PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The final installment of our series for Domestic Violence Awareness Month will focus on how witnessing and experiencing domestic violence can impact a child’s development.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A series of local crimes have left behind children who are forever scarred by domestic violence. In January, 62-year-old Shirla Ramirez was found dead in her home. The suspect ...

This article discusses the correlation between child abuse and domestic violence. "Child neglect is the most frequently reported category of child maltreatment in New York, the United States, and ...

Exposure to violence in early childhood is prevalent in many countries, leading to poor mental health outcomes. Researchers from the University of Cape Town have found that such exposure affects ...

Domestic violence (DV) takes many forms, including chronic arguing and yelling, controlling behaviors, intimidation, threats of suicide or murder, threats involving weapons, and serious injuries.

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...

Children in many countries are growing up surrounded by violence. It may happen at home, in their neighborhoods, or both.

Russell Taber sits down with Rachel Pallo, Midfielder for Women's Lacrosse, to talk about her unprecedented success from the moment she got to... It’s only October, and Oregon already has its first ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dawn Montgomery says she shouldn't be here. "I had a subdural intracranial hemorrhage, which has a 50 to 90% mortality rate," she said. She suffered these injuries at the hands of a ...

Victims of domestic violence have a high risk of long- term health problems. November 5, 2013— -- The first time Leslie Morgan Steiner's husband attacked her was five days before their wedding.