A Lake County man was arrested after deputies say he is suspected of years of sexual and physical abuse. Investigators ...

Daniel and Annie Caler now face only a single charge of endangering the welfare of a minor.

report card Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse on the following Saturday. Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse ...

MILAN (AP) — An Olympic figure skater’s coach remains banned from the Milan Cortina Winter Games while he is investigated for “physical and psychological abuse” alleged by his former athlete, sport’s ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Children at ex-prime minister Tony's Blair's former school in Edinburgh were abused by both teachers and other pupils over ...

(CNN) — 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% ...

WASHINGTON -- Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports ...

Verbal abuse is as damaging to a child’s psyche as physical abuse, a new study says Kids subjected to verbal abuse were more likely to have low mental well-being as an adult Verbal abuse is now more ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...