In our culture, we think of abuse as only being physical. However, an equally damaging form of abuse is emotional abuse, which takes away the self-esteem and the self-value of a child. The silent ...

Emotional abuse is a quiet, frequently unrecognized and therefore unnamed, form of abuse that can, nevertheless, have devastating consequences for the abused. Further, emotional abuse can lead to and ...

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 ...

Children in foster care are in a better position to cope with childhood emotional abuse if they have higher self-esteem, according to a new study by researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

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 ...

When we hear the word "abuse," we usually think of bruises or broken bones. But not all abuse leaves marks. Sometimes it is a cold shoulder, an unkind word, or a pattern of neglect that can drain a ...

The girl told a 19th State District Court jury in Waco that her life vastly improved after Child Protective Services workers rescued her.

A Study of the Experiences of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in the Ga Community in Accra, draws from in-depth interviews with 17 children aged 10 to 15 who experienced sexual abuse. The researchers ...