In the past year the region saw a number of cases of young children being severely injured, and in some cases killed, as a result of physical abuse from a caretaker. More recently in Washington County ...

One in 10 children will be victims of child abuse before their 18th birthday according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy ...

Sexual and physical abuse victims are common in elite athletics and further studies of abuse, abuse victims, and abuse prevention are needed.

Children whose basic needs aren’t met can have lifelong damage done to their ability to form friendships and romantic relationships, researchers reported in a study published recently in the journal ...

Abusive head trauma, also called shaken baby syndrome (AHT/SBS), is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “a preventable, severe form of physical child abuse resulting ...