A longitudinal study in China found that adolescents who were maltreated as children are more likely to use maladaptive ...

Former Washington Mayor Jaron Rosien was handed a deferred judgment with two years of probation, as well as 50 hours of community service, a handful of fines, and a place on the state's sexual ...

When individuals hear the words “domestic abuse,” physical violence is normally the first thing that enters their heads. However, not every type of abuse leaves marks. Some of the most debilitating ...

They talked of being sent to the remote woods in below-freezing weather with little gear as punishment for their attitude, of being forced to shovel snow or build a road instead of going to class, to ...

Childhood maltreatment leaves profound and often unseen scars, affecting mental health, physical well-being, and social ...

Staff at a group home on Long Island allegedly inflicted physical and emotional abuse on a nonverbal, autistic man from ...

A non-verbal autistic man from Queens suffered years of beatings and abuse by the staff of the group home that was supposed ...

A new meta-analysis links childhood emotional abuse and neglect to reduced trust in one’s bodily signals, highlighting the long-term mental health risks.

Dr. Antonia Garner, a mental health practitioner and Grand Patron of the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence ...

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Abby hears from a reader whose friend has endured 40 years of an emotionally abusive marriage with intermittent "normal" periods, while a senior dog sitter is feeling lonely for human companionship.