This post was written by Christina M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. (This is Part 2 of a series on parenting during COVID. See Part 1 here.) Why might child maltreatment rise during the pandemic? Warning sirens ...

The Chayce Allen tragedy still haunts our community. A three-year-old’s life lost with an apparent years-long history of indifferent and inadequate responses from multiple personnel by our state’s ...

A consistent, caring adult during childhood can make a profound difference for child survivors of physical or sexual abuse. That is the key finding of a new peer-reviewed study published in the ...

Struggling to call your past “abuse”? You’re not alone. But you can acknowledge harm and begin healing without forcing a ...

Children at a care home which specialises with victims of abuse are ‘at risk of harm’, with ‘failures’ in the way it runs, an ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — EverForward is a non-profit dedicated to helping children who have experienced trauma build healthier life trajectories. On Tuesday, they held an event to celebrate a new ...

All children need to feel safe, understood and valued. This is especially true for children who have experienced trauma. Early, hurtful experiences can cause children to see the world differently and ...

Scientists speculate that trauma can cause long-term changes in stress hormones, immune function, and inflammation that may contribute to later cancer risk.

States such as Illinois fund voluntary family resource centers, while leaving child protection agencies understaffed and ...

We are pediatricians with expertise in child abuse, each with decades of experience providing medical care for children. After the murder conviction and planned execution of Robert Roberson became a ...