Tag: child abuse
Child neglect (& abuse) may be worse than thought
Child neglect can have terrible consequences for adults, but new research suggests the harmful effects may have been underestimated.
Former Whitman teacher sexually abused students
A former teacher and rowing coach at a Md. high school was sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexually abusing students.
Alabama elects a Democratic senator
The next US senator from Alabama, one of the nation's reddest states, is Doug Jones, a Democrat, who won in an upset, to Trump's dismay.
Abuse victims more likely to drop out of school
Dropping out of school seems more likely among kids who were victims of abuse (child abuse, sexual assault, community violence).
What child abuse does to the brain’s wiring
By examining the brains of people who suffered child abuse under a microscope (after they died), scientists have detected structural differences in their brains.
Child prostitution crackdown yields 44 Chicago-area arrests
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1445414,44-arrested-child-prostitution-NA022309.article
The Chicago Sun-Times News Group is reporting that officials in DuPage, Cook, Will, and Lake Counties, in cooperation with the FBI, arrested more than...