Two tragedies, in Virginia and Louisiana, highlight the peril that some women and children face during divorce or separation.

We spoke with a gender-based violence prevention expert about how abuse starts long before violence becomes visible. She ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the US have experienced some form of ...

Not all abuse leaves bruises. In fact, emotionally abusive relationships are often the most overlooked and misunderstood, hiding behind common phrases, habits, and routines. What may seem like ...

In my previous post, we began a discussion about the importance of self-understanding. Self-understanding can help you realize why you ended up in an abusive relationship in the first place, as well ...

This is not limited to just physical abuse, as verbal and emotional abuse are both just as bad as the former. There's usually the period when the tree is nothing but a tiny green bloom which you could ...

Intimate partner violence is a pervasive issue in the U.S. and it can be difficult to know what to do and how to get help if you or a loved one is experiencing it. Family and domestic violence affects ...

In my book Unhealthy Helping, I emphasize that well-intended intervention isn’t enough to effectively help others, and some forms of helping are subject to backfire. This is especially true when it ...

New research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences suggests that individuals who experienced ...

Content warning: This story discusses domestic abuse. Joss Stone is getting vulnerable about a difficult time in her life. The SuperHeavy vocalist recently spoke out about her past experience in an ...