Valerie Bertinelli, who chronicles her life in an upcoming memoir, is sharing that she was sexually abused as a child.

Reader’s discretion is advised as this article is on extreme child abuse with two victims. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A 30-year-old mother of two children who were abused and tortured will spend the next ...

The words used to describe child sexual abuse matter. Media framing can obscure exploitation, minimize harm, and shape how ...

For the report, Northwestern researchers aimed to analyze violent deaths of Illinois children ages 10 and younger who died at ...

Authorities are currently interviewing several children, the oldest being nine years old, to accurately document the situation that led to the death of a three-year-old girl in Marion County.

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 ...

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.

Christina Applegate shared she experienced sexual abuse at age 5 by her babysitter, and how it has impacted her in adulthood.

WALSALL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: Syringes and paraphernalia used by drug users litter an alley way in Walsall Town Centre on December 06, 2018 in Walsall, England. There were 268,390 adults in contact ...

Emotional abuse is a quiet, frequently unrecognized and therefore unnamed, form of abuse that can, nevertheless, have devastating consequences for the abused. Further, emotional abuse can lead to and ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Christina Applegate is opening up about deeply personal experiences she has never publicly shared before in her new memoir.