A Lake County man was arrested after deputies say he is suspected of years of sexual and physical abuse. Investigators ...

Three Florida day care employees are accused of torturing young children in their care through physical abuse, including by hitting them with their hands and a wooden spoon as a “form of punishment,” ...

WASHINGTON -- Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports ...

You stumble across a story that feels impossible: a woman charged after long-term abuse and the alleged concealment of an adopted child's death. The details tie into questions about how such harm went ...

A Rogers couple who previously faced multiple charges of sexually and physically abusing a teenager, is now receiving amended charges.

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to a study published in the BMJ Open. The research reveals a worrying trend: rates ...

report card Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse on the following Saturday. Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse ...

A state Department of Children and Families investigation turned into an arrest in an alleged 'horrific' child sexual, physical abuse case ...

The sexual and physical abuse of foster children at the De Glind youth village in Gelderland was able to continue for years ...

(CNN) — Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% ...

Clinical situations that child psychiatrists too frequently encounter in the inner cities resemble this composite case of a young school-aged child born to a drug-addicted mother and living with her ...