About one in 20 infants worldwide is subjected to physical abuse by a caregiver in their first two years of life. That's the central finding of a new study co-led by researchers from the UBC faculty ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

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% increased risk ...

While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children's social development, a recent study indicates. Experiencing any form of ...