The key takeaway from this study is that one-sided treatment - one that addresses just the psychological after-effects or just the physical trauma - is inadequate....
Neglected children, in particular, experienced higher rates of promiscuity, cannabis abuse and visual hallucinations as a result of their maltreatment.
Adults who had parents who struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims...
Children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early in life show biological signs of aging faster than children who have never experienced adversity.
When compared with no experience of childhood maltreatment, participants experiencing maltreatment were more likely to be socially isolated, and more than three times as likely to...
"We tend to think in a continuum from urban to suburban to rural, but for intimate partner violence, it's actually the suburban areas that are the...
A study found that new experiences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of a romantic partner 18 months after childbirth are associated with...
"A strengths-based approach is essential if we are to move towards more positive and empowered practices of safety and protection. Sadly, we cannot remove women and...
A global report noted that family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people.
