Spain’s Catholic bishops and the government have taken another step toward compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy ...

Jane says a domestic abuse protection order made her "feel safer" and helped her rebuild her life.

Hough admitted she's "never said that out loud to anybody in an interview before" as she shared her first experience with abuse Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Figures shows 42% of callers to Refuge identify former partner as abuser, but only 12% of adults recognise this possibility ...

California has reached a proposed settlement agreement mandating oversight at an L.A. County school district with what it ...

The survivor raised a legal action after claiming he was attacked by Frank Cairney at Celtic Boys Club in 1989.

Rates of reported child abuse are disproportionately high for black children, a fact that has long been linked to suspected racial bias by a largely white child-protection workforce. But a recently ...

Helping someone who is experiencing abuse is not always easy. You can focus on providing support by offering a safe and judgment-free space, being patient, and letting them know they are not alone.

BOSTON - A new study finds that screaming at children can be as harmful as other forms of child abuse. While there has been a decline in physical and sexual abuse of children, emotional abuse, ...

Abuse exists on a spectrum, from relatively mild and infrequent to severe, often, and potentially life threatening. The most severe abuse does not have to be physical, but abuse may escalate to ...

The story of abuse-victim Nicole Addimando and her two children is recounted in the new book "Dear Sister." westandwithnikki/Instagram This past Jan. 4, Nicole Addimando, a 31-year-old mother of two ...