While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children's social development, a recent study indicates. Experiencing any form of ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and City University New York, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has found that the way childhood ...

Early childhood neglect is one of the most insidious forms of child abuse. Early neglect can be defined as any pattern of behavior from a primary caregiver that dismisses or overlooks the basic needs ...

Have you ever heard of the rice experiment? According to the lore, you take three containers and fill them each with equal parts cooked white rice. Then you label each container: "love," "hate," and ...

A new report from a project led by the University of Huddersfield has found even stronger evidence that links poverty to child abuse and neglect. Professor Paul Bywaters, together with Guy Skinner ...

Renee Shaw and panelists examine high rates of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. This special report, hosted by Renee Shaw, examines the difficult topic of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. The ...

Advocates push for 'Joycelynn's Law' to increase penalties for child abuse and neglect ...

A Volusia County couple is facing child abuse and neglect charges after investigators said two children endured years of ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A Muskogee woman was found guilty of enabling sexual abuse and multiple counts of felony child neglect after an 11-year-old girl in her care g ...