A lawmaker wants to train animal control officers to help fight against child abuse and neglect in Kentucky.

Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often difficult to define precisely. Originating from Latin meaning “not to heed, ...

One of the first bills filed for consideration during this year’s legislative session seeks to protect children from child abuse and neglect. Known as Kyan’s Law, HB […] ...

House Bill 493 would’ve required physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants treating patients age 18 or younger to complete child abuse and neglect education. (Getty Images) The New ...

Childhood emotional neglect can fracture identity and affect adult relationships. Learn how relational therapy helps repair the self.

When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect. Affecting three out of ...

Clinical situations that child psychiatrists too frequently encounter in the inner cities resemble this composite case of a young school-aged child born to a drug-addicted mother and living with her ...

Inner Child is Health and Me's new mental health series where we deep dive into lesser-known aspects of child psychology and how it shapes you as you grow up. Often unheard, mistaken, and ...