Neglect is when a person does not look after the needs of someone under their care. It is a type of abuse. Other forms of abuse include physical violence and emotional abuse. The difference between ...

Sheldon Kennedy remembers playing his first hockey game when he was 4 years old, on an outdoor rink in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His family lived on a dairy farm several hours west in the Canadian province.

Note: This story discusses sexual and emotional abuse. Statistics show that about half of all women and men in the U.S. have experienced some form of psychological aggression by a partner. And family ...

Abuse exists on a continuum, with many different definitions and types. A person who worries they are in an abusive relationship does not have to prove they are experiencing abuse to leave. Abuse aims ...

Students attend an abuse prevention training at Daggett Middle School in Fort Worth. School districts aren't required to provide this training in Texas. — Advocates say students who learn about ...

Lynn Norment, a columnist for The Commercial Appeal, is a former editor for Ebony Magazine. Just the thought of a child being abused makes me ill and sad. This concern haunts me especially now, ...

The U.S. is growing older. Experts predict that seniors (people ages 65 and over) will make up 23% of the country by 2050, up from 16.5% now. As the aging population grows, more families of elderly ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In a display that runs the length of World's Fair Park, Leif Becker hopes to break barriers set by child survivors of abuse. "Once you see these messages, there's a transition that ...