Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fears for survival, lack of resources and disbelief from friends and family can keep people in abusive relationships silent. Fears ...

Many jobs have risks associated with them. Firefighters learn about hazards, receive protective gear, and are trained to anticipate and mitigate job risks. Are Mandatory Reporters (MRs) of child abuse ...

Teresa Huizar is the CEO of the National Children’s Alliance. The NCA is the nation’s network of nearly 1,000 Children’s Advocacy Centers, providing justice and healing through services to child ...

Mandated reporters (MRs) are legally required to report suspected child abuse. Training and academia have repeatedly taught MRs that as long as their reports are made in good faith, immunity laws will ...

The DGA, WGA, Netflix, Amazon and The Kennedy/Marshall Company have already signed on to use MyConnext, which was developed in response to industry worker surveys. By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, ...

Elder abuse is a widespread issue that affects a significant portion of the older adult population, with many cases going unreported due to feelings of shame, fear, or uncertainty about what ...

DocuSAFE collects, stores, and shares evidence of abuse, as a way to keep abuse-related incidents separate from the platforms survivors use for other parts of their lives. Credit: vicky leta / ...

Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear about during the sacrament of confession, arguing the changes will force ...

Abuse: The physical, sexual or emotional harm or risk of harm to a minor (under the age of 18) caused by a parent or other person who acts as a caregiver for the minor. What happened? When did it ...

Any University personnel with reasonable cause to believe that a minor known to them in the scope of their work for Northwestern may be neglected or abused is required to immediately report the ...