicized case of child abuse in the past 3 months. Experts are saying what warning signs parents can watch for.

Understanding Child Abuse: Types, Signs and Prevention: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Child abuse is a deeply distressing issue impacting countless children around the world. Recognising the early signs ...

Florida Gators head baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan was identified in October by a state child-welfare investigator as the subject of verbal abuse allegations made by one of his teenage children, ...

Another Connecticut case raised similar concerns just a few months ago. A man was found to be locked in his Waterbury home by his stepmother for 20 years. Beaten, starved, he was only permitted to ...

Children who are affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised as victims despite this being set out in law, according to a new ...