BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A jury has found a Boise woman guilty of abusing an elderly couple she worked for as a caregiver. Sherri L. Watring, 53, was arrested in January and charged with two counts of ...

Editor's note: this story contains descriptions of alleged child abuse. ASHEVILLE - Four teenagers who attended two Asheville-area residential treatment centers filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 31, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A new online portal is making it easier to report allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly and incapacitated adults. The number of reports to Adult Protective Services ...

Kansas' system for reporting abuse, neglect and exploitation is fragmented, an audit says, leading to uncertainty about the completeness of perpetrator registries. Different state agencies investigate ...

A lengthy investigation in Florida came to a head with the arrest of two individuals on charges of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation following a disturbing case involving a vulnerable ...

LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson unveiled a new training effort Wednesday aimed at helping abused and neglected children. The effort involves a series of eight DVDs to provide ...

Elder abuse and neglect is a serious and prevalent problem that is estimated to affect 700,000 to 1.2 million older adults annually in this country. Only one in ten cases of elder abuse and neglect ...

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 ...