Letter writer is haunted by physical aggression in childhood, and parents' insistence on minimizing the abuse makes worse.

NORTH TEXAS – The woman who publicly accused Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris of sexually assaulting her when she was a child has opened up to CBS News Texas about her story. Cindy Clemishire has ...

BOSTON - A new study finds that screaming at children can be as harmful as other forms of child abuse. While there has been a decline in physical and sexual abuse of children, emotional abuse, ...

Abuse exists on a spectrum, from relatively mild and infrequent to severe, often, and potentially life threatening. The most severe abuse does not have to be physical, but abuse may escalate to ...

The new true-crime documentary "We Are Jeni" unveils a chilling abuse case and how it ultimately ended in a conviction in a ...

Our childhood experiences create ripple effects across our lives and with those whom we encounter. Adverse childhood ...

Five new lawsuits filed against Southwood Psychiatric Hospital accuse the facility of allowing what a plaintiffs’ attorney ...

Helping someone who is experiencing abuse is not always easy. You can focus on providing support by offering a safe and judgment-free space, being patient, and letting them know they are not alone.

Nearly 22% of respondents say they experienced financial abuse in a past relationship. Almost 14% of respondents say they're currently in a financially abusive situation. And another 5.2% say they're ...

Rates of reported child abuse are disproportionately high for black children, a fact that has long been linked to suspected racial bias by a largely white child-protection workforce. But a recently ...

Everton says a 71-year-old soccer fan was arrested for alleged racist abuse of Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo at a ...

Struggling to call your past “abuse”? You’re not alone. But you can acknowledge harm and begin healing without forcing a ...