The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its screening recommendations for intimate partner violence and elder abuse June 24. About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men are expected to experience ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A new online portal is making it easier to report allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly and incapacitated adults. The number of reports to Adult Protective Services ...

Among abused seniors, financial exploitation affects 35%, while neglect impacts 34%, making these the most common forms of elder mistreatment. Despite this high prevalence, the task force concluded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six of the 25 deaths were deemed unanticipated by the state. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin) Twenty-five people ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new tool being developed for the state Department of Human Services may provide more consistency when it comes to screening referrals for possible abuse and neglect cases. Jeff ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Sen. David Rochefort said he and his colleagues are “still working out the finer details” of the bill. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin) State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida officials announced the successful completion of “Operation Home for the Holidays,” a massive rescue effort that safely recovered 122 children across multiple states, making it ...