Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is not enough evidence to support interventions to prevent child maltreatment before it occurs. Clinicians ...

An Albuquerque mother has been accused of beating her 1-year-old daughter, leaving her with multiple bruises and a skull fracture and ultimately leading to her death. Tabitha Molina, 32, has been ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Child abuse is linked to long-term risk for negative health outcomes. Boys and girls experienced decreases in ...

Child maltreatment is what is known as a “wicked problem” –complex and difficult to resolve because it is so intertwined with a variety of intractable societal ills. Each year in the United States, ...

A study has found the widespread impact of child abuse and neglect, with analysis suggesting they cause nearly half of common mental conditions. Researchers say childhood maltreatment should be ...

Across the United States, state laws designate licensed mental health professionals (MHPs) as mandated reporters when they have reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect (Ettinger, 2022). This ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Young children are the most at-risk to become victims of abuse or neglect in Kentucky, with 30% of current victims younger than four years old. "It's heartbreaking to see ...

Why does child abuse happen? A new public service announcement says most people think it’s a “bad parent problem,” but the ad suggests “the root causes may be different than you think.” This message ...