Childhood abuse and neglect can leave more than emotional ... Awareness campaigns and better training for healthcare professionals could help identify those at risk and improve outcomes by ...

The number of children in foster care in Hawaii hit a 20-year low last year, an encouraging development for the troubled state Child Welfare Services Branch ...

The state introduced initiatives aimed to aid strained systems, which have suffered from economic challenges, institutional neglect ... at risk for financial abuse. Older Pennsylvanians have ...

Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child’s social development as physical, sexual or emotional abuse.Children whos ...

Investigations of abuse and neglect by workers at care facilities can drag on for over a year, a new audit of the Louisiana ...

Five Palm Beach County school employees were arrested in 2023 and charged with failing to report abuse. While their charges were dropped, the cases shine a light on who must report abuse in Florida.

Neglect Can Be as Damaging to Child Development as Abuse, in Some Ways By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child ...

The incidents illustrate the risk of prolonged investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect against workers at care facilities, according to a new report released Monday by the Louisiana ...

A new study highlights how childhood physical neglect disrupts social development more than physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

Abuse and neglect can have a long-lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of children and young people. It is important to know how to respond, and the evidence suggests that the following ...