Four former residents have sued two Asheville-area treatment centers, alleging forced labor, abuse and strip searches at the now-shuttered facilities.

Every state has mandatory reporting laws that require certain professionals like doctors or teachers to report child abuse and neglect. But in Florida, every adult is a mandated reporter. Florida law ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, a search warrant was executed at the residence where the alleged incidents occurred. Chantel Spring Hayford, 39, and Jerry Allen Menees, 53, of Potosi, were taken into ...

Elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes is not a mystery, not a surprise, and not an accident. It is the predictable, ...

Childhood emotional neglect can fracture identity and affect adult relationships. Learn how relational therapy helps repair ...

A new psychological investigation suggests that emotional abuse in childhood serves as the primary driver for a debilitating ...

The Flagler County sheriff said "deplorable conditions" were found inside a Palm Coast home where a baby and an older man ...

Eagle Point police are investigating what they describe as one of the largest animal neglect cases the department has seen ...

The former foster parent and cosmetologist is one of nearly three dozen residents to die of suspected neglect or abuse at Michigan nursing homes in the past four years, according to a Bridge Michigan ...

New Jersey is posting statistics about abuse and neglect at group homes – but does not include the names of companies where ...

Missouri Department of Social Services Director Jessica Bax detailed a plan that could help child abuse investigators make ...