To a child, it often becomes identity. Kids don’t hear “your behavior is off.” They hear “you are off.” When adults use shame ...

Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to researchers in Britain. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found ...

New research found that cruel and harsh words toward children have as much effect as physical harm in causing poor mental health. According to the study published on BMJ Open, individuals who ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- We all know words can hurt, but a new study shows that cruel words may have as much of an impact as physical abuse. Adults who experienced physical abuse as a child are at a ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Emotional abuse is a quiet, frequently unrecognized and therefore unnamed, form of abuse that can, nevertheless, have devastating consequences for the abused. Further, emotional abuse can lead to and ...

“General Tom Drill’s Hut” is returning to downtown Manitowoc to help raise money for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. The spirit of the holiday season is alive and well in Appleton, as ...