To reduce the incidence of child physical abuse, clinicians are urged to take the time to screen for signs of abuse at every encounter with a child and their family. Nearly 1 million children are ...

Kristi Carroll started to lie about her son’s health when he was just a few months old. The Tarrant County mom took her son, born in 2016, to the hospital frequently and told doctors he could not keep ...

Physical and mental health effects of physical abuse may include bone and skin injuries, depression, trauma, social isolation, and difficulty trusting others. “Abuse” is a broad term that describes a ...

UNICEF's Innocenti Report Card 19 evaluates child well-being across OECD and EU countries, ranking countries not by ...

Emotional abuse does not just hurt your feelings in the moment, it can quietly reshape your body for years. When you grow up ...

What Is a Well Visit? A well visit, or well-child visit, is a preventative health appointment with your child’s doctor. You can have a well visit with your primary care doctor or with a doctor who ...

Myranda Hawthorne receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Sophie M Phillips receives funding from Children's Health Research Institute and Mitacs. Trish Tucker receives funding from ...

Before the adventure begins, a pediatric checkup ensures campers are healthy and ready for summer fun. (Green Shoot Media story) Summer camp is a time for adventure and fun, but preparing for camp ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...