Scammers are scaring domestic violence survivors into giving them money, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson warned Thursday. How to stay safe.

A groundbreaking study reveals that your genes may make you more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from certain types of trauma-particularly childhood neglect-than from others.

A study reveals that your genes may make you more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from certain types of ...

More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 were targeted on digital platforms, the UN children’s agency reports.

Molly Hensley-Clancy, a reporter for ProPublica, is investigating failures by youth sports organizations to protect athletes from abuse. Contact her at molly.hensley-clancy@propublica.org or on Signal ...

Survivors of childhood maltreatment often carry emotional scars into adulthood, but those whose abuse was justified by religious teachings show even higher levels of psychological distress. A recent ...

Interactions with a parent can instantly transport us back into the emotional world of childhood. A confident executive may suddenly feel powerless during a phone call with her mother. A successful ...

Experiencing abuse or neglect during childhood can increase a person’s risk of facing violence from a romantic partner later in life. A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe reveals ...

“The coach’s constant berating regarding what we were eating and having to do weigh-ins in front of everyone made me develop an eating disorder.” “I do not know how I will ever trust anybody ever ...

Some states are banking on the idea that you can stop domestic violence even before it leads to blows. The controversial, fledgling approach to domestic violence prosecution wants to make family ...

We all know a person who shames, ridicules, and belittles others in the name of “tough love,” when in actuality, their behavior is a form of emotional abuse. While tough love is a great way to hold ...