A new longitudinal study suggests that childhood psychological abuse can lead to lower relationship satisfaction in adulthood, largely due to a diminished sense of belonging. The research underscores ...

A consistent, caring adult during childhood can make a profound difference for child survivors of physical or sexual abuse.

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Psychological maltreatment of children is a form of abuse that can have lifelong effects, and doctors are reporting an ...

In previous posts, I’ve written about the effects of child sexual abuse (CSA) on survivors. This post outlines some lesser-known consequences of CSA that you may not be aware of. In addition, ...

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

Within tribal communities child abuse and neglect is one of the highest rates of victimization. The Child Abuse Awarness ...

A new study in *Personality and Individual Differences* finds that psychological abuse in childhood is linked to lower romantic relationship satisfaction in adulthood, largely due to a diminished ...

When stories about child abuse appear in the news, they usually follow tragedy, after warning signs were missed or systems ...