The recent expansion of a law has the Connecticut Department of Children and Families working together with animal control ...

The Centre County Commissioners approved a grant application for STOP, which will be the next step against fighting physical ...

S CHENECTADY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — New funding is on the way for the Schenectady County Child Advocacy Center. Local leaders ...

From Stratford to Stafford, animal rights advocates say there are more abuse and neglect cases this year and the incidents ...

A reduction in federal funds may lead to cuts in services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other ...

There was a powerful display at the Massachusetts state House Wednesday to bring attention to child abuse and neglect in the ...

How Much Does a Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor Make? Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors made a median salary of $49,710 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $64,400 ...

Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths The FDA recently made it easier for people to obtain a powerful overdose-reversing medicine. Narcan previously required a ...

Often starting in adolescence or young adulthood, many individuals have both a substance abuse disorder and at least one psychiatric disorder, although which diagnosis came first is frequently ...

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

Jennifer Barnhill is a columnist for Military.com writing about military families. In 2023, the Surgeon General of the United States said that loneliness is more deadly than smoking 15 cigarettes ...

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors provide treatment and support for those struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, or for those burdened by an eating disorder or a ...