What are some indicators of emotional abuse? In emotional neglect an indicator would be apathetic or depressive behavior; anti-social or hostile responses; loss of appetite and refusal to eat or obesity. While physical abuse may be easily detected, sexual abuse is harder to identify. Read the rest of this entry »

Since the 1960s, when the press discovered the “Battered Child Syndrome,” reported cases of child abuse have increased at an alarming rate. This year, close to two million such incidents will come to the light nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »