How parents, caregivers and community members can use education as a form of prevention April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, a time when we put a special focus on the need to support families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect, with the goal...
The following article originally appeared on The Thoughtful Parent To say the last 18+ months of pandemic living has been stressful for parents and children is an understatement. Parents often wonder what impact this stress (and related stressors) will have on...
Unfortunately, child sexual abuse is not uncommon. If you find out a child has been sexually abused, it’s important to ensure the child feels safe before determining how to help them. You can call a helpline, utilize helpful resources, or contact an attorney for legal...
Every April we observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising public awareness and empowering all survivors of childhood maltreatment. Institutionalized child abuse is one area of abuse that plagues thousands of child and adult survivors...
Child abuse has long-lasting effects on families and especially children. It can affect children’s physical, mental and emotional health beyond childhood. There are immediate effects to abuse and impacts that may not be seen until the teenage years or adulthood....
Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver does something that results in harm to a child. There are many different types of child abuse. In over 80% of cases, the parent is the abuser. Child abuse can be physical, emotional, or sexual. Neglect is also a form of abuse....
It’s legal in some states for girls age 12-13 to marry & boys at 14-15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carlsbad, CA – March 8, 2018 – Child marriages don’t just occur in third-world countries. Approximately 200,000 children in the U.S. –...
It's here! Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving! Today is one special day each year, when we truly harness the potential of social media and the generosity of people, just like you, to bring about real change in our...
Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors by Cathryn Hunter, Senior Research Officer with the Child Family Community Australia information exchange at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Experiencing abuse and...
(Photo: Billie Travalini) Billie Elizabeth TravaliniPublished 4:31 p.m. ET March 24, 2017 | Updated 5:34 p.m. ET March 24, 2017 www.delawareonline.com August 2014 It was a hot morning, the sort of morning that warms the body and soul, as if the presence of the sun is...
Presidential Proclamation -- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2016 NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016Â - - - - - - -Â BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAÂ A PROCLAMATIONÂ The physical and emotional scars of domestic violence can...
Nova Next | By Eleanor Nelsen Over 50 kids showed up at the Child Emotion Lab in Madison, Wisconsin. Most of them grew up in typical households. They were there because their parents just happened to see an ad in the city’s buses or newspapers. But about a third of...