I worked as a legal advocate for battered women for years, and I’d like to “fill out” your advice to LIFE a little, on the assumption that his lady-friend is telling the truth. (And I think this is ...

Official reports of child abuse may overestimate the tendency of such maltreatment to run in families. Parents who were abused themselves as kids are more likely than nonabused parents to be reported ...

Though many of us find it hard to believe anyone would intentionally harm a pet, animal abuse is a shocking and tragic occurrence. Before welcoming a previously abused animal into your home, it is ...

According to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS), child abuse is legally defined as harm or threatened harm to a child’s health and safety by a responsible adult. This can include a ...

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences LINK (Local InterNational Konnection) student group will host a special virtual session on “Understanding Community: Elder Abuse ...

When we educate about domestic violence, we can tell about the power and control, define the types and patterns of abuse, and explain how people can get help. We can teach about empathy, trust, ...

Certified nursing aides in residential care facilities often have weak understanding of elder abuse, new study results show. But through their direct experience in caring for seniors, aides as a group ...

Please find Part One of this series here. In the previous installment, I discussed the different kinds of abuse that elderly people often experience. Unfortunately ...

We’ve all heard the terms narcissism, narcissistic, and narcissist tossed around rather loosely in popular culture. Narcissism is said to be rampant amongst successful people who display aspirational ...