About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or younger when ...

Although it is less studied, child neglect has been shown to result in greater severity of depression than physical or sexual abuse.

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As a community in Kingston, Ont., grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a tragedy could unfold. A ...

A five-year-old Louisiana boy was so severely neglected that when he died, his emaciated body fit inside an infant-sized body bag, according to deputies, who say it’s one of the most disturbing child ...

A five-year-old Louisiana boy was so severely neglected that when he died, his emaciated body fit inside an infant-sized body bag, according to deputies, who say it’s one of the most disturbing child ...

ATLANTA -- About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or ...

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“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes for their kids.” That was House Ways ...