Caroline Eshghi is campaigning to change sentencing guidelines in child abuse cases.

Your loved one regularly calls you in crisis, upset about their abusive relationship. They tell you all the horrible things that their partner has said or done but continues to stay in the ...

Survivors say decades-old school sex abuse lawsuits deliver overdue accountability. Schools say today's students are paying the price. CBS News California investigates.

What Is an Emotionally Abusive Relationship? Emotional abuse is generally considered any harmful abusive behavior that is not physical. A relationship becomes emotionally abusive when the pattern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every child deserves to grow up safe, supported, and free from harm. Yet, tragically, the greatest risk factor for abuse is simply ...

New research reveals that female perpetrators of child sexual abuse often use grooming, and victims rarely tell anyone.

Warning: this article contains distressing quotes from perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Researchers have long tried to ...

Narcissistic abuse syndrome is a non-medical term for feelings of anxiety, avoidance, and fear due to emotional abuse from someone with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Narcissistic abuse ...

Elder abuse is a widespread issue that affects a significant portion of the older adult population, with many cases going unreported due to feelings of shame, fear, or uncertainty about what ...

Any attempt to exert power and control over someone using religion, faith, or beliefs can be spiritual abuse. Spiritual abuse can happen within a religious organization or a personal relationship.

Abuse exists on a spectrum, from relatively mild and infrequent to severe, often, and potentially life threatening. The most severe abuse does not have to be physical, but abuse may escalate to ...

Dating and relationships can be both exciting and difficult. There will always be a mixture of good times, as well as more challenging ones. It's worth noting that emotional abuse, like most types of ...