Researchers also noted that these findings were not consistent across the different types of maltreatment. Participants who had documented experiences of neglect demonstrated cognitive deficits, but ...

Maltreatment during childhood significantly increases someone's risk of experiencing depression and anxiety in adulthood. In 2015, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 199 peer-reviewed papers ...

Each year, states are required to submit data to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. However, because of restrictive definitions, failure to consult all available sources, or the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children’s social development, a new study indicates. More than ...

The risk of experiencing intimate partner violence may accumulate over time among people who experienced childhood maltreatment when they were younger, finds a new study. For the study, published in ...

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 ...

Thriving communities rely on the effective nurturing of their residents, especially in childhood, where establishing a strong foundation for development is crucial. This foundation is built upon ...

Several young children died directly of acute cocaine, fentanyl or methamphetamine toxicity. But parents were repeatedly ...

It is too soon to celebrate a drop in child maltreatment deaths or to conclude that the policy change had no adverse effects on child safety, write Naomi Schaefer Riley and Marie K. Cohen . Raja J / ...

Maltreatment during childhood significantly increases someone's risk of experiencing depression and anxiety in adulthood. In 2015, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 199 peer-reviewed papers ...