This is the first post in a series. Whenever I (Frank W. Putnam) present research on the intergenerational transmission of risk for the maltreatment of offspring, I start by emphasizing that the ...

Anne, who is being identified by her middle name, poses for a portrait on June 9, 2023 outside the courthouse where she testified in South Bend, Ind. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) Regarding ...

From my clinical experience, I have learned that many people who were sexually abused in childhood minimize the damage they experienced because of it, saying “Yes, I was abused but I just want to move ...

During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy. By Jenny Gross and Emma Bubola Jenny Gross reported from Brussels, and Emma Bubola from ...