There were a total of 135 (13.5%) women out of the total of 1000 women at T1 who reported abuse on one or more items on the Abuse Assessment Screen or the abuse-related stress item on the Prenatal ...

Oct. 11—Police are looking into a Joplin teenager's disclosure this week that she was sexually abused by a family member. Capt. William Davis of the Joplin Police Department said the 15-year-old ...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Oklahoma woman who accused former disgraced megachurch preacher Robert Morris of sexual abuse testified before the Texas House of Representatives, asking them to ban the use of “non ...

This past week marked the second anniversary of the creation of the #MeToo Movement. The #MeToo hashtag has afforded people an opportunity to anonymously disclose that they were sexually violated in ...

MISSOURI — This week, a Missouri House Committee heard House Bill 709, which is aimed at removing Non-Disclosure Agreements for victims of child sex abuse. Non-Disclosure Agreements, more commonly ...

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is shockingly common, pervasively underrecognized. Many suffer in silence, behind a veil of shame, disgust, and hatred, often self-directed, though some have less ...

Andrea de Silva works for the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse who conducted this study. The National Centre is funded by the Department of Social Services. The National Centre is a ...