Three nuns have been sentenced for a campaign of abuse towards children at homes across Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s.

Narcissist Apocalypse surpasses 1.5 million downloads and expands survivor education through free workbooks addressing ...

We spend billions of dollars on punishing child sexual abusers and far less on prevention. It’s not stopping the problem. We ...

Sexual abuse is largely preventable because child predators are completely predictable, writes Bronwen Carroll, a pediatric ...

The story of abuse-victim Nicole Addimando and her two children is recounted in the new book "Dear Sister." westandwithnikki/Instagram This past Jan. 4, Nicole Addimando, a 31-year-old mother of two ...

Research shows that not all perpetrators of sexual abuse target a single type of victim; some target victims across multiple ...

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.

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 ...

Signs of childhood sexual abuse in adults can include mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It may also manifest as self-harming behavior.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse and assault. When a woman came to the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute complaining of hip and ...

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 ...

If someone is experiencing physical abuse, you may be able to identify signs such as bruises or injuries. A person may also display behaviors such as expressing fear or unease when speaking about ...