Emotional abuse centers around control, manipulation, isolation, and demeaning or threatening behavior. Signs of abuse include: • Monitoring and controlling a person’s behavior, such as who ...

The cycle of abuse includes four stages—tension building, abuse, reconciliation, and calm—that allow abusers to control their victims through fear and manipulation. This pattern can trap victims and ...

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.” ...

Former LA Times reporter Alan Abrahamson, who covered the Menendez brothers' trials, calls them "stone cold killers," urging focus on facts. Susan Smith, convicted nearly 30 years ago for drowning ...

‘The Creepypasta Song’ has taken over TikTok ... highlighting moments like the “Tails scream” remix and jokingly comparing it to other fanmade internet songs like Jackie’s Box from ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find ...

France’s National Independent Authority for Recognition and Reparation (INIRR) has compensated nearly 850 victims of clergy sex abuse since 2021, according to its latest report released on ...

Christina Formella, 30, has been charged with one count of criminal sexual abuse, one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, all felonies, CBS News ...