Narcissistic abuse is a type of emotional abuse inflicted by a person who has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). People with NPD have a need for admiration and lack empathy. There are specific ...

Sexual abuse is any sexual activity that occurs without consent. Also referred to as sexual assault or sexual violence, it includes unwanted sexual touching, forced oral sex, and rape, among other ...

Medicare abuse occurs when unnecessary costs are billed to the Medicare program. It is an illegal practice that results in billions of dollars of losses to the U.S. healthcare system every year. When ...

Can therapy help those who have experienced sexual abuse? Survivors of sexual abuse may struggle with long-term mental health consequences, including anxiety, anger, depression, and PTSD.

Andrea de Silva works for the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse who conducted this study. The National Centre is funded by the Department of Social Services. The National Centre is ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater ...

And in a moment that felt like a pivotal plot twist on Thursday, the Los Angeles DA filed a petition to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez, citing new evidence that shed light on sexual abuse the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Ten years after it was established, a Vatican commission on clerical sexual abuse issued its first report on Tuesday, a limited step in self ...

Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse that may be offensive to some readers or painful to survivors of sexual assault. Five former "ring boys" who worked with WWE have ...

“She made a huge impact on how we see and how we tackle online abuse that involves vulnerable people.” Sign up for The Campaign Moment, reporter Aaron Blake’s guide to what you really need ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Law enforcement across the US are cracking down on a troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created ...

Catholic leaders from across Europe are in Rome this week to discuss how the Church can best protect children from sexual abuse and how to help those who have already been hurt by it. The Vatican ...