Stacey Anvarinia called police to report that her boyfriend had assualted her. While police were conducting their investigation, they noticed that Anvarinia was drunk and that she was breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby. Police arrested the woman and charged her with child neglect.
Since then, the blogosphere has erupted in debate about whether drinking while breastfeeding is [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) called for doctors to use more diagnostic imaging when diagnosing child injuries from suspected abuse and published guidelines for doctors to follow.
This is an important policy statement because diagnostic imaging studies like x-rays, CAT scans and MRIs can provide documentation of injuries that will later be important in child [...]
Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeals recently handed down a ruling that weakens Florida’s strong protection for victims of childhood sexual abuse and protects those who enable the abusers.
In Rodriguez v. Favalora, the court ruled that Florida law does not allow victims who remember their childhood abuse later in life to file suit against those [...]
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the blue ribbon is its symbol. The tradition of wearing or displaying a blue ribbon began as the result of one individual. In 1989, a Virginia grandmother paid tribute to her grandson who died as a result of abuse by tying a blue ribbon to the antenna of [...]
Police arrested a Central Florida church counselor yesterday for molesting two boys at a church retreat.
David Martin, a 40-year-old Rockledge man, was arrested and charged with sexual battery. Because the boys are 12 or older but less than 18 and Martin was a person in a position of authority, Martin will be charged with a [...]
