CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children’s social development, a new study indicates. More than ...

A 5-year-old boy in Louisiana died weighing just 19 pounds, a weight more typical of an infant than a kindergartner, after what investigators describe as prolonged and extreme neglect. Authorities say ...

WASHINGTON -- Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports ...

FIRST AT FOUR, DEPUTIES SAY A MAN STAGED DISTURBING PHOTOS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND EVEN A GUN. AND NOW THAT VOLUSIA COUNTY FATHER IS FACING CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES. WESH 2’S. VOLUSIA ...

When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect. Affecting three out of ...