On Sunday, a 17-year-old escaped from a home where she and 12 siblings had been held captive by their parents in Perris, Calif. Both parents were arrested for torture and child endangerment. At a ...

Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often ...

Physical abuse can leave physical scars, while emotional abuse leaves psychic ones, but what about emotional neglect? The absence of emotional support in childhood can be as damaging and long-lasting ...

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year, and many of them live in nursing homes. Nursing homes use restraints with the intention to ...

Bobby was known for being extremely self-reliant, even to the point where he rejected support from friends when he was in bed with the flu. This hyper-independence was often taken as a form of ...

Nursing home neglect remains a serious problem in New Jersey facilities, affecting thousands of vulnerable residents who depend on caregivers for their basic needs and safety. When nursing homes fail ...

Three people in Washington are in custody after police say they discovered five children and three dogs living inside an SUV littered with trash and drugs. Natalie Gebron, Zachariah Edwards, and ...

Police arrested a man accused of killing his 75-year-old mother, who recently died after being admitted to an Oklahoma City hospital with signs of abuse and neglect. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | ...