Childhood emotional neglect can damage a child’s self-esteem and mental health. It teaches them their feelings are not important. The consequences of this neglect can last a lifetime. Share on ...

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

Childhood emotional neglect can have a profound impact on a person, affecting their emotional, psychological, and social well-being in various ways that can last into adulthood. Emotional neglect ...

New research from the University of Toronto found that childhood neglect, even in the absence of childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse, is linked with a wide range of mental and physical health ...

Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected millions of people, impacted billions, and caused over 80,000 deaths in the United States. Many parts of the global economy are on quicksand. Following state or local ...

Child abuse and neglect is well established as an important societal concern with significant ramifications for the affected children, their families, and society at large (see Chapter 4). A critical ...

It’s the holidays. What are you feeling? Interestingly, as a psychologist who helps people with their feelings every single day, I know that the amount of difficulty you have answering that question — ...

Kansas lawmakers may change the definition of neglect in the foster care system. Their goal is to clarify that poverty shouldn’t be the reason kids are taken from their parents. But some fear the bill ...