The Protection From Abuse or "PFA" statute is a set of laws that are designed to protect a person from contact with and harm from a specific person. While some believe that a PFA can be filed ...

In 1974, Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, known as CAPTA. 50 years later, its devastating effects are clear. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., working together with ...

LONDON/GENEVA, (March 25, 2025) – More than 7,100 children in emergency child protection programs run by Save the Children will lose access to services shielding them from family violence, child ...

On Nov. 18, House Bill 1210, was signed into law. The legislation works to amend the Protection From Abuse Act. ... threatening to harm or kill them if their victims leave. ...

Dear Annie: How can victims of abuse seek to understand, yet protect themselves from harm? Published: Feb. 10, 2025, 2:00 a.m. Learning of my mother's own childhood abuse helped me understand why ...

Child abuse rates were more than 20% among children with rib fractures, abdominal trauma, or intracranial hemorrhage, suggesting the need for routine screening of children with sentinel injuries.

One in five players at the Women’s World Cup were targeted with “discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging” during the tournament, a new report has revealed. FIFA and FIFPRO released ...