The Heritage Foundation has crafted model legislation called the Defining Abuse Child Protection Act that details state protections for parents and children.

Domestic abusers often continue to harass victims through using the courts to cost a survivor time and money, says advocate ...

Emotional abuse centers around control, manipulation, isolation, and demeaning or threatening behavior. Signs of abuse include: • Monitoring and controlling a person’s behavior, such as who ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find ...

The bill looks to add "coercive control" to the definition of abuse, which is behavior which isolates or exploits a victim and often limits a victim's access to money and freedom. Also read ...

(KATU) — A bill crafted by the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the state's System of Care Advisory Council (SOCAC) would loosen the definition of child abuse as it pertains to ...

It concerns sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, physical/emotional neglect and witnessing of partner violence (definition article 1 Child and Youth Act).