Research links rape and sexual assault to long-term chronic health issues. Shutterstock/Clara Miller Burd Global figures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood verbal abuse can have similar mental health impact as physical abuse, say scientists. Annette Riedl/dpa Verbal abuse of ...

report card Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse on the following Saturday. Releasing report cards on Fridays may increase the rate of child physical abuse ...

(CNN) — Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Department is looking for a person of interest in connection to a physical assault in September that left one person in a coma. What we know: Officials said ...