Though physical abuse is most visible, other kinds of abuse leave painful scars. — -- The more knowledge you have of abuse and its different forms, the more help you can be to yourself and others ...

A statewide task force created to reform Colorado’s mandatory reporting laws cannot do so without first asking lawmakers to change the state’s definition of criminal child abuse and neglect, members ...

The U.S. Department of Justice quietly changed the definition for domestic violence on its website this week. It eliminates mental, verbal and financial abuse as defining terms. The definition will ...

An alarming increase of child abuse in Jackson County must have many factors, but one is rarely mentioned. It’s our changing definition of what it takes to abuse a child. Sunday’s Citizen Patriot ...

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Finally. This past June, Massachusetts became the 49th state to criminalize so-called “revenge porn,” one component of a bill signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey. The law, “An Act to Prevent Abuse ...

On Aug. 16, Emma Cooper’s documentary “Depp v. Heard” dropped on Netflix. Despite generally scathing reviews, it quickly rose to most-watched status. People’s ongoing fascination with this trial is a ...

The term 'domestic abuse' might not feel all that relatable to you - it somewhat evokes the stereotype of a vulnerable, beaten women like Little Mo from Eastenders all those years ago. But worryingly, ...

On December 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul expanded the legal definition of “elder abuse and exploitation” to incorporate identity theft in the list of eligible support services and programs for ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — A statewide task force created to reform Colorado’s mandatory reporting laws is now asking lawmakers to change the state’s definition of criminal child abuse and neglect. The ...