On Sunday, a 17-year-old escaped from a home where she and 12 siblings had been held captive by their parents in Perris, Calif. Both parents were arrested for torture and child endangerment. At a ...

Child abuse and neglect can have devastating and lasting effects on a child's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. While some signs are more recognizable, such as frequent bruises, ...

Even though it feels like so long ago, the emotional scars we accumulate during our childhoods can have a lasting impact on our adult lives. Perhaps certain phrases you heard when you were young cause ...

Bobby was known for being extremely self-reliant, even to the point where he rejected support from friends when he was in bed with the flu. This hyper-independence was often taken as a form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. Have you ever considered the lasting effects of childhood trauma and how they extend into adulthood?

Physical abuse can leave physical scars, while emotional abuse leaves psychic ones, but what about emotional neglect? The absence of emotional support in childhood can be as damaging and long-lasting ...

When Rob Henderson was growing up, he scored only 86 out of a possible 140 points on a verbal IQ test. His teachers thought he might have some kind of learning disability. But Henderson, who went on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are multiple ways for suspected child abuse to be reported anonymously in Maryland, according to the Maryland Department of ...