BOSTON, May 20 (UPI) -- African-American women, younger at their first menstrual periods, were more likely to report a history of childhood sexual abuse, U.S. researchers found.
ATLANTA, May 29 (UPI) -- On average, victims of child maltreatment lose at least two years of quality of life, University of Georgia researchers said.
NORFOLK, Va., March 6 (UPI) -- Untreated collateral victims of child abuse -- siblings of child-abuse victims -- often grow up to lead dysfunctional lives, a U.S. psychologist said.
SYDNEY, July 19 (UPI) -- Classroom sex safety programs showed they can teach children self-protective behaviors but can also heighten anxieties, found an Australian review.
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A University of Queensland study in Australia has found a link between childhood sexual abuse and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in adults.
EUGENE, Ore., April 21 (UPI) -- A University of Oregon psychologist says that the sexual abuse of children is badly underreported in the United States.
MILWAUKEE, March 11 (UPI) --
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Victims of child abuse suffer long-lasting health consequences, both psychological and physical, a new study released Thursday at a Capitol Hill briefing reported.
BOSTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Boston Cardinal Bernard Law on Monday headed into the third of three scheduled days of questioning under oath about clergy sexual abuse. Law was ordered by a judge to give the sworn testimony in a civil lawsuit involving alleged child sexual abuse by a no
